Gastronomical Advice

[The Mad Monk]

...and yet our life expectancies just keep going up. Will wonders ever cease?

[EPW]

Heart disease and cancer are the number 1 and 2 causes of death in the US. Heart disease is caused almost entirely by atherosclerosis which is caused by animal products and fats, and many many cancers are also linked to animal products. But people will always find justifications for their bad habits.

[ricketyclik]

Dementia has become number 1 in Australia, heart disease and cancer (deaths) are on the decline!

[EPW]

I'd rather die of a heart attack. Of course dementia is associated with animal product consumption as well.

[The Mad Monk]

Meanwhile, ailments involving reduced B12, iron, calcium, and protein uptake are associated with lack of animal product consumption, such as anemia, osteoporosis, and an assortment of neurological disorders and cancers.

[The Mad Monk]

While veganism has been shown to decrease the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome, it also carries the potential for micro- and macronutrient deficits. It should be noted that vegans often have better socioeconomic levels, live a healthier lifestyle with more physical exercise, and tend to smoke less compared to non-vegetarians, making it difficult to isolate the effects of veganism in observational research. Existing research is often skewed by selection bias, which is when the study sample is chosen based on prior eating patterns and such studies are often recruited in environments with a high level of health awareness. Our review focuses on the impact of veganism on vulnerable populations, including children, adolescents, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and fetal outcomes in strict vegan mothers. Vegans should be closely monitored and treated for nutritional deficiencies, in order to mitigate any long-term negative health outcomes. Given the growing interest in diets without animal protein intake in the general population, it is crucial, now more than ever, to have a clear understanding of both the risks and benefits of such diets among clinicians, policymakers, and the public.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10027313/

[EPW]

Evidence? Reduced iron is a good thing for most people.high protein is associated with higher mortality. B12- take a pill, but this claim is mostly propaganda. Other claims are outright false

[EPW]

Well, your post #21 just got approved seemingly. That has to be one of the worst articles I ever read btw, clearly the authors are biased. But anyways, osteoporosis is associated with inflammation(caused by animal products) far more than supposed calcium deficiency(which vegans don't have btw). The other claims are stupid and not worth addressing. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3983667/

[EPW]

BTW, mixing together two categories, veganism and vegetarianism in this case, is one of the classic tricks used in nutrition science to make one of the categories look less good than it actually is. Vegetarians are retarded.

[BeBMan]

I do eat meat/stuff, but not in huge amounts. OTOH I think the amount of sugar (and to some extent salt) in some drinks/food is insane. Stopped drinking coke etc. ages ago, never looked back.

/fried cents