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At a time when many people struggle to give up their favourite meals, Prof. Edmund Delle says he has spent decades avoiding meat and other animal products.
At a time when many people struggle to give up their favourite meals, Prof. Edmund Delle says he has spent decades avoiding meat and other animal products.
The founder of Rabito Clinic revealed in an interview with broadcaster Kafui Dey that his journey towards a plant-based lifestyle began in 1957, Ghana’s year of independence.
He initially became a vegetarian before adopting a vegan diet.
“I started in 1957. First as a vegetarian,” he said.
Explaining the difference between the two lifestyles, Prof. Delle said vegetarians may consume certain animal products, while vegans avoid them.
“As for us, the vegans, you don’t take anything which is made of animal,” he explained. “So I take vegetables, I take fruits, but I don’t take even fish.”
For him, however, the decision goes beyond food. It is a daily exercise in self-control.
“Because if you have such a programme, like I order myself what to do,” he said, explaining why he has maintained the lifestyle.
The interviewer asked whether he ever felt tempted when passing food vendors grilling meat.
His answer was brief.
“No. Self-control.”
Prof. Delle said he has maintained the discipline despite the temptations associated with a culture in which meat is a regular part of many people’s diets.
Interestingly, he admitted that his children have not followed his example.
“My children, I try to convince them. They tell me that, ‘Daddy, you are missing something,’” he recalled.
He added that none of them had adopted his vegan lifestyle.
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