Any vegetarians/Vegans here?
After watching the documentary Earthlings, I have begun to reconsider my diet.If you are a vegetarian or vegan how did you become one and how did it change your life?If you are curious here is...
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jaelh, environmental reasons are a big factor in my choice of diet, too. I think everyone draws their own line, like on most ethical issues. I still eat fish from time to time, which I may at some...
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Actually, meat IS integral to my diet. I was a vegetarian for years for ethical reasons. It made me nothing but lethargic and sick. It bugs me when people say anyone can go veg, because it's just not...
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Marchpane: totally. It's the thinking it through that matters. Where you draw the line is up to you. Alecto - Sorry, that wasn't meant to be a snark on you. And no doubt, for some people, meat...
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Alecto wrote: Humans were meant to be omnivores. While I think you have the right and need to eat whatever you like, I was wondering if you could elaborate on this point. Thanks!
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I'll let a biologist explain: http://www.biology-online...es/humans-omnivores.html
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Alecto - that says nothing that comes close to "humans were meant to be omnivores"It says - humans have the physiological characteristics of omnivores. We also have the capacity to choose. That we...
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Most medical experts will attest to the fact that humans are completely herbivorous, plant-eating creatures. Dr. William Roberts, editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Cardiology and a professor...
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Hi Atropos - yes, we need cholesterol. However, our body naturally produces sufficient for what we need. When thinking about the food we eat, there are two types of cholesterol:1. HDL (High Density...
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LeftyMom wrote:Wolfie wrote:jaelh wrote:A life is a life is a life. vshuman life > animal life. I think if you were really to be tested on this- you'd find that you do value human life more....
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Saoirse wrote:Most medical experts will attest to the fact that humans are completely herbivorous, plant-eating creatures. Dr. William Roberts, editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Cardiology...
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jaelh wrote:It says - humans have the physiological characteristics of omnivores. We also have the capacity to choose. That we are biologically predisposed or able to something doesn't mean we're...
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Wolfie wrote:Why then do humans need some nutrients that are much harder to get from plant foods than animal foods- like B12? If we didn't have the access to food that we have now, it would be very...
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Many of my students are from India- most are Sikh and Hindu (with a few Muslim). Without prompting, which is normal if anybody is around a number of children, I've discovered that their idea of...
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Wolfie wrote:Many of my students are from India- most are Sikh and Hindu (with a few Muslim). Without prompting, which is normal if anybody is around a number of children, I've discovered that their...
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I am not certain what to call myself. My daughter and I go for weeks without eating meat but occasionally will eat a hamburger. Are there people who are just mainly vegetarians? LOL Normally, we eat...
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I don't have much to contribute to the discussion because my diet is SO weird and limited, but not for any reasons I can figure out. I'm almost a vegetarian but I can eat bacon. No idea why, but...
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I'm a vegetarian and have been for a few years. I rescue animals and have devoted a lot of my life to helping animals and eventually I decided that becoming a vegetarian was just right for me. I used...
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