What are some of the downsides of being a vegetarian/vegan (apart from not enjoying animal products)?!
For your information, I eat chicken and fish!. I am not a big fan of beef, however!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Most of the people on answering this in favor of veganism are biased idiots with an agenda who are PETA members and are only vegetarians for that sole purpose!.
First of let me say that any mathmetician will tell you that statistics lie!. What I mean by that is that you will constanly here vegans say that it is healthier to be a vegan and point to numerous studies concerning heart disease and the like!. Vegans only make up like 0!.5 of the population!. Adding to that, most people who switch to veganism do so with health aspects in mind!. That said, when they convert to veganim, they started making other health-conscious decisions such as working out on a daily basis and the like!. Meanwhile, on the meat-eater side, we are left with health conscious people and people who also are NOT health-conscious!. These people eat junk food and don't excercise!.
It's so rediculous because I have seen people who ate like sh*t when the were meat eaters (cakes,ice cream, junk food, fatty foods, etc!.) and didn't excercise in the slightest, yet when they become vegans, NOW they want to start excercising and cut out junk food!. And then their like, "Oh I feel so much better since I became a vegan!." You think!
also, many meat eaters, do not eat BALANCED DIETS!. Being a vegan DEMANDS THIS or you will become sickly!. If you do this as a meat eater, it may not show immediately but will come back later on and get you in the form of heart disease and cancer!. Many meat eaters do not eat enough fruits and vegetables to protect their body's cells from damage caused by excessive meat eating!.
So this whole "Veganism is healthier than eating meat" is B!.S!. The statistics lie because being a vegan requires a strict diet!. People with genetic diseases, physical handicaps, and other ailments that predispose them to dying a premature death, are less likely to become vegans because it makes an already hassle-filled life more hassled!. As a result, they will remain meat eaters!. And as I have already stated, a lot of people who become vegans do so as a health choice!. These people usually start working out and cut down on junk food, things that they DID NOT DO WHILE MEAT EATERS!. So this whole concept of veganism is healthier is rediculous!. I am not saying that meat eating is healthier, but I am saying that statistics lie and this is a classic example of that!.
I recently got my cholesterol and triglycerides checked and my LDL was BELOW the recommended range!. My HDL was at the upper limit of the reommended range and I EAT MEAT!. I also excercise a lot!. Vegan or not, if you don't exercise it will lead to health problems and the fact of the matter is that most people do not excercise!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
First of let me say that any mathmetician will tell you that statistics lie!. What I mean by that is that you will constanly here vegans say that it is healthier to be a vegan and point to numerous studies concerning heart disease and the like!. Vegans only make up like 0!.5 of the population!. Adding to that, most people who switch to veganism do so with health aspects in mind!. That said, when they convert to veganim, they started making other health-conscious decisions such as working out on a daily basis and the like!. Meanwhile, on the meat-eater side, we are left with health conscious people and people who also are NOT health-conscious!. These people eat junk food and don't excercise!.
It's so rediculous because I have seen people who ate like sh*t when the were meat eaters (cakes,ice cream, junk food, fatty foods, etc!.) and didn't excercise in the slightest, yet when they become vegans, NOW they want to start excercising and cut out junk food!. And then their like, "Oh I feel so much better since I became a vegan!." You think!
also, many meat eaters, do not eat BALANCED DIETS!. Being a vegan DEMANDS THIS or you will become sickly!. If you do this as a meat eater, it may not show immediately but will come back later on and get you in the form of heart disease and cancer!. Many meat eaters do not eat enough fruits and vegetables to protect their body's cells from damage caused by excessive meat eating!.
So this whole "Veganism is healthier than eating meat" is B!.S!. The statistics lie because being a vegan requires a strict diet!. People with genetic diseases, physical handicaps, and other ailments that predispose them to dying a premature death, are less likely to become vegans because it makes an already hassle-filled life more hassled!. As a result, they will remain meat eaters!. And as I have already stated, a lot of people who become vegans do so as a health choice!. These people usually start working out and cut down on junk food, things that they DID NOT DO WHILE MEAT EATERS!. So this whole concept of veganism is healthier is rediculous!. I am not saying that meat eating is healthier, but I am saying that statistics lie and this is a classic example of that!.
I recently got my cholesterol and triglycerides checked and my LDL was BELOW the recommended range!. My HDL was at the upper limit of the reommended range and I EAT MEAT!. I also excercise a lot!. Vegan or not, if you don't exercise it will lead to health problems and the fact of the matter is that most people do not excercise!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
1) People asking you constantly why on earth you would want to be vegan/vegetarian!.
2) It's sometimes a little bit harder to find stuff to eat when you go out to eat (unless it's a vegan/vegetarian restaurant)
3) I'm not sure if this applies to everybody, but for me it's slightly more expensive!.
Other then that, I see no downsides!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
2) It's sometimes a little bit harder to find stuff to eat when you go out to eat (unless it's a vegan/vegetarian restaurant)
3) I'm not sure if this applies to everybody, but for me it's slightly more expensive!.
Other then that, I see no downsides!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Probably the biggest drawback of being vegan is having to monitor EVERYTHING you eat, since as a vegan you're not supposed to ingest ANY meat products or byproducts (including honey)!.
Vegetarian is a little more forgiving, with the only real problem being a lack of variety in doing things such as eating out!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Vegetarian is a little more forgiving, with the only real problem being a lack of variety in doing things such as eating out!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
There is no downside to this type of diet!. In fact it is much more beneficial to your health than eating meat & dairy!. A lot of people will argue this but if you do your research you would find this to be true!. Here's some info!. about the benefits of a vegetarian/vegan diet!.
What is a Vegan!?
A vegan is someone who, for various reasons, chooses to avoid using or consuming animal products!. While vegetarians choose not to use flesh foods, vegans also avoid dairy and eggs, as well as fur, leather, wool, down, and cosmetics or chemical products tested on animals!.
Veganism, the natural extension of vegetarianism, is an integral component of a cruelty-free lifestyle!. Living vegan provides numerous benefits to animals' lives, to the environment, and to our own health–through a healthy diet and lifestyle!.
For The Animals
Despite the common belief that drinking milk or eating eggs does not kill animals, commercially-raised dairy cows and egg-laying chickens, whether factory-farmed or "free range", are slaughtered when their production rates decline!. The same factory farm methods that are used to produce most meats are also used to produce most milk and eggs!. These cows and chickens live their short lives caged, drugged, mutilated, and deprived of their most basic freedoms!.
On U!.S!. farms, egg-laying hens spend their entire lives in a battery cage with a floor area the size of a vinyl record cover!. Living on wire floors that deform their feet, in cages so tiny they cannot stretch their wings, and covered with excrement from cages above them, these chickens suffer lameness, bone disease, and obsessive pecking, which is curbed by searing the beaks off young chicks!. Although chickens can live up to 15 years, they are usually slaughtered when their egg production rates decline after two years!. Hatcheries have no use for male chicks, so they are killed by suffocation, decapitation, gassing, or crushing!.
As with any mammal, cows produce milk only when pregnant and stop after their calves have been weaned!. When a dairy cow delivers a female calf, the calf becomes a dairy cow herself, born to live in the same conditions as her mother!. But when a dairy cow delivers a male calf, the calf is sold to a veal farm within days of birth, where he is tethered to a stall, deprived of food and exercise, and soon slaughtered for meat!. Life is only a few years longer for the mother!. Because it is unprofitable to keep cows alive once their milk production declines, dairy cows are usually slaughtered at 5 years of age!. Thus, a cow's normal lifespan of 25 years is cut 20 years short just to cut costs and maximize production!.
Today's farms are not like the ones most of us learned about in school; they are mechanized factories where an animal's welfare is of little concern compared to profit!. Veganism emerges as the lifestyle most consistent with the philosophy that animals are not ours to use!.
For The Environment
Animal agriculture takes a devastating toll on the earth!. It is an inefficient way of producing food, since feed for farm animals requires land, water, fertilizer, and other resources that could otherwise have been used directly for producing human food!.
Animal agriculture's dependence on higher yields accelerates topsoil erosion on our farmlands, rendering land less productive for crop cultivation, and forcing the conversion of wilderness to grazing and farm lands!. Animal waste from massive feedlots and factory farms is a leading cause of pollution in our groundwater and rivers!. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has linked animal agriculture to a number of other environmental problems, including: contamination of aquatic ecosystems, soil, and drinking water by manure, pesticides, and fertilizers; acid rain from ammonia emissions; greenhouse gas production; and depletion of aquifers for irrigation!.
In a time when population pressures have become an increasing stress on the environment, there are additional arguments for a vegan diet!. The United Nations has reported that a vegan diet can feed many more people than an animal-based diet!. For instance, projections have estimated that the 1992 food supply could have fed about 6!.3 billion people on a purely vegetarian diet!.
For Your Health
The consumption of animal fats and proteins has been linked to heart disease, colon and lung cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension, obesity, and a number of other debilitating conditions!. Cows' milk contains ideal amounts of fat and protein for young calves, but far too much for humans!. And eggs are higher in cholesterol than any other food, making them a leading contributor to cardiovascular disease!. The American Dietetic Association reports that vegetarian/vegan diets are associated with reduced risks for all of these conditions!.
Vegan foods, such as whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and beans, are low in fat, contain no cholesterol, and are rich in fiber and nutrients!. Vegans can get all the protein they need from legumes (e!.g!., beans, tofu, peanuts) and grains (e!.g!., rice, corn, whole wheat breads and pastas); calcium from broccoli, kale, collard greens, tofu, fortified juices and soymilks; iron from chickpeas, spinach, pinto beans, and soy products; and B12 from fortified foods or supplements!.
With planning, a vegan diet can provide all the nutrients we were taught as schoolchildren came only from animal products!.
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What is a Vegan!?
A vegan is someone who, for various reasons, chooses to avoid using or consuming animal products!. While vegetarians choose not to use flesh foods, vegans also avoid dairy and eggs, as well as fur, leather, wool, down, and cosmetics or chemical products tested on animals!.
Veganism, the natural extension of vegetarianism, is an integral component of a cruelty-free lifestyle!. Living vegan provides numerous benefits to animals' lives, to the environment, and to our own health–through a healthy diet and lifestyle!.
For The Animals
Despite the common belief that drinking milk or eating eggs does not kill animals, commercially-raised dairy cows and egg-laying chickens, whether factory-farmed or "free range", are slaughtered when their production rates decline!. The same factory farm methods that are used to produce most meats are also used to produce most milk and eggs!. These cows and chickens live their short lives caged, drugged, mutilated, and deprived of their most basic freedoms!.
On U!.S!. farms, egg-laying hens spend their entire lives in a battery cage with a floor area the size of a vinyl record cover!. Living on wire floors that deform their feet, in cages so tiny they cannot stretch their wings, and covered with excrement from cages above them, these chickens suffer lameness, bone disease, and obsessive pecking, which is curbed by searing the beaks off young chicks!. Although chickens can live up to 15 years, they are usually slaughtered when their egg production rates decline after two years!. Hatcheries have no use for male chicks, so they are killed by suffocation, decapitation, gassing, or crushing!.
As with any mammal, cows produce milk only when pregnant and stop after their calves have been weaned!. When a dairy cow delivers a female calf, the calf becomes a dairy cow herself, born to live in the same conditions as her mother!. But when a dairy cow delivers a male calf, the calf is sold to a veal farm within days of birth, where he is tethered to a stall, deprived of food and exercise, and soon slaughtered for meat!. Life is only a few years longer for the mother!. Because it is unprofitable to keep cows alive once their milk production declines, dairy cows are usually slaughtered at 5 years of age!. Thus, a cow's normal lifespan of 25 years is cut 20 years short just to cut costs and maximize production!.
Today's farms are not like the ones most of us learned about in school; they are mechanized factories where an animal's welfare is of little concern compared to profit!. Veganism emerges as the lifestyle most consistent with the philosophy that animals are not ours to use!.
For The Environment
Animal agriculture takes a devastating toll on the earth!. It is an inefficient way of producing food, since feed for farm animals requires land, water, fertilizer, and other resources that could otherwise have been used directly for producing human food!.
Animal agriculture's dependence on higher yields accelerates topsoil erosion on our farmlands, rendering land less productive for crop cultivation, and forcing the conversion of wilderness to grazing and farm lands!. Animal waste from massive feedlots and factory farms is a leading cause of pollution in our groundwater and rivers!. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has linked animal agriculture to a number of other environmental problems, including: contamination of aquatic ecosystems, soil, and drinking water by manure, pesticides, and fertilizers; acid rain from ammonia emissions; greenhouse gas production; and depletion of aquifers for irrigation!.
In a time when population pressures have become an increasing stress on the environment, there are additional arguments for a vegan diet!. The United Nations has reported that a vegan diet can feed many more people than an animal-based diet!. For instance, projections have estimated that the 1992 food supply could have fed about 6!.3 billion people on a purely vegetarian diet!.
For Your Health
The consumption of animal fats and proteins has been linked to heart disease, colon and lung cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension, obesity, and a number of other debilitating conditions!. Cows' milk contains ideal amounts of fat and protein for young calves, but far too much for humans!. And eggs are higher in cholesterol than any other food, making them a leading contributor to cardiovascular disease!. The American Dietetic Association reports that vegetarian/vegan diets are associated with reduced risks for all of these conditions!.
Vegan foods, such as whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and beans, are low in fat, contain no cholesterol, and are rich in fiber and nutrients!. Vegans can get all the protein they need from legumes (e!.g!., beans, tofu, peanuts) and grains (e!.g!., rice, corn, whole wheat breads and pastas); calcium from broccoli, kale, collard greens, tofu, fortified juices and soymilks; iron from chickpeas, spinach, pinto beans, and soy products; and B12 from fortified foods or supplements!.
With planning, a vegan diet can provide all the nutrients we were taught as schoolchildren came only from animal products!.
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I'll be honest!. This is only a downside some of the time, but sometimes I get really tired of stupid people arguing with me about my lifestyle choice!. They say things like, "Wow, you must be really unhealthy" and stuff!. But the one thing that really pisses me off is when meat-eaters blame people like me for global warming when we are the ones that are taking the biggest step in stopping it, while they are the biggest contributors to it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Salutations,
Several of my friends are vegan, I personally could not do it!. With vegetarianism, I tried it for most of a year, and I rarely felt full, unless I spent an hour or so at the table eating, but then all the weeks groceries would be gone!. that's why I stopped, always hungry!. CheersWww@FoodAQ@Com
Several of my friends are vegan, I personally could not do it!. With vegetarianism, I tried it for most of a year, and I rarely felt full, unless I spent an hour or so at the table eating, but then all the weeks groceries would be gone!. that's why I stopped, always hungry!. CheersWww@FoodAQ@Com
The only downside to being vegan, as far as I am concerned, is occasional inconvenience!. Not getting to "enjoy" animal products isn't even a blip on my radar; I don't want those things and I don't consider them food!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The only down side (for me) with being vegan is that it is REALLY hard to go out to eat!. (I live in Ohio - they are all about meat and dairy for each and every meal here)!.
Other than that, I have found no other real drawbacks!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Other than that, I have found no other real drawbacks!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You get thin if leaving meat aside!.Apart from this,You wil be less able to support a sppeedy much active lifestyle,as vegeterian/vegan(especially so)food contains less calories in the same volume of eaten,people around You will be dissatisfied with all this tooWww@FoodAQ@Com
IF you are a true vegan, no chicken or fish!. THe only otehr downside is that you cannot eat cheese, eggs, etc!. You also need to make sure that you get enough of the nutritional benefits that meat does give!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
"No meat or dairy" means that I don't get to eat the ice cream or candy bars!. I really miss Reese's peanut butter cups and certain other junk foods!.
It's a trade-off though!. My waistline and arteries are better without it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's a trade-off though!. My waistline and arteries are better without it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
A downside of being a vegan is that you may not get as much protein and nutrients because meat is full of protein and nutrient!. To get more protein and nutrients, you may have to take vitamins!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
NONE!. I never enjoyed animal products in the first place so its no big deal!. I am happier and feel better turning vegan!. I focus more on my health then I ever did and love the change I made!. Im happy your sparing some cows :)Www@FoodAQ@Com
well!. i am a vegan, and i have to say that the organic clothing just doesn't measure up to my superior fashion sense!. its really hard to find cute things that aren't made from cows!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I've been veg@n for 5 months and i've found no downside!. (Food without animal products are more enjoyable!)Www@FoodAQ@Com