Vegan, vegetarian, or Omnivore?

[kabhold]

skip said:

kabhold said:

Sqrl said:

Humans are by definition omnivores, and thus an omnivore's diet is ideal for health.

With that said I definitely lean more towards the carnivore side =P

 

Ummmm.  NO.  It is not.  SO wrong.   Yes we are omnivores but as long as you get all the protein you need...it doesn't matter where you get it from.  IDEAL FOR HEALTH = exercise.  Yes I put that at a video game site.  Sorry, I work in the medical field and won't stand for misinformation on health.

 

only in the last 50 years has it been possible to survive as a strict vegetarian.  The reason people can now is that we can harvest vitamin b12 from animal/bacterial sources (also possible to synthesis in lab) and add it to cereals/bread/pasta/proccesed vegtable products/etc. Deficiency causes nerve degeneration and irreversible neurological damage, DNA replication problems, anaemia (excessive tiredness, breathlessness, listlessness, pallor, and poor resistance to infection), and blindness due to degeneration of optic nerve.

*side notes:

It is possible to build up stores of this vitamin that last for years.

There are other dietary issues that are also "solved" by supplement enriched foods.

 

 I'm assuming when you say strict vegetarian you mean vegan, otherwise eggs would be fine for b12.  Just remember it's a way of life, it doesn't necessarily mean it's better or worse for you.