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We would likely suffer from mass malnutrition. If you want to see what a country looks like that has gone "all vegan" just look at North Korea. Protein, from an

We would likely suffer from mass malnutrition. If you want to see what a country looks like that has gone "all vegan" just look at North Korea. Protein, from animals, is critical for not just survival, but growth and sustainability of the population. Relying on plant-based and artificial sources of protein is a recipe for disaster.

qabqabaca 9y ago
I sincerely hope you're trolling
54mf 9y ago
This is false and serious FUD. There are a handful of vitamins/minerals that aren't found in meat-free diets (B12 is the big one) but they're all easily covered by fortified foods and/or taking a daily multivitamin. "Protein from animals" is absolutely not critical, and protein is found in all sorts of meatless sources. Nuts, leafy greens, etc.
- choko 9y ago
  My wife went vegan and it caused her to become anemic. She talked to two different doctors, and tried different supplements. She is far healthier with a little meat in her diet than without. I'm not claiming this is the norm, but you should realize that not everyone tolerates a diet completely devoid of meat.
dev_throw 9y ago
North Korea is impoverished, not vegan. If you eat adequate, balanced meals (not just doritos, oreos and beer), then you will not suffer from malnutrition. Please stop straw-manning the malnutrition argument.
bjoli 9y ago
Which amino acid is lacking from a vegan diet? The only thing I know is is that eating legumes is good to balance the low lysine value of most grains.
teilo 9y ago
> Relying on plant-based and artificial sources of protein is a recipe for disaster. Protein is not the problem. Never has been. There are plenty of ways to get complete protein on a vegan diet. But yes, there are often nutritional problems. My daughter tried really really hard to go vegan. She tried for a year and a half, doing all the right things, taking all the right supplements. She had to give it up. She started experiencing syncope (similar to a seizure) when falling asleep. Her LDL levels were too low. Her levels of various hormones were out of whack. Other essential nutrients were also low (we did blood testing to learn all of this). She now eats eggs, fish, and dairy, and takes fish oil. All her issues went away. Some people have the genetic makeup to do well on a vegan diet. Many people do not, and no amount of supplementation will fix this. Google for the many stories of ex-vegans whose experiences mirrored my daughter's. It's a difficult thing. I understand that many vegans are vegans for moral reasons, and it's very difficult to face the consequences of one's own genetic makeup. My daughter was angry at first, but has since come to peace with it.

qabqabaca 9y ago

I sincerely hope you're trolling

54mf 9y ago

This is false and serious FUD. There are a handful of vitamins/minerals that aren't found in meat-free diets (B12 is the big one) but they're all easily covered by fortified foods and/or taking a daily multivitamin. "Protein from animals" is absolutely not critical, and protein is found in all sorts of meatless sources. Nuts, leafy greens, etc.

choko 9y ago
My wife went vegan and it caused her to become anemic. She talked to two different doctors, and tried different supplements. She is far healthier with a little meat in her diet than without. I'm not claiming this is the norm, but you should realize that not everyone tolerates a diet completely devoid of meat.

dev_throw 9y ago

North Korea is impoverished, not vegan. If you eat adequate, balanced meals (not just doritos, oreos and beer), then you will not suffer from malnutrition. Please stop straw-manning the malnutrition argument.

bjoli 9y ago

Which amino acid is lacking from a vegan diet? The only thing I know is is that eating legumes is good to balance the low lysine value of most grains.

teilo 9y ago

> Relying on plant-based and artificial sources of protein is a recipe for disaster. Protein is not the problem. Never has been. There are plenty of ways to get complete protein on a vegan diet. But yes, there are often nutritional problems. My daughter tried really really hard to go vegan. She tried for a year and a half, doing all the right things, taking all the right supplements. She had to give it up. She started experiencing syncope (similar to a seizure) when falling asleep. Her LDL levels were too low. Her levels of various hormones were out of whack. Other essential nutrients were also low (we did blood testing to learn all of this). She now eats eggs, fish, and dairy, and takes fish oil. All her issues went away. Some people have the genetic makeup to do well on a vegan diet. Many people do not, and no amount of supplementation will fix this. Google for the many stories of ex-vegans whose experiences mirrored my daughter's. It's a difficult thing. I understand that many vegans are vegans for moral reasons, and it's very difficult to face the consequences of one's own genetic makeup. My daughter was angry at first, but has since come to peace with it.