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Originally posted by PoorFool
reply to post by The_Zomar
"American Dietetic Association"
Oh the irony.
Originally posted by PoorFool
reply to post by The_Zomar
"American Dietetic Association"
Oh the irony.
Originally posted by The_Zomar
Originally posted by PoorFool
reply to post by The_Zomar
"American Dietetic Association"
Oh the irony.
Less credible than opinions? Thats all I have seen here.
Originally posted by Vandalour
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A fair look at the evidence shows that humans are optimized for eating plant foods, according to the best evidence: our bodies. We're most similar to other herbivores, and drastically different from carnivores and true omnivores.1,2,3 The science shows that the more meat we eat, the sicker we get -- heart disease, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, and every other major degenerative disease. If eating meat were so natural, it wouldn't destroy our health.
* Our so-called "canine teeth" are "canine" in name only. Other plant-eaters (like gorillas, horses, and hippos) have "canines", and chimps, who are almost exclusively vegan, have massive canines compared to ours.
* Our early ancestors from at least four million years ago were almost exclusively vegetarian.
* Our omnivorism means we're capable of eating meat (useful from a survival standpoint if that's all that's available), but our bodies aren't geared for it to be a normal, significant part of our diets.
* The animals most similar to us, the other primates, eat an almost exclusively vegan diet (and their main non-plant food often isn't meat, it's termites). Our teeth, saliva, stomach acid, and intestines are most similar to other plant-eaters, and dissimilar to carnivores and true omnivores.
* Among animals, plant-eaters have the longest lifespans, and humans are certainly in that category (and yes, this was true even before modern medicine).
* We sleep about the same amount of time as other herbivores, and less than carnivores and true omnivores.
* The most common cause of choking deaths is eating meat. (source) Real carnivores and omnivores don't have that problem.
Kenneth G. Williams - Vegan Bodybuilder
edit on 21-1-2011 by Vandalour because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by The_Zomar
The amount of ignorance in this thread is unbelievable !
I've been a strict vegetarian for 7.5 years and I am completely healthy. In fact, I'm the healthiest I have ever been.
If humans were suppose to eat meat, then why do we have to cook it? Omnivores have to cook their meat.
Its obvious humans were meant to be vegetarian, and the only way to find out is to become one. You will quickly learn that it was the right thing to do as your health will actually improve.
And no, I don't need vitamins or supplements. It's very easy to get all the nutrients I need as a vegetarian. The BS that is wrote about vegetarians strangely originates from tyson and other companies, and you guys fall for it hook line and sinker. Makes me wonder what other BS you unquestionably believe.
I've been there, done the research, and became a vegetarian for close to a decade. Sorry, but I have more credentials than anyone in this thread and I call BS on all you.
Have fun with flesh rotting in your colon for months after you eat it, have more fun trying to argue it's the right way to go.edit on 22-1-2011 by The_Zomar because: Fixed: Omnivores have to cook their meat.
Originally posted by The_Zomar
reply to post by SinkingSun
Assuming a vegetarian diet is caked full of fiber is merely showing how much you know on the topic at hand...
I can count the amount of salads I have ate in my lifetime on my fingers.
Originally posted by The_Zomar
reply to post by kalamatas
I have read many places where soy is indeed bad for you. I limit the amount of soy in my diet because of such.
I read the links you provided,
But... if you pit soy up against meat, soy looks like a dream product.
The negatives involved with soy usually include diminishing other nutrients which is easily combated by eating other foods to obtain those nutrients back.
The negatives in meat, however, involve life threatening diseases. Cancer, heart disease, diabetes, etc.edit on 22-1-2011 by The_Zomar because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by SinkingSun
reply to post by The_Zomar
Those life-threatening diseases like cancer are caused by lifestyle. Diet is only one aspect and when we compare healthy grass-fed meats to things like soy, I am sorry you feel soy might be somewhat better for you. That's a really twisted view. Soy is many times more cancer-causing. Do you know what it does to your hormones? Do you know how important hormones are? The majority of males today are lacking testosterone and have an excess of estrogen. This has absolutely horrible effects on the body and mind.