13 and becoming vegan?

[adiidaas]

I am 13 years old and I would really like to become vegan. I have already started and I have been vegan for 3-4 days now, and It isn't hard at all. I am much fuller now that I mostly eat fruits and veggies. My mum hates me for wanting to become vegan but It is something I have wanted to do for such long time. I want to do it mostly for the animals, the nature and of course my health. If it really is bad for my body I won't do it and wait until I am 18 so I can make my own choices. My mum really doesn't like me eating fruits and veggies and making my smoothies. I can cook my own food so I do not understand my mothers problem. Well I just want to know if I should become vegan, or not?

[BuchitaBuchys]

It's not up to us, it's a choice you would have to research and make for yourself.
I'm considering going vegan (haha, people are annoyed by me as is) and I'm just trying to find recipes for my Mexican dishes.

Speak to a dietitian if you can, if not at least a doctor. Maybe even a trainer too just so you can see what's an ideal caloric intake for you and your body, especially since you're still growing.

The average diet even with meat, is vitamin deficient anyways, but you still want to ensure proper nutrition and caloric intake. Obviously you shouldn't overeat either.
Just remember that just because it's vegan, doesn't necessarily mean it's healthier. Oreos are vegan but not super healthy.
www.gracepointwellness.org/.../adolmaleeating.jpg

[THEKITSUN3]

If you want to do it do it. I went vegan a few months ago and got my whole family to be vegan for a while too. I showed my family the terrible videos of animals and what happens to them. My mom was afraid to eat any animal products for a month or two. They have all accepted my new lifestyle.

[giraffeinasaturn]

I had a friend who was vegan for about a year. she got all her protein and ate vitamins to stay healthy. when she went to the doctor at the end of the year he told her she was badly malnourished and low on basically every mineral. It's unfortunate that animals suffer for our food, but humans haven't evolved to eat nothing but fruits and veggies.

[AleDeEurope]

You can't say you do it for nature when nature made you so you should eat meat XD

[adiidaas]

I don't understand why I should eat other creatures when yes indeed nature made me? (To be exact my mum and dad but yeah). Where is your logic? 😂

[AleDeEurope]

Your body was created to eat meat. So saying you're not eating meat because "nature", you're actually going against nature.

[EvoMan]

I think at your age it will do more harm than good.
Your body is growing and needs certain nutrients and vitamins to do so effectively. There's even been some research that proved that soy (a big aspect of vegan diets) can cause hormone imbalance. You at least owe it to yourself to do more research on the matter before committing like this.

[EvoMan]

https:// empoweredsustenance. com/is-vegan-healthy/

[Zimthewrath]

Yes. But make sure you eat enough food. That’s what trips almost all fail cases people up from staying vegan