Why are all vegans pale and sickly looking?

Question

Am I the only one who has noticed that all vegans are pale and sickly looking? Seems like to me, that they are suffering from malnutrition.

jackie t, just the fact that they need to take supplements indicates that their diet is not very healthy. People need to realize that our body needs meat and with out meat, we will die.

Answer 1

I have a vegan friend - he don't look pale and sickly - he's West Indian

Answer 2

Vegan is a very difficult diet to get right. If done properly, it is perfectly healthy, but people don't always manage it. But meat is NOT the only thing that can help a poorly vegan- they can sort out their diet w/o animal products too.

What people need to realise is that often veganism is not necessarily a choice made for health reasons- maybe they'd rather have a little malnutrition from time to time than be supporting factory farming and slaughter houses. As a vegetarian, if I had health issues and my doctor suggested I eat meat again I still wouldn't- it's not about whether I'm technically designed to eat meat or not, it's about choosing not to because of the way the industry goes about producing it. So all the "it's natural and healthy" arguments mean nothing to me.

In any case, a lot of carnivores are overweight, have diabetes, high blood pressure, colon problems and a hell of a lot of other health problems of their own! So really, what's the difference?

P.S. Fox Hunter Guy- it's been proven time and time again that no one ever died from not eating meat. I stopped 15 years ago and am healthy as can be!

Answer 3

To say all is incredibly generalistic, i've been vegan now for a year and half and I am lot healthier and (ie not pale and sickly) than nearly all of my meat eating friends. As long as your diet is sensible then you are acheiveing nearly all the required nutrients. I also take no supplements as they are over priced and under rated.I appreciate that as humans we are supposed to eat meat etc but I cant personally justify it anymore after having studied for many years about modern farming techniques etc. and the way in which animals are kept.

So it is possble to be healthy and a vegan, i appreciate there arent that many of us!! But please give us a break u may think its silly and making us ill but that is purely opinion in the end at least we are acting on something we feel strongly for. This is something very few people do these days so surely we deserve a little bit of respect based on the fact we are standing up for something we believe in!!

Answer 4

Firstly, you can not ever apply any statement like a blanket over all people whatever their lifestyle choices are.

Secondly, it is a total fallacy that we need meat to survive. In fact the founder of the Vegan Society and inventor of the word vegan only died earlier this year at the age of 95, doesn't sound like you die if you don't eat meat now does it?

Thirdly I am a vegan and look healthy, fit and not pale at all. I do not take any supplements and get all the nutrients, protein and iron from my diet. I am a regular blood donor and my iron test always comes through as perfect, in fact I've seen plenty of meat eaters with anaemia.

The only reason you keep posting provocative questions like this is that you're desperate to hang onto the mythology and bad education you've been brought up with. If you let go of your prejudice for just one moment, you might find out how healthy, intelligent and strong vegans are.

Answer 5

I'm not pale or sickly looking (in fact I'm overweight!). I am a vegan and so are my children. None of us have a need to take supplements.
I have studied nutrition and I urge anyone who thinks vegans have to be unhealthy to do the same and then you will realise what a great variety of healthy, nutrient rich food is avaiable.

Answer 6

you can be a vegan and be healthy but you have to incorperate food into your diet that have iron and other mineral and vitamins. like 12 grain bread. apricots have iron and potassium etc. you have to really read the labels. Legumes and beans are good also. and soy for protein. They look pale and sickly if they dont eat the right combinations and so many people dont bother to learn how to be a vegan properly. Fruits vegtables grains and protien and you will be just fine. some are lacto also which is better it adds dairy to the diet also.

Answer 7

I've been a vegetarian all of my life and am very healthy...those who run into problems are not eating the right foods...in order to be a healthy vegetarian or vegan you need to eat lots of the right fruits and vegetables (making sure you are eating foods with lots of rich colors, because they are best for you)...that is of course where those animals get their nutrients--smart vegetarians are just cutting out the "middle man"

Answer 8

Why do morons keep asking this question? For goodness sake, do you know "all vegans"? I'm thinking not.

As for malnutrition, that's complete nonsense. Have you any notion of how many accomplished amatuer and professional athletes are vegan? Including Carl Lewis, nine time Olympic track and field god medalist, tennis champ Martina Navratilova, and Ruth Heidrich, six time Ironman triathlete. If you think *you* can complete an Ironman triathlon whilst suffering from malnutrition, have at it.

Answer 9

I am not a vegetarian though I do eat meals without meat in them sometimes. I look very pale and sickly but thats just my colouring, fake tan comes in very handy at times. I can see why people turn vegan but what other uses do some animals have and if everyone is hear for a reason surely cows, lambs, pigs and chickens are here to feed us? Fair enough you can milk cows, get eggs of chickens and wool off sheep but what use is a pig????

Answer 10

i'm not pale or sickly looking. in fact my skin has never been clearer or brighter!
i,m full of energy too!
i cannot think of a better way to eat.
you really don't like veggies or vegans do you?