How many of you are vegetarians/vegan? If you`re not, what do you think of them? (Page 2)

[YazanAA]

I'm not a vegetarian. What do I think of them? There's are human being who don't like to eat meet 😳. That's all.

[YazanAA]

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[Bigclit]

i'm a pestcatarian... I'd like to be vegan one day but it's really hate no cheese :'( it's a toughie

[HereForTheDay]

it is not healthy. You need a lot more protein than you can get in a veggie diet. You also need to take a multivitamin if you aren't eating a reasonable amount of meat.

[Asker]

I didn`t mean from the healthy side. It has been proven that a vegetarian diet prevents many diseases and can provide all the nutrients somebody needs. This is something every doctor suggests.

[aamy811]

Actually fun fact the FDA says only 5% of calories need to come from protein

[HereForTheDay]

The FDA sets guidelines based on an industry panel. The fact of the matter is that you can convert protein into carbohydrates but you cannot do the reverse. Your body only needs carbohydrates for energy. Protein creates all the muscle, enzymes and signaling protein that your body needs. You could live on a 100% protein diet (if you ate some meat - you need a phosphorus source) but if you did that with carbs, you would get fat and die. But you sound set in your ways.. A vegetarian diet does not prevent any diseases beyond those that come from vitamin deficiencies like scurvy. I doubt your doc told you that. I had 2 1/2 years of med school and I have a PhD in molecular Biology. I would not imagine a physician recommending a vegetarian diet to anyone. When you dissect the cadavers of vegetarians, you can spot them easily. Their bones look like swiss cheese. It is a very poor diet.

[Asker]

Vegetarians don't eat a diet of only carbs, as they have cheese, milk, eggs as source of protein (although proteins can be found in many vegetables and legumes too). Meat consumption is related with incresing risk of developing cancer and cardiovascular diseases, as you may know, are one of the primary cause of death in western civilization. I've been vegetarians for over 12 years and I get blood tested every year and I can assure you I have no kind of deficiency, and yes, every doctor I've been to, congratulated me for that. And by the way I'm at med school, so I'm not "set in my ways". They're not my ways, it's science. I tell what I've been taught which is clearly different from what you've been taught 20-30 years ago? (I see you're 52) .
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26075652 here is the first article I've found, but I really recommend you to update your knowledge.

[HereForTheDay]

I am quite current. Your body is your temple. Do with it what you will. n. b. the NIH guidelines are more than 20 years in the past. They represent the input from the manufacturers and producers of dairy, fruits, meats, fast food giants... you won't get an answer there. That is why milk and cheese are on the list even though both are quite unhealthy for you.

[Nathand]

I am. tramps probably call me a wuss... but its cool.

[Anonymous]

I'm basically a vegetarian, at least when I'm not at home. its a pain checking the ingredients of every food item you buy...

[vekin]

I don't eat pork and further everytbing and from somethings too much

[nikiroxs]

vegetarian all my life xD

[aamy811]

I'm a vegan and I love being a vegan

[Hippieswithchains]

I'm a vegetarian of like 8 years.

[OnionsNstuff]

i think they're fussy for the wrong reasons

[Nettie29Howie]

I am a vegetarian. I love being vegetarian.

[I_am_repulsive]

Kudos to them, but I am a meatatarian

[Anonymous]

I'm not. And they tend to be very annoying.

[Anonymous]

I'm a pescatarian.