I just want to dispell the myth that vegans have something wrong with their brains because of what they eat!
2006-12-21 02:37:56 · 22 answers · asked by H 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
I technically hold two science degrees (one in biology, the other in nutriton). I think it's funny when people with no knowledge of nutrition try to tell me that my diet is lacking!
2006-12-21 06:30:02 · answer #1 · answered by fyvel 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
They just did a study here in Canada and found most vegetarians have a degree or have some type of higher education, I have 3 degrees and have my chef's papers, along with a degree in Computers.
I cannot say I am a vegetarian, but do enjoy eating a vegetarian meal 2 times a week, mostly Indian, Chinese or Mexican, beans, lentils and legumes along with a variety of vegetables, no meat.
Mostly I try not to eat anything to far out, but have a number of total vegetarian and vegan friends.
2006-12-21 12:07:53 · answer #2 · answered by The Unknown Chef 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not a vegan, but a vegetarian (lacto-ovo).
Quit eating animals while working on my second degree...
Currently holding a well paying job for over a decade...
Continue to learn something new everyday... not saying I'm better than anyone, but I keep my mind as open as possible to receive any information helpful to me, my family & friends, my community, country and the planet as a whole.
Noticed the older I get how little I know... but I try.
All the veg folks I know seem to be very intelligent with good habits.
Does that answer your question alright?
2006-12-21 04:55:04 · answer #3 · answered by Gigi 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I don't know if this counts but I was a vegetarian for 7 years and in that time frame I obtained my Associates Degree in Business and have a very nice career now, however I went back to eating meat beause I was bored with the food. (at the time, there were not as many choices, I may go back to being vegetarian now that there are many more choiecs for me.) I'm planning on going back to school to get a Bachlor's Degree and just continue with my education. I love to learn!
2006-12-21 03:09:02 · answer #4 · answered by rokthunder 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is MORE likely a Vegan will have an higher education than average.
This is not just because of thier diet, its a self-selecting stastistic. The fact that they have thought about thier diet at all puts them higher than average.
personally, I've never met a dumb vegan and we run a veggie and vegan B&B so see about 1,000 of the little blighters each year.
God luck to them !
If Darwin has any truth in his theories, then one day veggies and vegans will rule the world, the rest will die out.
2006-12-21 03:17:35 · answer #5 · answered by Michael H 7 · 9⤊ 2⤋
Well, I currently hold a degree in Massage Therapy but I'm going back to school to get a doctorate in a Chiropractic-like discipline called Naprapathy, and I'm a Vegan! 6 more years of school here I come!
Edit: Wow this is really interesting. Good question!
2006-12-21 02:45:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
I'm virtually a vegan (just need to cut out honey and start an animal free life which I plan to do next year) and I have a degree in English.
2006-12-21 03:32:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Well I'm not a vegan, just a vegetarian, but I have a degree and a decent job, as do all the other veggies I know.
2006-12-21 02:56:07 · answer #8 · answered by - 5 · 6⤊ 2⤋
I was a vegan for 17 years. I also have a master's degree and I am in the process of applying for doctoral programs.
2006-12-21 02:45:57 · answer #9 · answered by Toadsputum 5 · 6⤊ 2⤋
I have a degree, a masters degree and PhD and I am a Lecturer in Psychology. There are a large number of vegetarians among the academic staff of the university where I work.
You'll find that people who think logically about their behaviour are less likely to justify the unnecessary torture and killing of other sentient beings for food.
2006-12-21 04:47:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋