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Originally Posted by elainevdw  However, from my own experience, the first few weeks of a vegan diet to a vegan newbie are much healthier than a typical American diet. |
I don't think anyone's arguing that vegan isn't healthier than typical American diet. There's some argument that cardboard is healthier than the typical American diet.
The question is, are
you (as a vegan) healthier than
I am, as a person who eats only as many calories as she burns, gets enough fiber, doesn't eat too much sodium, less than 30% of her calories are from fat and less than 1/3 of that is saturated fat ... but I do use meat as a source of protein, fat, and a couple of minerals. Not because they're the only sources of these things, but because I choose to use meat as
my source.
I think the scientific studies are still out on that. They've proven that your diet is healthier than the typical American's. They've proven that mine is, too. There aren't enough people like you and me to compare our diets with any kind of scientific validity.
That's where I feel like I'm getting attacked. Vegans don't like the assumption that they're crazy-ass vegetarian hippie-freaks, and I don't like the assumption that because I eat meat, it must mean that I eat 3 steaks a day.