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Originally Posted by robot_parade
One thing that's often overlooked is that a vegan diet is simply not natural for the human body. We cannot survive on a purely vegan diet. Period.
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There are thousands of people proving you wrong. Very wrong, actually.
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There are no pure vegan cultures ever.
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This doesn't mean one cannot thrive as a vegan. It simply means cultures are heterogeneous when it comes to diet, especially modern ones. Most cultures don't eat much beef (or any), does this mean we should all stop?
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How do modern vegans survive, then? They get the vitamins they need from some fortified source, or they supplement with vitamins. That's fine - I have nothing against them choosing to do so, it's certainly their right to pursue that lifestyle, and there's nothing wrong with it. They should be careful and conscientious enough to make sure they get the nutrients they need, but that's their lookout, just like it's my lookout as an omnivore not to kill myself with junk food and fast food hamburgers.
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It's surprisingly easy to get most of your nutrients without supplementation if you understand food and diet. The typical North American omnivore could likely use more supplementation than a typical vegan. The difference is that most vegans think about a lot about food consciously. Their diet is one of their core values. [Refer to Figaro's excellent post above.]
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However, to turn a blind eye to the nutritional needs of a child based upon your own dietary choices is negligent. Criminally so.
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Agreed.
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Note that the above applies to vegan diets, not vegetarianism - it's possible to have a healthy vegetarian diet once you supplement with things like eggs, fish, and/or milk.
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As hinted at above, pisco-lacto-ovo-vegetartian diets are not essential to your health.
This article is misleading, and generally not very good.