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I noticed that many people who propose this are not aware of a plethora of health issues that people have that make eating plant-based foods extremely difficult

I noticed that many people who propose this are not aware of a plethora of health issues that people have that make eating plant-based foods extremely difficult. For many people eating plants only is extremely difficult - e.g. for me personally, with a plethora of food allergies (soy, almonds, various kinds of nuts, apples, peaches and other fruits) and intestine issues causing irritation when consuming multiple other things. Ditto people that require a low/slow carb diet - there is a limit of how much nuts you can eat a week without getting sick ;)

dmbche 3y ago
Just for fun, what percentage of the population is in your situation? Meaning cannot eat plant based because of allergies - I can't imagine it's much more than 1% ( I might be wrong!) If that's the case, wouldn't a world where you get lab grown meat and everyone else eats plants make more sense? Since it's a medical issue you get special treatment, it seems to make more sense than supporting an entire industry just for you!
hombre_fatal 3y ago
I don't see how it matters just like if the only meat you could digest was human meat. You would have to find some other permutation of an elimination diet that works for you just like Jeffrey Dahmer would have to find some human meat alternative.
myshpa 3y ago
It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. Well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes. - American Dietetic Association A vegetarian or vegan diet can be suitable for everyone, regardless of their age. - NHS UK It is possible to follow a well-planned, plant-based, vegan friendly diet that supports healthy living in people of all ages, and during pregnancy and breastfeeding. - British Dietetic Association. For adults, protein from two or more plant groups daily is like to be adequate. - WHO
- belorn 3y ago
  The American Heart Association recommends eating 2 servings of fish (particularly fatty fish) per week. - American Heart Association A healthy, balanced diet should include at least 2 portions of fish a week, including 1 of oily fish. - NHS UK You should try and include both types of fish in your usual diet. Some foods have DHA added (fortified). Human milk contains DHA and infant formulas must have this fat added. The best way of ensuring we are getting enough omega-3 is to eat foods rich in these fats. - British Dietetic Association Among the general adult population, consumption of fish, particularly fatty fish, lowers the risk of mortality from coronary heart disease. - WHO
  - myshpa 3y ago
    Yes, because people can't be bothered to change their diets. But it's different now, when there is 8 billions of us. Everything changes. And we can obtain Omega-3 from algae, which is the same source that fish rely on. --- The oceans are home for up to 80% of all life on Earth. Today only 3% of Pacific bluefin tuna remain. Overfishing puts $42 billion tuna industry at risk of collapse. For the first time, sharks are going extinct because of us. Species like thresher, bull, and hammerhead sharks have lost up to 80-99% of their populations in the last two decades. Seabird populations have declined by 70% since the 1950s. Sharks kill 10 people per year. Comparatively, people kill 11,000-30,000 sharks are killed per hour. Approx. 50 million sharks are killed every year as bycatch. Studies estimate that up to 40% of all marine life caught is thrown overboard as bycatch. An Iceland fishery in one month killed approx. 269 harbor porpoises, 900 seals of four different species, and 5000 seabirds. The Iceland fishery was awarded the blue tick by the MSC. There are 4,600,000 commercial fishing vessels in the world. 10,000+ dolphins are killed as bycatch off the coast of France every year. Over 300,000 whales, dolphins, and porpoises are killed as bycatch every year. 46% of the Pacific garbage patch is fishing nets. There is enough long line set every day to wrap around the planet 500x. Six out of seven species of sea turtles are either threatened or endangered due to fishing. The fishing industry kills more animals in a day than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill did in months. Fishing has become a major threat to coral reefs from the Middle East to the Caribbean, where 90% of large fish have disappeared. In the 1830s, a typical fishing boat caught 1-2 tons of halibut per day, but today the entire fishing fleet catches 1-2 tons across the entire year. 2.7 trillion fish are caught every year, or up to 5 million caught every minute. Fish populations are in decline to near extinction. Virtually empty oceans by 2048. - https://www.seaspiracy.org/facts https://www.seaspiracy.org/facts

dmbche 3y ago

Just for fun, what percentage of the population is in your situation? Meaning cannot eat plant based because of allergies - I can't imagine it's much more than 1% ( I might be wrong!) If that's the case, wouldn't a world where you get lab grown meat and everyone else eats plants make more sense? Since it's a medical issue you get special treatment, it seems to make more sense than supporting an entire industry just for you!

hombre_fatal 3y ago

I don't see how it matters just like if the only meat you could digest was human meat. You would have to find some other permutation of an elimination diet that works for you just like Jeffrey Dahmer would have to find some human meat alternative.

myshpa 3y ago

It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. Well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes. - American Dietetic Association A vegetarian or vegan diet can be suitable for everyone, regardless of their age. - NHS UK It is possible to follow a well-planned, plant-based, vegan friendly diet that supports healthy living in people of all ages, and during pregnancy and breastfeeding. - British Dietetic Association. For adults, protein from two or more plant groups daily is like to be adequate. - WHO

belorn 3y ago
The American Heart Association recommends eating 2 servings of fish (particularly fatty fish) per week. - American Heart Association A healthy, balanced diet should include at least 2 portions of fish a week, including 1 of oily fish. - NHS UK You should try and include both types of fish in your usual diet. Some foods have DHA added (fortified). Human milk contains DHA and infant formulas must have this fat added. The best way of ensuring we are getting enough omega-3 is to eat foods rich in these fats. - British Dietetic Association Among the general adult population, consumption of fish, particularly fatty fish, lowers the risk of mortality from coronary heart disease. - WHO
- myshpa 3y ago
  Yes, because people can't be bothered to change their diets. But it's different now, when there is 8 billions of us. Everything changes. And we can obtain Omega-3 from algae, which is the same source that fish rely on. --- The oceans are home for up to 80% of all life on Earth. Today only 3% of Pacific bluefin tuna remain. Overfishing puts $42 billion tuna industry at risk of collapse. For the first time, sharks are going extinct because of us. Species like thresher, bull, and hammerhead sharks have lost up to 80-99% of their populations in the last two decades. Seabird populations have declined by 70% since the 1950s. Sharks kill 10 people per year. Comparatively, people kill 11,000-30,000 sharks are killed per hour. Approx. 50 million sharks are killed every year as bycatch. Studies estimate that up to 40% of all marine life caught is thrown overboard as bycatch. An Iceland fishery in one month killed approx. 269 harbor porpoises, 900 seals of four different species, and 5000 seabirds. The Iceland fishery was awarded the blue tick by the MSC. There are 4,600,000 commercial fishing vessels in the world. 10,000+ dolphins are killed as bycatch off the coast of France every year. Over 300,000 whales, dolphins, and porpoises are killed as bycatch every year. 46% of the Pacific garbage patch is fishing nets. There is enough long line set every day to wrap around the planet 500x. Six out of seven species of sea turtles are either threatened or endangered due to fishing. The fishing industry kills more animals in a day than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill did in months. Fishing has become a major threat to coral reefs from the Middle East to the Caribbean, where 90% of large fish have disappeared. In the 1830s, a typical fishing boat caught 1-2 tons of halibut per day, but today the entire fishing fleet catches 1-2 tons across the entire year. 2.7 trillion fish are caught every year, or up to 5 million caught every minute. Fish populations are in decline to near extinction. Virtually empty oceans by 2048. - https://www.seaspiracy.org/facts https://www.seaspiracy.org/facts