Are Vegetarians And Vegans Simply Denying What Nature Intended?

[ToraToraTora]

we are designed to be omnivorous so by restricting food groups are they risking malnutrition?

[Mamyalynne]

Some may well be missing out and be malnourished to a point - but of course many who have made careful and informed decisions can get the nourishment they need.

[Islay]

You can get protein and calcium from non animal sources

[Jackdaw33]

They would say not but it's their choice. If they wish to deny themselves the good things in life let them as long as they don't harp on to me about it.

[Islay]

Ahhh I get it now - its not concern is it? This is the next 'group' on your hate list!

[ToraToraTora]

"You can get protein and calcium from non animal sources" - yes indeed with some effort but why would you?

[Islay]

Eating nuts does not involve effort!!!

[Mamyalynne]

Choice.

[ToraToraTora]

you don't see other members of the animal kingdom denying themselves their natural food groups.

[webbo3]

You still need meat and fish for vitamin D unless you lie in the sun all day

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/others/

\\Sources include:

oily fish – such as salmon, sardines, herring, mackerel and fresh tuna
red meat
liver
egg yolks
fortified foods – such as most fat spreads and some breakfast cereals
Another source of vitamin D is dietary supplements.

In the UK, cows' milk is generally not a good source of vitamin D because it isn't fortified, as it is in some other countries.//

[webbo3]

Islay,
\\Ahhh I get it now - its not concern is it? This is the next 'group' on your hate list!//


are you reporting this as a hate crime Islay?

[Hazi-Hammenuhoth]

Yes, they are.

But it's not a new fad or phenomena, as St Paul points it out in his letter to Timothy: 1 Timothy 4:1, 3-4 ...in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, ...commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

[ummmm]

No. There are some people out there who are just not that keen on meat so they adjust their diets accordingly. Me....That's what I do.

[pastafreak]

If I'm not mistaken, the only way to get vitamin B6 is from animal sources...or supplementation.

[goodgoalie]

This year it will be 40 years since I ate any meat or fish. I'm not malnourished and don't lack vitamin D; nor do I try to 'convert' people. - it's just my choice.

[Mamyalynne]

I'm no expert being an omnivore but this site details the B Vitamins.

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/natural-health/b-vitamins-how-to-get-them-in-a-vegan-diet/

[ummmm]

Being VitB or VitD deficient is not pleasant, believe me.

[Jahulaye]

You have to look at the main benefit of Vegetarian and Veganism which is.....there’s much more more meat left for us carnivores ;)

[diddlydo]

If veggies and vegans choose that diet it's entirely up to them but they should spare us the "holier than thou" attitude and their preaching (particularly vegans who seem to think that omnivores are worse than mass murderers)

[Jackdaw33]

^^ I have to agree there. Their sanctimony is nauseating.

[237SJ]

Most people with extreme views (whatever they are about) are hypocrites. They never live up to it. I know a (used to be militant) vegan who gladly accepted drugs that would have been tested on animals when he had a bad back.