Is being a vegan really healthy?

Question

I care about what I put in my body. I treat my body like a temple but does it matter if you eat meat.

What about seafood and fish? Are they good?

Answer 1

Veganism is a lifestyle not just a diet.

what is a VEGAN? A vegan (pronounced VEE-gun) is someone who, for various reasons, chooses to avoid using or consuming animal products. While vegetarians choose not to use flesh foods, vegans also avoid dairy and eggs, as well as fur, leather, wool, down, and cosmetics or chemical products tested on animals.

why VEGAN? Veganism, the natural extension of vegetarianism, is an integral component of a cruelty-free lifestyle. Living vegan provides numerous benefits to animals' lives, to the environment, and to our own health–through a healthy diet and lifestyle.

The consumption of animal fats and proteins has been linked to heart disease, colon and lung cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension, obesity, and a number of other debilitating conditions. Cows' milk contains ideal amounts of fat and protein for young calves, but far too much for humans

http://www.vegan.org/

Answer 2

According to ayurveda, every time you eat meat, you consume some of the fear and torture the animal went through when it was being butchered. Also, meat and all dead stuff is considered 'tamaisic' food which is full of bad energy, but ofcourse people think very differently here in America. Meat also taxes your digestive system and takes several hours to digest, with some of it being left behind in the body forming 'ama' or toxins...

Answer 3

Yes it is healthier to be a vegetarian.!!! Meat and fish contain bad cholesterol that gets progressively deposited in the walls of arteries.
Clogging, or in some cases, rupture of the affected blood vessel may occur causing damage to organs supplied by it. Besides, meat products may contain parasites, viruses and bacteria which could be passed on to consumers unknowingly.

Answer 4

It is healthy as long as you get the other nutrients you need that you would normally get from fish, meat, eggs, etc.

Answer 5

well im a vegetarian and yes its kinda healthy but if u wanna be vegan i suggest u strictly watch ur nutrition its not easy i suggest u start off vegetarian and then convert to vegan

Answer 6

Please don't eat meat as it does not get digested and it may get digested after 12 hours.It is a waste as you eat it nothing get's absorbed and it leaves the body.Waste of money!!!!!!