Vegan vs.NonVegan

[wa3zrm]

Which one is right?

[GoVegan]

Seeing how you like to troll and fish wa3zrm, I am going to take a wild guess that you are not vegetarian.

[wa3zrm]

Nope... I'm not a vegetarian; however, I do enjoy watching comments to my posts. Some get pretty interesting

[Monkey]

Some people look better as they age. It is something to do with genes.......I personally would like to get in Nigella's jeans.

[Frosted]

Seeing how you like to troll and fish wa3zrm, I am going to take a wild guess that you are not vegetarian.

Oh - and the sun shines out of YOUR arse mate lol.

I've got to say that some vegans look healthy but not extremely so. Other vegans can look darn right ill.
Vegetarians tend to look ok - just my observations.

[EricHill78]

This thread could be a public service announcement against excessive drinking. Just change the "Vegan vs Nonvegan" to "Beer Goggles" and change the x to an = sign.

[wa3zrm]

I think it's genetics. My dad is 93 and people think he is in his early 60's. The man drinks a quart of Dago Red every day; has 4 or 5 eggs cooked in butter daily; and eats more deep fried foods and meats than most humans consume in a month! I have heart disease, diabetes and high cholesterol... WTF??

Did I mention he also smokes one or two cigars daily?

[Ansel]

Gillian McKeith was so weak when she was on the tele - kept fainting. I would never go vegan but i'd happily go vegetarian.

[Snusdog]

I am a Gold Club Vegan (GCV)

being a GCV is a lot like being a regular entry level vegan....only with more perks

As a GCV...........I only eat plants..............or other things that eat plants (like cows, chickens, etc...)

What sold me on GCV was the realization that eating only plants was a hell of a lot healthier .....therefore cows and chickens must be the healthiest animals on earth..............and everyone knows........healthy food is........health food.


It's sort of a "deferred vegetarianism"

[PipenSnus]

The problem with veganism/vegetarianism is that the vast majority of those who practice it are not very well versed in nutrition science, or have obtained their knowledge on the subject from biased sources. Humans have long been omnivorous, and our metabolism has grown accustomed to eating both animals and plants. There are certain amino acids that are essential to good nutrition, yet are difficult to get from an all-plant diet. It is possible to eat only plants and get all essential nutrients, but the fact is, most vegetarians/vegans don't.

If you're a well-educated vegetarian/vegan and get all your essential nutrients, more power to you. But most people adopt the lifestyle for purely sentimental reasons, and don't bother to educate themselves properly. They are likely doing themselves more harm than good.

[shikitohno]

But most people don't bother to educate themselves properly.

This is the general problem with both sides. Most people feel the need to speak in an authorative manner on topics which they are woefully ignorant of. The notion that it's terribly difficult to get all your nutrients on a vegan diet is frankly, ridiculous, though. Yes, if you act like an absolute idiot, it's easy to come up short on amino acids. With the options available today, it's pretty easy to get your amino acids into a diet, though. I'd be less concerned about not getting amino acids, and more worried about consuming too much soy products, myself.

[lxskllr]

I refuse to do without dairy. I could drop every other animal product, and really only miss Spam, and sausage, but no dairy is a deal breaker. Cheese is a staple for me, and I've recently become enamored with full fat Greek yoghurt. I never had full fat yoghurt until recently, and it's so much better than the low fat stuff, it's unbelievable. I get Cabot plain, then add honey to it. You can customize the flavor by using different types of honey. It's as good as ice cream, and better for you.

[Jimbob11]

+1 for full fat yogurt

There are those with healthy diets and those with unhealthy diets, regardless of their meat intake. All the vegs I know are pretty health-conscious. It's usually the young ones that go the potato chip and pepsi route. The lifers tend to be more knowledgeable.

[sirloot]

Vegans/Vegetarians are awesome .. just think they are giving up meats and dairy so i can have more ! pass the chicken wings n steaks please !

[Dirty Hippy]

There's nothing wrong with P.E.T.A = People Who Eat Tasty Animals