How dangerous is a vegan diet?

Question

I was flabbergasted when I read this article online revealing some known truths about the dangers associated with a vegan diet. This article is living proof that you need animal products in your diet to be healthy.

Check out the article and you will also be shocked. http://chetday.com/vegandietdangers.htm

Chianti Man, good answer. I am so relieved to know there are still some sensible people out there. The number of people duped by these vegan cult diets is flabbergasting.

nathan h and KitKat, I have reported you both. I am also going to forward your remarks to an internet watchdog group.

Answer 1

Ah, an new incarnation -- I see they did get you into the anti-vegan witness protection program after all! That's such a weight off my mind.

I was so worried that all those mean, nasty vegetarians and vegans that're constantly harrassing you might have finally done you in. Suffocation by tofu is not a pretty death, and I'd hate to lose you and all your hilarious questions here at Yahoo Answers.

Oh, and I'm not surprised that you're flabbergasted by that article. I found its biased attitude and questionable "science" pretty flabbergasting, too.

Answer 2

Most practising Buddhists are vegan and they seem to do OK. The article proves absolutely nothing and in fact makes no claims to prove anything. Of course, some people who are Vegan but do not have enough knowledge to create a great diet may have health problems just as many people who are not vegan create health problems for themselves through ignorance. The modern diet packed with refined carbohydrates, sugar, caffeine, alcohol, hydrogenated fats etc etc is way mre harmful than a good vegan diet is every likely to be. Whereas vegetarians and vegans who eat a good diet tend to be healthier than non-Vs. If you are not vegan or vegetarian why is it of interest to you?

Answer 3

I am a very healthy vegan and i do not eat any animal products i also stay a healthy weigh and am full of energy i also have 6 children aged 6 and under to run round after so as a mum i do not find that i am ill as you stated i am up at 6am with the kids and also up feeding my baby though the night and getting up with my other kids so i only get a few hours sleep a night and i walk about 12 miles a day with the school run and still have to cook and clean,
your site is the first site i have ever seen that states that a vegan diet is bad for you and i have been on most of them.

Answer 4

I'm puzzled as to what your actual question is. You seem to have already answered it, but I'll take a shot. Human beings have many variations. For some, the simple peanut can be fatal. For others, they don't digest animal protein well. We're fortunate to live in a time and place where different diets can be shared and taught. Personally I found the vegan diet too high in carbs and began to put on weight and then became a type 2 diabetic. I adopted a high protein low carb diet and got rid of the diabetes, although it would return if I ate carbs in great amounts.

But for other people, vegan is tons healthier than McDonald's.

One should always consider why such an article gets printed. It may be as simple as the cattle ranchers association paid for it to get printed to ensure their product gets used.

Answer 5

That information is inaccurate to say. It is based on his opinion. I visited my aunt and she is a vegan. She strictly follows her vegan diet. She doesn't use any animal products whatsoever. She does not eat bread or dairy products or meat. It was hard for me because I liked dairy but it was impossible to find anything at else that was composed of that. For that weekends I was a very strict vegan. It was quite interesting. Plus she has a toddler who is a vegan who gets all her required vitamins and nutrients in. She and her are perfectly healthy. I am sorry to say that article is probably from the point of view of a dedicated meat lover who looks at vegetarianism and vegan ism as weird because it is not composed of meat. Plus you can be in perfect health being one because we went to the doctor for an annual check up and he said we were perfectly healthy. So a vegan diet is in no way dangerous.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

No calcium? What makes you think that? A cow does not PRODUCE calcium. So where do you think the cow gets the calcium to put in its milk? That's right, from an exclusively vegan diet.

Answer 8

That's one opinion and one article. I have seen dozens of articles that say if done properly, a vegan diet is very healthy but supplements are needed.

Most American's have dangerous diets..why do you think there are so many obese people with heart problems and diabetes? A junk food diet is far more dangerous.

Answer 9

Since you're very obviously not a vegetarian or a vegan, why do you spend so much of your time posting on the vegetarian Q&A; trying to tell us how wrong you think we all are. Our diet is a decision we've all made by ourselves and we're hardly likely to be swayed from it by reading your repetetive inputs. Isn't there somebody else you could go and play with?

Answer 10

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