Can someone tell me some pros and cons of a vegan diet please?

Question

Yeah, im doing a health project right now for my teacher and I was wondering if some of you can please list some pros and cons of a vegan diet, I would really, really apreciate it if you could all come up with an answer by tommorow :D, because its due on tuesday lol, thank you all who give me a good smart mature answer :D

Answer 1

Con: No more steak!!!!

Answer 2

Yes I agree with others the Whole steak thing is a con , But on the other hand there are many other substitutes instead of steak to eat ie beans and high protein foods. The whole vegan diet is to get hte food threw your body much faster , Steak usually form what I have heard is around 4-5 Days Vegetable on the other hand doesn't take as long usually on the average of 1-2 days. Good luck either way you go..

Answer 3

Its all down to the individual really

Assuming that one eats correctly, and does some research before hand, it is very easy to get everything you need in a diet from vegan options. with the exception of Vitamin B12- but that is easily available and, as I understand it, is in most vegan products anyway.

It is undoubtedly more healthy- as long as you do it right, if you do it wrong however I imagine that you could get quite ill.

Pros: Healthier, Physically and spiritually (assuming its something you believe in). Better for the environment- seriously reduces your carbon footprint.( source)

Cons: your diet requires more thought and more attention than normal ( IMO, I am only 3/4 of the way there, haven't dropped cheese yet , so am not an expert)

Answer 4

Cons: difficult to maintain a balanced diet, and expensive if you can do it. Also makes eating out nearly impossible, which can hamper social interaction. Can lead to an arrogant attitude towards non-Vegans.

Pros: none physically that can't be achieved with a balanced diet. However it gives many Vegans peace of mind that they have not contributed to killing an animal.

Answer 5

I really don't think it's right for you to ask us to work on your health project.

All you need to do is google it and read about it yourself.

In other words, do your own research, your own reading and thinking and writing.

You should come up with the "good, smart, mature answers" for when your health project is due on Tuesday, not us.

Answer 6

Pros:

Animals (including cows and egg-laying hens) don't have to suffer for the sake of people's taste buds. See http://goveg.com/factoryFarming.asp

Vegetarians and vegans live, on average, six to 10 years longer than meat-eaters.
http://goveg.com/healthConcerns.asp

Meat-eaters are nine times more likely to be obese than vegans are.
http://goveg.com/healthConcerns.asp

Studies have shown that a vegan diet can stop and even reverse heart disease. People following a plant-based diet have 2.5 times fewer cardiac events, including heart attack, stroke, bypass surgery, and angioplasty.
http://goveg.com/heartdisease.asp

See http://goveg.com/healthConcerns.asp and http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/veg_foods.html for more health benefits.

Con:
Vegans have to make sure they're getting enough B12, either through fortified foods or a vitamin.

Good luck with your project!

Answer 7

Pro: Avoid steroids, reduce cholesterol, reduce global warming (protein takes more resources per calorie), reduce animal cruelty (fewer animals slaughtered).
Cons: harder to find in restaurants, requires more knowledge about nutrition in vegetables, can be hard to find vegies in good condition all year around in some areas.

Answer 8

Masturbation is a natural habit with Male teenagers. Female masturbation is called Fingering. First of all you should know that your private part is not made of metal and shall not be used roughly, whenever you want and in whatever manner you want. Continuous masturbation in men will certainly leads to unwanted curvature of penis (it depends on which hand and how much roughly u r using on your private part). Some times, men may fracture their penis due to wrong postures too which becomes a major problem. They may suffer loss of quality sperms in seminal fluid due to excess masturbation. Hence, it is better to put an end to masturbation and control this habit for your future happiness. (In women, their clitoris is the pleasure giving part and highly sensitive one. It looses its sensitivity due to rough use of their fingers on clitoris. Later they may feel lack of pleasure or orgasm in intercourse) As a good suggestion, please keep a K-Y lubricating jelly (which is available in all medical shops) or coconut oil to apply on your penis & palm before masturbation to avoid roughness in friction between palm and the penis. To some extent this will help u avoiding damage to your penis. It is still better if u use a pre-lubricated condoms during masturbation. MASTURBATION ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK IS ACCEPTABLE. Please take care of your penis, as without this vital part you are dead to this world as you cannot enjoy the pleasure of sex. Mind you, Penis is not replaceable by surgery. Hence avoid safeless sex with women of all kinds to avoid getting veneral diseases. POSITIVE EFFECTS OF MASTURBATION Moderate masturbating can actually render positive effects like reducing stress and anxiety and promoting the production of 'endorphin' hormone. Endorphin is considered 'feel good hormones' as it brightens up the mood of an individual. Thus, increased amount of endorphin would mean lively mood and high spirits. Besides, this particular hormone is also said to be beneficial for a man's prostate. Negative Effects of Masturbation Excessive masturbation creates a problem when one reaches a point where he does not have any sperms to ejaculate and thus, blood takes over. It affects orgasm too. Psychologically, it leads to the issue of obsessive compulsive disorder of masturbating all the time with little or no life. The adverse effect on a relationship and the corresponding spouse is rather obvious. TIPS TO QUIT MASTURBATION -Pamper your hobbies by spending more time in doing what you like. Indulge in outdoor activities, adventure sports and other similar activities that can help you keep your mind off from masturbating. -Avoid watching *p-o-r-n movies, sex magazines or any other form of sexual material. -Try to have a busy and tiring schedule so that by the end of the day you can fall asleep early.

Answer 9

Pros- vegans are less likey to get cancer and other illnesses, and you are no longer contributing to the slaughter of innocent animals (research what happens in slaughterhouses). You are also helping the environment. Supposedly the raising of livestock, particulary cows are one of the main causes of global warming (if you believe in man made global warming).

Cons- none

Answer 10

no real cons, unless you think feeding your addition cravings is one.

TEN ADVANTAGES OF EATING RAW VEGAN FOODS
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The human race learned long ago that cooking meat before eating it would protect them from certain diseases. Since then this practice of cooking has grown to include all types of foods and is now considered an art. Very few meals are eaten which include raw elements, except for the leafy green salad.

One advantage of eating raw is that it brings Nature’s intentions into focus. When I speak of eating raw I am referring to fruit, nuts, and vegetables, which taste good to the majority of humankind in their basic simplicity direct from tree, bush or vine.

I realize it isn’t easy to simply abandon thousands of years of tradition and revert back to 100% raw food. Margaret Mead once said, “It is easier to change a man’s religion than to change his diet.” So to the point, there are 10 advantages to a diet of fresh, whole raw fruits, vegetables, and nuts, which may lead you to find a greater place for them in your diet.

1. Raw foods are better quality, therefore you eat less to satisfy your nutritional needs. The heat of cooking depletes vitamins, damages proteins and fats, and destroys enzymes which benefit digestion. As your percentage of raw foods increases you feel satisfied and have more energy on smaller meals because raw food has the best balance of water, nutrients, and fiber to meet your body’s needs.

2. Raw foods have more flavor than cooked foods so there is no need to add salt, sugar, spices, or other condiments that can irritate your digestion system or over stimulate other organs.

3. Raw foods take very little preparation so you spend less time in the kitchen. Even a child of 5 or 6 can prepare most items for breakfast, lunch or dinner. This gives children a sense of self-esteem and independence, not to mention the break it gives Mom or Dad.

4. When you are eating raw there’s little chance of burns, unless you’re in the middle of a forest fire or out in the sun too long. Just think! No burns to tongues, the roof of your mouth, or fingers, and many fewer house fires.

5. Cleaning up after a raw meal is a snap. No baked-on oils or crusty messes. And any inedible parts go directly to the compost pile.

6. Eating a diet of raw foods can reverse or stop the advance of many chronic diseases, including heart disease and cancer. Remember, cooking creates free radicals, which are the major cause of cancer. When you lower the number of free radicals your cells are bombarded with, you lower your risk of cancer.

7. A raw food diet can protect you from acute diseases such as colds, flu, measles, etc. Raw foods maintain a healthy body and a healthy body will not become diseased.

8. As long as you combine raw food properly according to the rules of Natural Hygiene, you will soon reach a level where you no longer suffer from heartburn, gas, indigestion or constipation.

9. It is environmentally sound. With humanity on a diet of raw foods, the food industry would close up shop and take up organic gardening. This would save us enormous amounts of natural resources used to produce power for these industries. Nuclear power would be clearly unnecessary. And think of how many trees and oil reserves could be saved without the need for the paper and plastics used in packaging our processed foods. There would also be less carbon dioxide released in to the atmosphere when all the cooking stopped and more oxygen produced from all the new orchards and gardens, thus helping to reverse the Greenhouse Effect.

10. Eating raw saves you money on food, vitamins, pots and pans, appliances, doctor bills, drugs, and health insurance.

So don’t waste your food, yourself, and our planet by cooking what you eat. Fruits, nuts, and vegetables which are whole, fresh and raw are brimming with life and have the ability to transmit their life force directly to you