PETA sent Jamie and Lynne Spears a letter of concern about Britney. PETA believes that Britney's consumption of meat and dairy products is making her batshit crazy and want to help. Their reason (Warning: Shameless plug coming.): "The letter suggests putting the suffering star on a vegan diet to help her get her emotional and physical health back to a place where it won't be daily fodder for Perez and The Superficial." Nice. Here's an excerpt of the now-open letter from PETA's website:

In addition, the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the U.K. studied the relationship between mental disorders and the consumption of meat, dairy, and other animal products and concluded that "a higher national dietary intake of... dairy products predicted a worse two-year outcome of schizophrenia." They also concluded that a higher consumption of meat was linked to a worsening of schizophrenia, while consumption of beans--a vegetarian protein source--was linked to improvements. In addition, the Mental Health Sanctuary in Washington advises people with bipolar disorder to avoid dairy products.


While the medical link between mental illness and meat and dairy consumption is still evolving, there is no doubt that eating animal products is a major factor in causing other diseases, including the top killers in the U.S. According to the American Dietetic Association, vegetarians are less prone to heart disease, specific types of cancer, diabetes, and obesity than meat-eaters. While switching to a vegan diet might very well benefit Britney's mental health, it would undoubtedly benefit her physical health.

I love how at the end of this letter PETA basically says "Oh yeah, and also Britney's kind of fat." Is it really about the mental health, PETA, or do you just want Britney to drop a few pounds? Don't feel bad. You're not the only organization out there who feels the same way. I hear NASA is building an exercise machine that launches Britney into orbit if she doesn't lose 10 pounds in a week.

P.S. Kudos again for the plug. With the increased site traffic I can buy that combination veal farm/fur coat factory I've had my eye on. Thanks, PETA!




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