Why do vegans and vegitarians think its normal to take all types of supplements but awful to eat meat?

Question

Wouldn't it be easier to just have a burger occasionally?And to those who would say it's all about ethics and the ethical treatment of animals, I assume you have never owned anything leather in your lives?

To These People Scare Me:But you would expect a meat eater to defend the decision to kill for food though huh?

For the record:I wholly agree with being vegetarian for a time.If anyone has heard of the Fleming Method, and had success with it, please contact me.I think avoiding meat for a time helps reduce inflammation, but then I thin it's okay in moderation.Input is appreciated.Thanks.

ZoeTuttle:Are you pro-choice?

Answer 1

"Vegans and vegitarians think its normal to take all types of supplements"
Seeing as how this initial though is founded on nothing but a stereotype, the question is too illogical to have any real answer.

Meat is garbage. Any benefits that come from animal flesh can be obtained in a vegetation based diets. Vegetarians do not believe in killing animals, so they therefore do not eat them.

One of the above posters was correct in saying that most vitamins are not vegetarian (meaning vegetarians cannot take them) and are therefore for meat eaters. Many vitamins made for vegans are all natural (no chemicals), and all of them are completely vegan.
What scares me is that most animal eaters assume they are getting proper nutrition (even if their diets are terrible) for no other reason than they believe dead animals provide a "balanced" diet.

To best answer your question, no, it would not be easier for me personally to allow animals to be tortured in my name... not even for one burger... no more than I would allow a single cat to be tortured for me.

And as far as the leather thing goes, of course I don't own any, but what is more important is that many animal eaters who come to this section would rather attempt to point out the hypocrisy of those who are working toward their beliefs than to look inside for what they can do to better work on their own beliefs.

Answer 2

I was raised in a Holistic environment and everyone took multi vitamins-EVERYONE.
Even if you consume meat along with with fruits, veggies, grains, dairy- that doesn't guarantee that you're eating an adequate amount of everything to get all the necessary nutrients.
Everyone would need to eat a certain amount of servings of fruits, veggies, etc. and in this day in age, that can be hard to accomplish.
And they aren't synthetic as some falsely believe.
Furthermore, vitamins can help alleviate health ailments, such as Colds, High blood pressure, high cholesterol, acid reflux disease-to name just a few.
Vitamins are a GOOD thing!! Whether or not you eat meat!
Do you believe ALL of the vitamins and nutrients that we need to sustain a healthy life can solely be found in all the meats? Because that is false.
And there is not one nutrient that is exclusively found in meats that cannot be found in a meatless source. Not a one.
And since you've asked, I think fur coats are DISGUSTING, and I have never owned a leather purse, and my footwear consists of polyurethane, a leather-free material.
Why would I want a burger occasionally? Why do you think I became a vegetarian 17 years ago-consuming animal flesh sickens me and I personally find it to be immoral.

Answer 3

The only supplement I take on a regular basis is Vit. B-12, and the ironic thing is I used to have B-12 definciences back when I was still eating meat but my levels are fine now (apparently I wasn't assimilating enough of the "natural" B-12 from the cows I was eating). I do an occasional nutritional analysis as part of class assignments & am consistently getting more than my daily RDA for protein, iron, calcium & everything else a vegetarian diet supposedly lacks. I don't need to take supplements as I'm getting more than enough. Yes, I've owned leather, snakeskin & other body parts but that was a long time ago & I was still eating animals.

Answer 4

Not all bodies respond the same way. Some need supplements . . . some don't. Even a well-balanced omnivore diet may not supply the needs for a particular individual and supplements need to be taken.

I do believe that some make the decision for a vegetarian/vegan diet on ethical rather than dietary grounds. Not the raving nuts who scream at those who have not made the same decision as them, but those who have struggled with, and calmly make an ethical decision. It isn't about "leather". It's an ethical decision like a pacifist or conscientious objector. I respect them for their decision because they get a lot of crap for making it and sticking to it.

Answer 5

Supplements are basically vitamins, they help the body function better and vegetarians/vegans need substitutes that are found in meat/animal products.

The occasional burger provides little more than protein, fat, cholestrerol and iron, all of which are in peanut butter and eggs...there are leafy greens that are loaded with iron but without the fat that carries health risks.

There ARE people that avoid leather products. Sure you may have had something leather when you were younger but you didn't know better. There's no time like the present, eh?

I'm not sure what kind of argument you are trying to make. Try not to look at extremes, if I eat one piece of meat I am not branded for life as an unethical person, who should just stop trying to make the world a better place.

Answer 6

The only supplement I take is a vegan multi-vitamin, and I took a multi-vitamin even when I was an omni. It's recommended by most doctors that everyone takes one. I wouldn't need one if I didn't want to take it, though. The only nutrient that's hard to get as a vegan is B12, and fortunately, I have delicious Tings to chomp on if I ever need extra of that!

"I've wondered about that; don't they realize that all those vitamin supplements come from animals, and that it takes a lot more animals to provide supplements than it would require to simply get the nutrients through eating meat?"

Ohh, sweetheart, you are sadly misinformed. Vegetarians/vegans take vegetarian/vegan supplements, meaning that they are made with no animal products whatsoever- the vitamins and minerals come from plants.

Answer 7

Its hard for me to completly answer this question because Im not vegan or a vegetarian, but every vegan Ive ever met has completely removed animal product from their lives - including leather - and it is almost always ethically driven. They actually make shoes not that are vegans (strange but true) that look just like normal leather shoes. Supplements dont come from animals per say so they are perfect for the Vegan diet, especially if that person wishes to remain healthy. Its just a way of life.

Answer 8

I don't take "all types of supplements" I only take b12. Are you aware of the fact that cows milk you're drinking is fortified,,, and that vitamin supplements are more often recommended to omnivores than to veg*ns?

I choose plant based diet instead of meat and dairy, because I dont like the idea of eating something dead and exploited for my sake. Whenever I can avoid causing suffering I will do so. I dont need meat or dairy to survive, so why would I eat that?

I did own leather shoes long ago, which I gave away. I wasnt raised a vegan.

Answer 9

wow, a burger is healthier than a supplement?
That's kind of funny...

I don't take all types of supplements... I take one multivitamin(something alot of people do, don't meat-eaters take vitamins too??)
Vegans/ vegetarians don't even need supplements, if they are careful enough, they will be able to get all of their vitamins and whatnot from their food...

And to answer your question... yes, I have owned leather things in my life... before I was a vegetarian. I also ate meat and dairy before I was a vegan, Does that make me any less of a vegan now? No.

Answer 10

I agree - owning leather is totally hypocritical for a vegetarian - period. If you are against killing animals, then why would you buy leather?

But the reason we, or I, do it is because we are selfish. I have been a vegetarian for 13 years and I am more proud of it than any accomplishment I've ever made. Yeah I went to college, yeah I have a full time job, but being a vegetarian feels like a much bigger choice to me, because so few people are able to do it!

However that doesn't change the fact that I see a pair of Pumas or Nine West pumps or a coach purse and want to buy it. I am selfish, I buy it. But - to side with an earlier answer - isn't it better to be 75% good than 25% good?