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Originally Posted by Keith  No they don't plan their meals. And they're hideously unhealthy for it. Do you really want the same for new vegans?
Say someone on your "cancer-inducing artery-busting omnivorous diet of processed gunk" becomes vegan without planning what they're going to eat.
Odds are they just end up eating a cancer-inducing artery-busting vegan diet of processed gunk instead. Then they get just as sick from a fat-rich and sugar-rich diet as the average westerner.
And despite your ridicule, the average omnivore does obtain some vitamins and minerals almost exclusively from meat, fish, eggs and dairy (B12 is a big one).
If they become vegan, and don't figure out how to meet those needs in a vegan context, they risk malnourishment (B12 is, again, particularly insidious because it takes a long time to show).
It is irresponsible and dangerous to mocking the importance of nutrition in a vegan diet (or any other). I find it disturbing that you're more interested in scoring cheap points than in people's health.
P.S. I added back in the important bit of text that you conveniently forgot when you quoted me (in bold). |
Er Try and read #8 of this thread. You will see that your comments above are irrelevant, as I had already suggested a strong nuritional education in the first couple of lines.
