No matter how often it happens it’s always big news when a vegan celebrity starts eating meat. I’m not sure I even knew that Lizzo was eating a vegan diet until she stopped eating a vegan diet. She says she needed to add more protein to her diet and that adding animal foods cured her brain fog. (This is according to People magazine, so take it for what it’s worth.)

I don’t know Lizzo’s situation– maybe she really did need more protein than she was consuming. Or maybe, she suffers from disordered eating. Or maybe, like scores of vegans, she just suffers from too much online misinformation about diet and health.

Whatever the reason, there are lessons here for us animal activists.

• Don’t hold up celebrities as models of anything. They are just people. They are susceptible to the same questionable beliefs about diet as anyone else.
• Don’t promote veganism as some cure-all diet. It may get people to stop eating animal foods for a while, but it can also lead to disappointment or ever more severe ... Read More >