How many of you vegans are in the medical field or have actually read scientific articles of the human body?

Question

any links of these articles?

Answer 1

There are lots of them on http://www.pcrm.org

Answer 2

I am. Well, the alternative medical field anyways. A book called Becoming Vegan would be a great place to start for you. All of the facts are sited so you could look up the articles they come from if you choose.

Answer 3

I am not sure what type of information you are seeking, but I was a paramedic for years and know a great deal about the functions of the human body. I can tell you that the human body is made up of muscle thats similar to beef, and I personally think the body has a hard time digesting protein that is so similar to its own cellular makeup. The human body can thrive on a vegan diet. Scientifically, we are designed to be herbivores. If we were meant to eat meat, we would posses the ability to hunt, capture, kill and eat our prey without the use of tools or cooking methods. We have two tiny incisor teeth, and the rest are flat like other vegetarian creatures. Carnivores have a mouth full of canine teeth. Humans are perfectly designed for gardening, with an imposable thumb for picking fruits and vegetables.

Answer 4

The books The China Study sounds like a good read for this kind of info.

http://www.amazon.com/China-Study-Comprehensive-Nutrition-Implications/dp/1932100660/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-7743589-7481726?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177265865&sr=8-1

Answer 5

www.vegsource.com Talks by McDougal and Ornish and other leaders in the nutritional approch to health (and doctors.)
www.veganoutreach.org. Founder became a registered dietitian to study veganism for himself.

Answer 6

Yes, www.pcrm.org is a good place to start.
Vegan doctors... many out there. Lots.
Just search google for "vegan doctor md" for a start.

Answer 7

i read like 1000 hours worth of scientific articles, it all points to goodness or something.

Answer 8

Please don't tell me you are gonna say "Humans are omnivores and need to eat meat!"
Can I ask you a question?If we had to eat meat why would eating it kill us(cholesterol)?Animals that have to eat meat can intake unlimited amounts of meat and cholesterol and be fine,humans cannot.You can obviously tell that,since Heart Disease happens to be the #1 killer in the U.S.
Yeah,your body can digest meat,but it can also digest carboard,that doesn't mean you should eat it.And,I'm sure most vegans are vegans because of ethical reasons,not because we believe that humans are herbivores.But anyways,I believe humans are better off on a vegan or vegetarian diet.Humans are more herbivorous by our nature,look at human breast milk,only 5% protein.

If you compare our body anatomy to other animals humans have alot in common with herbivores.

Carnivore=A
Herbivore=B
Human=C
a. has claws
b. no claws
c. no claws

a.no pores on skin; perspires through tongue to cool body
b.perspires through millions of pores on skin
c.perspires through millions of pores on skin

a.sharp, pointed front teeth to tear flesh
b.no sharp, pointed front teeth
c.no sharp, pointed front teeth

a.no flat back molar teeth to grind food
b.has flat, back molar teeth to grind food
c.has flat, back molar teeth to grind food

a.small salivary glands in the mouth (not needed to pre-digest grains and fruits)
b.well-developed salivary glands, needed to pre-
digest grains and fruits
c.well-developed salivary glands, needed to pre-digest grains and fruits

a.acid saliva; no enzyme ptyalin to pre-digest grains
b.alkaline saliva; much ptyalin to pre-digest grains
c.alkaline saliva; much ptyalin to pre-digest grains

a.strong hydrochloric acid in stomach to digest tough animal muscle, bone, etc.
b.stomach acid 20 times weaker than that of meat-eaters
c.stomach acid 20 times weaker than that of meat-eaters

a.intestinal tract only 3 times body length, so rapidly decaying meat can pass out of body quickly
b.intestinal tract several times body length (plant foods decay slowly so can take their time to pass through the body)
c.intestinal tract several times body length