does being a vegan make you weaker and give you pasty skin?
2007-09-15 06:27:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
i am speaking from personal experience when i say i do not believe that is true. it has not made me weaker... in fact, it has given me more energy and better health since taking the plunge in june. as for benching 150 lbs., hehe, that's another story... i couldn't do it when i was a meat eater and i still can't do it as a vegan :)
as for skin, my skin is very nice... it's not pasty at all! :)
as for other vegans (and vegetarians) i know, none of them are sickly or pale or look like they're suffering from some deficiency. it's all a mythical stereotype.
:)
2007-09-15 06:36:53 · answer #1 · answered by mookiemonkee 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. Here is a list of vegetarian and vegan atheletes who are far from weak. The color of your skin has a large part to do with your genes. Melanin is what causes darker colored skin. There are two types; pheomelanin (red skin tone such as in native americans) and eumelanin (which gives a dark brown to black tone in those with an African background. The darker you are the higher the concentration of melanin. Melanin has nothing to do with the foods you eat however darker skin blocks sunlight which prevents the B-vitamin folate from being damaged but at the same time prevents vitamin D production which aids in cell recovery. Lighter skinned people are more pone to B- vitamin damage by the sun but less prone to vitamin-D dificiencies. Since the myth of vegetarians being pale has come about this misconception also led to the vitamin B difficiency myth. In truth a well-rounded vegetarian diet will not cause any difficiencies and will not make you weak or pale.
2007-09-15 07:07:31 · answer #2 · answered by al l 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Not at all that is fallacious. I have been a serious vegetarian for many years but I know a few vegans all of whom are very healthy with good skin tone and physically strong. As a vegan or a vegetarian it depends on what you eat. We can be junk food eaters as well, you know.... we just do not eat meat or animal products otherwise we are the same as you. I for one have a sweet tooth.
2007-09-15 06:35:21 · answer #3 · answered by Rooikat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way! After I went vegan, my skin actually got brighter and felt softer and smoother. Plus, I had more energy than I ever had! That "weak, pasty, malnourished vegan" thing is a big ol' myth. :)
2007-09-16 16:45:00 · answer #4 · answered by Stina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not the vegans who know what they are doing. Many who just rush into it and really don't understand the body's chemistry run into trouble. It is pretty much a full time job unless you get a regular schedule of foods and/or supplements. I simply recommend a balanced, moderate diet, exercise and meditation. Lot less problematical.
2007-09-15 17:29:35 · answer #5 · answered by Meg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be a Pure Vegan is not very healthy-especially for children and Adolescents.To the best of my knowledge there is not a single Vegetable Protein which is equivalent to Milk Caesin or Egg Albumin('A' class Proteins) in Essential Amino Acids(MATTVILPHLY =10-for Homo sapiens) qualitatively or quantitatively. Vegetable Protein's B.V. and P.E.R. value are low compared to "A" class Proteins.Even mixed vegetable proteins are of no use because of Harper's Amino Acid Imbalance--Including plenty of Vegetables,Green edible leaves and Fruits-in the form of raw salads or cooked Vegetables or Desrts with Egg albumin and low fat cow's Milk (free from hormones) is Good Nutrition.
2007-09-15 07:31:43 · answer #6 · answered by ssrvj 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Obviously with any way of eating you have to be aware of how to do it right and with the most benefit to your body. Just as someone who chooses to eat nothing but junk will suffer affects, so will choosing to be a Vegan. So what you have to do is educate yourself on what you need to substitute, etc...to make sure you are getting the protein and vitamins, etc..you need. Obviously people thrive on this type of eating lifestyle.
2007-09-15 06:36:30 · answer #7 · answered by BlueSea 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you are an idiot that doesn't read about nutrition, balanced diets and fitness, yes. Same goes for meaters, they are just more likely to turn into fat blobs instead of skinny twigs.
2007-09-15 07:39:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. if you get all the nutrients you need, being vegan is one of the best things you can do for your body.
2007-09-15 06:49:52 · answer #9 · answered by ♣swirley_gumdrops♣ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, there are vegan body builders actually
2007-09-15 12:04:12 · answer #10 · answered by wreak havoc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋