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Actually, moving entirely to plant-based diets is not feasible for everyone due to allergies and other food-related issues. For a certain subset of the populat

Actually, moving entirely to plant-based diets is not feasible for everyone due to allergies and other food-related issues. For a certain subset of the population, getting the appropriate amount of protein and other nutrients would be nigh impossible since those foods could make them incredibly ill or kill them.

cageface 9y ago
Sure. Many people are allergic to meat or fish too. 65% of the world population is intolerant to lactose. There will never be a single diet that works every single human on the planet. But the overwhelming majority of us can not only live but thrive on a plant based diet. People also mistakenly put way too much emphasis on protein and not nearly enough on other nutrients. The average American, for example, gets way more protein than they need and not nearly enough dietary fiber.
- dizzystar 9y ago
  My basic issue with sweeping diet generalizations is that it often excludes many people. As someone who has this very problem, I am confused by the strange diets everyone is on. If only I had that choice! (I generally dissociate myself from vegetarians and their ilk because I loathe talking about it) Regarding the topic of too much protein, nutrition doesn't quite work that way. You can't go tick-tock on your diet just because you have too much protein today; you will need protein until the day you die. You also need suger, fat, salt, and yes, fiber. It's also quite wrong to say everyone could be on a vegetarian / vegan diet because you well know that it's quite dangerous if it isn't followed correctly, and lo and behold, the average American is overweight. We can sort of blame the new trend diets for the lack of fiber.
  - cageface 9y ago
    Heart disease is the leading killer in the US right now, the risk of which is almost zero on a whole food, plant based diet. Your risk of cancer and diabetes also go way up on a diet rich in animal products. Vegans are also the only demographic with a normal body mass index, and obesity is linked to many other health issues. Which diet is dangerous again? Unless you're eating a really weird diet it's almost impossible to get enough calories but not enough protein. Eating a healthy vegan diet is easy and easier now than it's ever been with the wealth of information out there.
anonymous5133 9y ago
What percentage of the population suffers from these plant food allergies?
- DanBC 9y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_allergy_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_allergy_syndrome > Oral allergy syndrome (OAS) is an allergic reaction in the mouth following eating food.[1] It is a type of food allergy classified by a cluster of allergic reactions in the mouth in response to eating certain (usually fresh) fruits, nuts, and vegetables that typically develops in adults with hay fever.[2] > OAS is perhaps the most common food-related allergy in adults.
  - cageface 9y ago
    From the same article: > It is usually limited to ingestion of only uncooked fruits or vegetables I'm actually susceptible to this to some degree during hayfever season too. Unfortunately I can't eat some fresh, raw fruit during that time without getting a very itchy mouth. It's hardly a dealbreaker for a plant-based diet though.
FiveUperdan 9y ago
What sort of allergies or food-related issues prevent someone from going plant based? They'd have to be pretty severe, the sort of severe I've never met.

cageface 9y ago

Sure. Many people are allergic to meat or fish too. 65% of the world population is intolerant to lactose. There will never be a single diet that works every single human on the planet. But the overwhelming majority of us can not only live but thrive on a plant based diet. People also mistakenly put way too much emphasis on protein and not nearly enough on other nutrients. The average American, for example, gets way more protein than they need and not nearly enough dietary fiber.

dizzystar 9y ago
My basic issue with sweeping diet generalizations is that it often excludes many people. As someone who has this very problem, I am confused by the strange diets everyone is on. If only I had that choice! (I generally dissociate myself from vegetarians and their ilk because I loathe talking about it) Regarding the topic of too much protein, nutrition doesn't quite work that way. You can't go tick-tock on your diet just because you have too much protein today; you will need protein until the day you die. You also need suger, fat, salt, and yes, fiber. It's also quite wrong to say everyone could be on a vegetarian / vegan diet because you well know that it's quite dangerous if it isn't followed correctly, and lo and behold, the average American is overweight. We can sort of blame the new trend diets for the lack of fiber.
- cageface 9y ago
  Heart disease is the leading killer in the US right now, the risk of which is almost zero on a whole food, plant based diet. Your risk of cancer and diabetes also go way up on a diet rich in animal products. Vegans are also the only demographic with a normal body mass index, and obesity is linked to many other health issues. Which diet is dangerous again? Unless you're eating a really weird diet it's almost impossible to get enough calories but not enough protein. Eating a healthy vegan diet is easy and easier now than it's ever been with the wealth of information out there.

anonymous5133 9y ago

What percentage of the population suffers from these plant food allergies?

DanBC 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_allergy_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_allergy_syndrome > Oral allergy syndrome (OAS) is an allergic reaction in the mouth following eating food.[1] It is a type of food allergy classified by a cluster of allergic reactions in the mouth in response to eating certain (usually fresh) fruits, nuts, and vegetables that typically develops in adults with hay fever.[2] > OAS is perhaps the most common food-related allergy in adults.
- cageface 9y ago
  From the same article: > It is usually limited to ingestion of only uncooked fruits or vegetables I'm actually susceptible to this to some degree during hayfever season too. Unfortunately I can't eat some fresh, raw fruit during that time without getting a very itchy mouth. It's hardly a dealbreaker for a plant-based diet though.

FiveUperdan 9y ago

What sort of allergies or food-related issues prevent someone from going plant based? They'd have to be pretty severe, the sort of severe I've never met.