If perfect health is the best preventive and security against disease, and if a well-selected and properly administered vegetable diet is best calcul… - William Alcott

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If perfect health is the best preventive and security against disease, and if a well-selected and properly administered vegetable diet is best calculated to promote and preserve that perfect health, then this part of the subject — what I have ventured to call the medical argument — is at once disposed of. The superiority of the diet I recommend is established beyond the possibility of debate. Now, that this is the case — namely, that this diet is best calculated to promote perfect health — I have no doubt.

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About William Alcott

William Andrus Alcott (August 6, 1798 – March 29, 1859), also known as William Alexander Alcott, was an American educator, educational reformer, physician, and author of 108 books. His works, which include a wide range of topics including , , school house design, family life, and diet, are still widely cited today.

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Alternative Names: William A. Alcott William Andrus Alcott William Alexander Alcott
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