It's a good idea to eat less meats. However, why do vegans/vegetarians look like they have Yellow Jaundice???
2007-06-08 10:54:24 · 17 answers · asked by sarge_from_wackbag 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Because the are not getting the protien they need in their diet.
2007-06-08 10:57:50 · answer #1 · answered by mizmarzzz 1 · 2⤊ 14⤋
You know, I hear this a lot and it always baffles me- I've been a vegetarian for over 10 years, vegan for 1, and I don't think I look sickly or yellow at all. Nor do any of my veggie friends.
My best guess is that perhaps they're hitting the carrot juice a bit hard? Maybe it's a question of dietary balance- a lot of people, not just vegetarians, don't eat a proper mix of different kinds of food (protein/carbs/veggies,etc).
2007-06-08 10:59:31 · answer #2 · answered by Elaine 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Wow list of actors so funny because I always wondered why those actors had such pale skin and bags under their eyes. They look sickly. Maybe other vegetarians can t tell when others look sickly.
2015-06-25 03:34:15 · answer #3 · answered by alright11 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been veg for over 20 years and honestly, I've never heard this opinion espoused except for here on Yahoo answers. Weird. At any rate, you're woefully misinformed if you think vegetarians all look sickly. The most common compliment I get from strangers is that I have beautiful skin, which doesn't seem a likely comment if I look all sickly and yellow!
2007-06-08 14:03:42 · answer #4 · answered by mockingbird 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Haha I know, it's crazy. I don't think many vegetarians actually eat many vegetables. A girl at my school has gone veggie and all she ever eats is chocolate. So much for it being "A healthy lifestyle choice". lol.
2016-03-13 07:49:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's 2 reasons SOME look unhealthy.
1 - They were unhealthy before they went veg, and that's why they went veg.
2 - They may have changed their diet too fast
People who believe the protein myth: read these before posting.
Muscling Out the Meat Myth - by Colin Campbell, Ph.D.
http://www.vsdc.org/meatmyth.html
http://www.famousveggie.com/peoplenew.cfm?&VEG=1&ORD=L
http://www.veganmusclepower.com/
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/6/emw253235.htm
Not sickly looking:
Shania Twain
Christina Applegate
David Duchovny
Eddie Vedder
Keenan Ivory Wayens
Susannah Hoffs
Moby
Woody Harrelson
Candace Bergan
Captain & Tennille
Carl Lewis - Olympic Track Star vegan
Carre Otis
Carrie Underwood
Cathy Dennis
Charlotte Ross
Christina Applegate
Eddie Vedder Pearl Jam vegetarian
Eddie Jackson Bassist (Queensryche)
Edwin Moses
Elizabeth Burkley
Elvis Costello
Emily Deschanel
Eric Stoltz
Jennie Garth
Jerry Seinfeld
Joaquin Phoenix
Jodie Marsh
Joe Jackson
Joe Namath
John Robbins
2007-06-08 11:46:31 · answer #6 · answered by High-Fruit Low-fat 4 · 3⤊ 4⤋
That is as silly as asking why carnivores are so fat. People who don't eat properly look sickly - you can have horrible eating habits whether or not you eat meat. I have been a vegan for 20 years and I eat a well balanced diet so I don't look sickly or jaundice.
2007-06-08 11:05:59 · answer #7 · answered by b4brutal 1 · 10⤊ 2⤋
Politicians and Activists
Ariana Huffington
Dennis Kucinich
Rosa Parks
Cesar Chavez
Julia "Butterfly" Hill
Andrew Bartlett, Australian Senator
Coretta Scott King
Musicians, Singers, Pop Stars
Brandy
Gustav Holst
Shania Twain
Dwight Yoakam
Erykah Badu
Bob Dylan
Joan Baez
Benji Madden and Billy Martin, from Good Charlotte
Victoria Beckham (aka Posh Spice)
Anthony Kiedis, from the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Belinda Carlisle
Common
Davey Havok
Conor Oberst, from Bright Eyes
Dizzie Gillespie
George Harrison
Leonard Cohen
Paul McCartney
Ziggy Marley
Actors/Actresses
Alec Baldwin
Corey Feldman
Hayley Mills
Mary Tyler Moore
Kim Basinger
Rosanna Arquette
Leonard Nimoy
Omar Epps
Athletes
Martina Navratilova
Tony LaRussa
Hank Aaron
Jack LaLanne
Billie Jean King
Joe Namath
Contemporary and Historical Authors/Writers/Poets
Alice Walker, writer
Allen Ginsberg, poet
Upton Sinclair
Clive Barker
Deepak Chopra, author and doctor
Kafka, writer
Louisa May Alcott
Mark Twain
William Blake
Voltaire
Leo Tolstoy
Percy Shelley
Reality check .... all of these people are or were vegetarians
2007-06-08 12:32:11 · answer #8 · answered by Michael N 6 · 7⤊ 5⤋
I have heard meat eaters say that for years. I have never seen any evidence that it is true. Provide some evidence.
Pamela Anderson, Alicia Silverstone, and Kim Basinger don't sickly to me.
2007-06-08 13:57:21 · answer #9 · answered by majnun99 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I don't what vegetarians you know, but I am a vegan, and no one ever says I look "sickly". I also have many vegetarian friends who are not sickly looking, but some people might not eat as many fruits or veges as they should, then not getting enough nutrients, etc, and that could make them look sickly.
2007-06-08 10:58:54 · answer #10 · answered by starrs13 1 · 5⤊ 7⤋
how many veggies have you honestly seen that look sickly/ yellow? i am vegan and i am very healthy and my skin is tanned. i dont understand, do you think veg*s never step out into the sun?
2007-06-08 13:34:42 · answer #11 · answered by chikka 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋