I think you are correct, but I think it is a false corrolation.
I don't think it has to do with the diet itself, but the fact that it is a subculture lifestyle choice, that people who tend to be fringe pickup as a way to express themselves.
I contend that the exact people you see that look unhealthy would not look any healthy if you introduced 8 oz. of chicken a day.
Further more, I don't think you or I would suddenly get "odd" looking if we replaced our steak and chicken with meat substitute for 6 months because our doctor told us to.
Just food for thought.
2006-08-09 10:26:21
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answered by Crystal Violet 6
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Well really! A majority of people in India are vegetarian (and that's nearly a billion people that live there) and at least four million people in Britain, and you can't tell me they all look unhealthy!
I can assure you, as a vegetarian for over 20 years, I look very healthy! I am 40, do 3 to 5 hours exercise a week (running, kickboxing, cycling, walking), I do nightshifts which can play havoc with your body and routine and I certainly would not be able to do these things if I wasn't healthy. What is a vegetarian diet made up of?? Fruit, vegetables, pulses, lentils, rice, grain, oats, soya, diary products. Why eat animals when there is so much natural and healthy food out there!
2006-08-09 10:29:24
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answered by puzzledfemale! 3
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That's completely incorrect. The most common compliment that I get, from friends and strangers alike, is that I have beautiful skin. Now, I really don't think that people would go out of their way to tell me that if I looked pale and sickly! I look healthy because I AM healthy.
My boss and I are both vegetarian. If I took a photo of all 30-odd people in my office and asked you to pick out the two vegetarians based on how healthy or unhealthy we all looked, I'd bet you dollars to donuts that you'd pick wrong.
2006-08-09 10:49:33
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answered by mockingbird 7
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You are very wrong. Knowledgeable vegetarians and i suppose vegans who know how to attain the necessary nutrients are quite healthy.
Though some can have unhealthy eating habits if they are not giving their bodies the proper nutrients it needs....but this is the same with non-vegetarians.
Look at all the unhealthy non-vegetarians...there are plenty of them too. I don't think the issue is vegetarianism...I think it's knowing how to take proper care of your body.
If you know how to care for your body, vegetarianism and non vegetarianism can be very healthy.
Now get me a steak!
2006-08-09 09:21:41
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answered by Heather 4
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I think I look a lot healthier than most people. Being a vegetarian is about balance. It's about eating the right foods, not vegetarian junk. You must know a lot of junk food vegetarians.
2006-08-09 09:29:06
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answered by magerk 3
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One of my closest friends, her husband and her 11-month-old daughter are vegetarian and they all look extremely healthy! As long as you take care of your body, and give it the nutrients is needs, whether it be actual food or supplements, a vegetarian can be very healthy!
But for me, I'll take a good rack of baby back ribs ANY day!!!
2006-08-09 09:22:53
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answered by Tangled Web 5
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that's silly. i'm vegetarian and i look and feel very healthy. i'm very active, run and lift weights regularly. i'm at the low end of the healthy weight range on those healthy weight charts, but certainly within the healthy range (130 lbs). i always look happy, because i am. i almost never get sick.
you're looking at some unusual vegetarians, maybe?
2006-08-09 15:18:34
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answered by smack 3
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I agree. I have considered many times becoming a vegetarian, but my body feels like its missing something when I don't eat meat. I also noticed that many vegetarians that I know look sickly and malnourished.
2006-08-09 09:33:04
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answered by torabis80 3
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You're right... they are in a state of protien deficite and look like people in the 3rd world with the disease of Kwashikor which is an inability to metabloize protein.
2006-08-09 09:34:14
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answered by Anonymous
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Haha, no they tend not to. I think we need meat. I respect the whole vegetarian thing, but I don't really understand it.
2006-08-09 09:21:47
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answered by Anonymous
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