"Vegetarian" who has to eat chicken for health problem!


Question: "Vegetarian" who has to eat chicken for health problem
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I think whoever told you this either misunderstood something his or her doctor said or is just a weak vegetarian!.

Vegetarianism and vegan diets are the healthiest forms of eating for the human body!. Any health problems a person could have (yes, even lack of vitamin D, calcium, and protein) can easily be solved by switching to a veg!. diet!.

But, that's only if you do it right!. He/she might not be a very healthy vegetarian (ex!. "Oh, this Twinkie doesn't have meat in it--I can eat this for lunch!!") lol!. If he/she is doing it right, the way nature intends, then there should be no problems!.

Just ignore this person if he/she does things like this all the time or if you're offended by it!. He/she is almost definitely wrong!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

i get what your'e saying!.!.!.!.whether or not someone has a health problem that forces them to eat chicken (i have never heard of such a thing, but i'll give them the benefit of the doubt because i'm no doctor), the fact that they ARE eating chicken makes them an omnivore, not a vegetarian!.

if you're eating meat (no matter what the reason) you're not a vegetarian!.

EDIT: i told my husband about this (he's a medical student) and his reply (after his laughter subsided) was that this girl should be in a medical journal because she's the only girl on earth who can't survive without chicken!. he's an omni, btw!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

1) By the definition of a vegetarian, one cannot be one and eat chicken!. Someone can want to be a vegetarian and eat chicken, but "want" and what is actually true are two different things!.

2) What condition requires the eating of chicken!? I'm a former vegetarian who now eats chicken, and the high quality protein does help with building muscle!. So I’m not biased when I say: I don’t think there any person who REQUIRES chicken in their diet!. (There ARE other sources of good protein!.!.!.even as a meat eater, I say meat is not required to live, or be healthy!.)Www@FoodAQ@Com

Nope I don't buy it!. I've never heard of such an illness, all nutrients can be obtained from plant based sources!. Birds are animals, so if someone eats chicken for "health" or any other reason, they are NOT vegetarian!. The reason for eating meat is irrelavent, the point is eating animals of any kind or any reason simply isn't vegetarian!. If this person is going to eat chicken, no one is going to stop them!. However they definitely should not call themselves vegetarian!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

If that's their story, don't judge them, just let them be!. I actually do know of health problems that restrict people to very limited diets, in some cases excluding all vegetarian sources of protein or other specific nutrients!. It's really that other person's choice and decision what they eat and why, not yours, though!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Vegetarians don't eat chicken!. It's amazes me how some people still think vegetarians eat poultry, or fish, or any other animal!.

Now if somebody wants to eat chicken - fair enough - but if they call themselves 'vegetarian', that's spreading misinformation!.

It's this misinformation that leads some restaurants to mistakenly label meaty dishes as suitable for veggies!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Logically and scientifically speaking; there is no health problem that requires you to eat the flesh of a dead animal!. If anything it may be people who are ignorant and do not understand nutrition and what foods to get what nutrients from that is not an animal!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I personally think its an excuse and that there is actually name
cos this girl in my class said to me
"ellen i'm like totally vegetairan now cos all i eat is:
fish
& meat that isnt red meat

"

and i'm like wtfWww@FoodAQ@Com

Oh, absolutely

maybe not

For those that don't know, i guess this is what sparked your question:

http://answers!.yahoo!.com/question/index;!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

If they need to eat chicken they should!. But once they do they are no longer vegetarians and should not call themselves one because they are eating meat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I would think unless your a qualified doctor who are you to assume the nature of that so-called medical condition!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

wow! that is lame! excuses are like ***holes - everybody's got one!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

I don't buy it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Actually, I've known many professed vegetarians who eat chicken!. It's a complete protein!. If you are looking for a complete protein source that is vegetarian, try Anasazi dried beans!. These are very high in complete protein, so no need to eat brown rice with them!.
If a doctor has advised a vegetarian to eat chicken, it is usually because complete protein is not absorbed through their diets; but taking branch-chain amino acids would do just as well!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Eat the damn chicken!. You need protein!Www@FoodAQ@Com

i do buy it because is people culture !. Www@FoodAQ@Com





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