Thanks for sharing this Jeff. I never had followed VegNews before and am disappointed that this kind of deception is out there. It's certainly not something our world needs as so many of us work so hard to break through the masses and speak the truth about all the benefits of a plant-based diet.

This makes me really appreciate the sincerity and honesty of VegSource. Your followers deserve the best and they get the best when it comes to this.

Thanks for all your hard work!

Awesome Benjamin! I love hearing stories like this. It's an inspiration to many. And I love the fact that at least one American corporation cares enough to do the right thing for people. So my hats off to Whole Foods.

I've posted my article on Type 2 Diabetes before on Vegsource blog but for those who missed it and want more specifics on plant-based nutrition and diabetes feel free to check it out - http://pursueahealthyyou.blogspot.com/2011/03/type-2-diabetes-squash-it-in-its-tracks.html

Thank you for sharing the story. Personally I love all the details. I'm on the verge of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes based on my fasting blood sugars being near the 126 range regularly, and my history of having gestational diabetes (as well as family history). I started eating a mostly vegan diet about a year ago, however when my blood work came in a couple months ago, my blood sugar and triglycerides had gone up quite a bit. Near the worrisome range. I think it was at that moment I realized that eating a vegan diet (mostly bought at whole foods because I can barely stand to go into a regular grocery store with all the junk they sell) that was not low in fat wasn't benefitting my health much. So I've switched to focus on cutting the fat out too. I appreciate the honesty when you say this is not an easy transition to make, because I agree whole heartedly. As much as I believe in all the programs, the fact that I have a husband and two elemenatary school aged children who don't care to follow the same diet makes it very difficult on me. And I don't care much for cooking (even though I've really TRIED to find some good recipes even my husband and kids will like - I've only found about two over the last year), and I work full time. I do the best I can. So I found this story very inspirational. The other recurring theme I find with diabetes is many people start out overweight. I'm not overweight and never have been (although I'd still be thrilled to lose ten pounds). I have Dr. Barnard's book about reversing diabetes through a low fat vegan diet, but he also mentions being careful on eating high GI foods (like white potatoes!!). So thanks for this-- it's given me another resource while I try to figure it all out, and attempt to stay off lifelong drugs. And congratulations on your success!

Am coming into this conversation very late, but here goes. My question is, are the animals adopted converted to vegan diets including this one? I cannot reconcile my thirty year vegan idealogy to pet owning although I've owned three. One dog and three cats - all rescued and all of them vegan. My adorable Dal passed away two years ago after thirteen years vegan (one year was typical commercial dog diet by the puppymill). My two cats have also since passed but both lived long and good lives on vegan cat food. It can be done. It's pricey and labor consumptive, but we enslaved these animals thousands of years ago and now our urban areas are overrun with thousands of unwanted animals, breeding and dying in awful circumstances. We can't allow ouselves hypocrisy by preaching veganism if we own animals who are tied to the suffering of the slaughterhouse industry.