I don't understand it...Why do people think vegetarians/vegans suffer from lack of proteins and nutrients?!
I don't understand it...Why do people think vegetarians/vegans suffer from lack of proteins and nutrients?
I've yet to meet an unhealthy vegetarian/vegan who was unhealthy because of their diet unless all they did was load up on chips and ice cream. Yet I've met tons of meat-eaters who were very unhealthy. So where do you people get this from??
Additional Details3 days ago
As for energy value, you can get energy from carbs found in things like bread and cereal. And as for protein, well I can a decent amount for a day just from a glass of soy milk. Hey, maybe I'll even have the soy milk in my cereal? There, I get carbs and protein at the same time. Maybe I'll have toast too? I'm not trying to be rude, it just annoys me when people say that so often with such little facts.
I still bet that anyone who says vegetarians get few vitamins and protein have actually met a vegetarian who ran significantly low on those.
2 days ago
Oh, for the few of you who said vegetarians/vegans are not thought of as unhealthy, you should just go to this section of yahoo answers and read how many people comment on answers by saying, "eat your meat, it's the only way to get your protein/nutrients/vitamins," or, "you're depriving your body of those if you don't eat meat, it's unhealthy," or they say something similar to those responses.
Answers: 3 days ago
As for energy value, you can get energy from carbs found in things like bread and cereal. And as for protein, well I can a decent amount for a day just from a glass of soy milk. Hey, maybe I'll even have the soy milk in my cereal? There, I get carbs and protein at the same time. Maybe I'll have toast too? I'm not trying to be rude, it just annoys me when people say that so often with such little facts.
I still bet that anyone who says vegetarians get few vitamins and protein have actually met a vegetarian who ran significantly low on those.2 days ago
Oh, for the few of you who said vegetarians/vegans are not thought of as unhealthy, you should just go to this section of yahoo answers and read how many people comment on answers by saying, "eat your meat, it's the only way to get your protein/nutrients/vitamins," or, "you're depriving your body of those if you don't eat meat, it's unhealthy," or they say something similar to those responses. I agree with Vegan&Proud and Beebs, but I want to add, regarding protein, that there were a lot of years (and it continues still) where health professionals suggested a daily recommendation of protein that was far too high. We have had the idea that we need large quantitites of protein shoved down our throats for so long that no one even questions it, but the fact is, studies have shown that too much protein (like as much protein as the average American gets) is harmful. I mean, REALLY harmful. High protein levels in the diet (like the average American diet or god forbid, that Atkins diet) have shown a strong correlation to cancers and heart disease. The countries that have the highest incidences of those diseases also have the highest protein consumptions. It's appalling that we have been so brainwashed to megadose ourselves with something that we really should only be getting a small amount of. Source(s):
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Every single person should read it and then pass the copy along to someone you know. The findings are mind-blowing and it's scary that people haven't been told their truths by every media outlet there is. If you value your health (vegetarians, too!) PLEASE read this book. I'm one of those people your talking about. and you are correct , I just wanted to know. I was curious. To my knowledge, people don't think vegetarians or vegans suffer from a lack of proteins and other nutrients. People simply make it a point to remind them to be sure to get these nutrients from other sources. It's because lots of people were raised being told that meat is the only source of protein,and that vegetable protein was inferior to meat protein.Same thing goes with dairy,people think milk is necessary for strong bones,which isn't true either.Many people were raised on the Four Food Groups,in which two of those groups were animal products.People think those things because of effective campaigning and advertising,if you tell a lie long enough,people will start to see it as true.Alot of people today still think you have to "combine" protein from plant sources,which was a myth created in the 70's(I think) by Frances-Moore Lappe in the book Diet for a Small Planet. vegetables only provide minerals and vitamins and dietary fibre and starch, so they have low energy value. The main source of protein is meat, fish, so vegetarians suffer from lack of proteins.
Some meat eaters are unhealthy because they dont have a balanced diet. am i right? Wrong conception and stereotyping. The media. I mean think about it....there are many commercials on TV that push some sort of meat as quality protein. You never see whole wheat bread, grain or bean companies have commercials that say how these items are a great source of protein when they should. Because people are ill-informed and don't care to do the research. As I understand, people dont think that vegs/vegans suffer from lack of protein/nutrients. There can be healthy/unhealthy people in all categories non-vegs/vegs/vegans depending upon their eating habits and daily routines.
The point is that the amount of nutrients/proteins which you get from non-vegs are difficult to get from vegs. Like for example you get Omega Acids - Omega 3, Omega 6 from fish and these are essentials for our system, but very few people would know which vegs diet would give them Omegas! This is just one example. that is because people are misinformed about vegetarians they just like to assume things instead of finding out the facts Oi, I don't know, it bothers me too.
I get the protein question all the time. Which is funny. There are almost no vegetarians who are deficient in protein. People have just come to see meat as the only protein source. I think they have been brainwashed by the meat industry that "proper" nutrition can only come from a diet that includes meat. The fact is, you can get all of the nutrients, protein, B vitamins, etc. from a plant and grain based diet. I agree that I see MANY more unhealthy omnivores then vegetarians. My 12 year old daughter has been veggie for years, as have I, and I recently had routine blood work and vitamin profiles done on both of us, and our levels were great. Its easy if you keep your diet balanced. It's because they don't understand how the body works. If you get very little water, your body uses what it gets most efficiently. The same is true for protein or any else. That's why people don't die of malnutrition when they eat pizza 6 nights a week. Pizza isn't a health food but it does have a tiny amount of most nutrients and the body utilizes these efficiently if it isn't getting the fruits and veggies it should be getting.
That isn't to say vegans are getting less protein than they should, but to say vegans don't need as much since their bodies have adjusted to lower amounts and instead of dumping loads of it out the other end, it metabolizes all of what it gets. Stereotyping...People do it to almost everything they dont understand... alot of "meat-eaters" think that the only way to get a good source of protein is from meat..So since vegetarians dont eat meat, then in their eyes u r unhealthy...
I dont think u guys suffer from lack of proteins and nutrients...Hell, ur prob. alot healthier than I am since there is not one vegetable in my diet...and im prob. clogging my arteries with all this meat.. Answer: People don't.
Think, that is. they are secretly eating meat and drinking coca cola.