Genetics?  I went to college with a lot of overweight vegans with bad skin.
Also, some vegans do eat healthier than the regular population and eat many
more fruits and vegetables--high in vitamin C & A and other antioxidants.

> Like you I was unhealthy on a low meat diet , but,  I have to confess
> that the few vegans I know all have exceptionally beautiful skin (of
> course two are  yoga teachers) -- anyone have any ideas why this should
> be so. They're all skinny too -- whereas I gained weight like a maniac
> on a vegetarian diet.

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