Vegan Bodybuilding

[Asmoday]

This subject has come up before -- namely, the question as to if one can bodybuild on a vegan diet regime.

Stumbled across this site, thought those interested in the debate might want to take a look:

Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

[stephencp]

Look to nature for principles.
Why is milk bad for you? I don't know for sure but I don't know of ANY OTHER animal in the world that continue to drink milk after it's weaned? Do you really think we've figured something good out here?
Gorrillas and orangutangs are incredibly strong eating mainly a vegatarian diet.
Can we too. I think so.

Stephen

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[escapee]

Oranghutan and Gorillas are not "strong" vegetarian as there eat a bunch of insects, larvae and even their own species .

One misconception about the gorilla diet is that it contains no animal products. On the contrary, all of the great ape groups take in some animal protein, whether overtly or inadvertently, by consuming insects, insect eggs and the larvae that nest on the plants and fruits they eat. In her pioneering work on chimpanzees, Jane Goodall discovered to her amazement, and to the amazement of the rest of the world, that chimpanzees kill and eat monkeys and make a tool to extract termites from their hills (homes), and that they went to considerable effort to obtain these foods. It is also significant that meat is the only food they share with other chimpanzees.

The tradition still rules

but I don't know of ANY OTHER animal in the world that continue to drink milk after it's weaned? Do you really think we've figured something good out here?

Because we are darn smart ? People (especially in India) in olden days figured that it's more economical to drink milk than consuming meat.

Likewise, in India where beef was widely eaten at an earlier time in history, the Hindu religion prohibited it because the cow was more valuable for its milk and dung than as edible beef. Milk from the cow provided animal protein and the dung provided fuel for the fires to cook food. Religious sanctions are a very powerful societal force of control. (In these books by Harris, only a few pages are devoted to this subject, but the books are highly recommended for gaining insight into human behavior.)

[Addict]

Junk food is more economical than vegetables!

[Zukin]

Thanks for the link, Asmoday. I started eating quinoa after reading about vegan bodybuilders, and I love the stuff.