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by shlant 7y ago
I wonder how many non-keto people would be making this claim... > "a perfect mix of macro-nutrients" What is this "perfect mix"? who is determining this? Macronutrients say very little about how good a food it for you
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by shlant 7y ago
> "It's not meat that's bad for the environment, it's the large scale factory farming methods Best estimates show that 70%+ of cows and 98%+ of all other meat in the US comes from factory farms(CAFO's)[1], so to
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by shlant 7y ago
> " A well-made hamburger contains part protein, vegetables and carbs. It’s a whole meal" Why do people continue to make nutritional arguments using macronutrients as the basis? Macronutrients tell you very little about how hea
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by shlant 7y ago
> Feeding animals nothing but corn and soybean is a travesty for a number of reasons but that doesn't mean meat production as a whole needs to stop. Best estimates show that 70%+ of cows and 98%+ of all other meat comes from factory
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by shlant 7y ago
> Beef production is 100% efficient at producing beef. Milk production is 100% efficient at producing milk. Alright, I think there is little point in continuing this discussion. You don't seem to understand what "efficient&quot
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by shlant 7y ago
> Food isn't all about efficiency This thread you have been commenting on is talking about efficiency... > I think it's equally likely that it'll stay an overpriced niche product You say, ignoring that the opposite is h
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by shlant 7y ago
> It's not all that inefficient for what it is I'm not even sure what that means. "for what it is"? As I said, it is inefficient from so many different angles. Water footprint, feed-to-food conversion, environmental e
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by shlant 7y ago
it certainly seems like a farfetched bandaid for a very inefficient food source (no matter how you view it)
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by shlant 7y ago
> any effort put on the 3% is only useful to distract from the 80% How is it a distraction to address the percentage (however small) that we can have as individuals while the larger problems are solved through legislation/technologi
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by shlant 7y ago
> Westerners generally only get this due to Malabsorption Exactly. It's not really a "protein deficiency" as much as it is a "nutritional deficiency". You can easily get enough protein even if you just eat vegeta
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by shlant 7y ago
> everything to do with proper nutrition, vegetarian or not Exactly. It's like the unending articles that point to negligent "vegan" parents as the cause of child deaths/underdevelopment when they fed them super extre
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by shlant 7y ago
> In terms of human history, he's right. 6th-century BCE was not very long ago at all: that's less than a mere 3000 years. Humans have been around for over 2 million years. 3000 years is certainly long enough to take something
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by shlant 7y ago
naw, just a fad unlike Paleo, Keto, Carnivore etc. ;)
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by shlant 7y ago
how about 10 of some of the largest nutritional organizations?[1] 1. https://www.theplantway.com/is-vegan-healthy/
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by shlant 7y ago
Sounds like a big ol' Paleo-esque Appeal to Nature argument. > The current 'plant based' fad diet recommendations are backed up by some very poor science and may be seriously unsuitable for humans and for children in parti
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by shlant 7y ago
Is there a name for a general protein deficiency?
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by shlant 7y ago
unfortunately, many vegans DO make it seem like an all or nothing issue. The amount of people I know who hate on Reducetarianism is infuriating and incredibly "anti-vegan" to use their own language.
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by shlant 7y ago
or maybe it's possible to address multiple sources of a problem simultaneously? I see this "not as bad as" fallacy again and again in various different discussions and it is mainly used to downplay issues by comparing them to
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by shlant 7y ago
it's a knee jerk reaction when people hear "eat less meat" they think "vegans". It's easier to downplay facts and argue against ghosts when you can associate what you don't like hearing with people who are
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by shlant 7y ago
judging by the tone and wording, OP just seems like another defensive Keto advocate you find on every post that mentions anything about meat or fat being bad...
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by shlant 7y ago
yea...no[1] The newest diet fad has not been around nearly long enough to even begin to determine its effect on longevity. 1. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2...
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by shlant 7y ago
isn't making electric vehicles accessible kind of the main goal of Elon Musk?
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by shlant 7y ago
> "It's a pretty simple contraption: a wood brick with a burrow in it. You put a piece of food in the end of the hole, then tighten a steel spring and tie it down with a piece of thread, which goes through the trap and covers t
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by shlant 7y ago
The unending walled gardens that the streaming service landscape is becoming is the main driver for torrent usage increasing. The more content becomes exclusive to single streaming services, the less consumers benefit from the convenience t
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by shlant 7y ago
> They're equally alive I guess if you only care about the most primitive, baseline definition of "alive". I would think we had evolved beyond believing killing is killing no matter the circumstance. Do we not wish to dist
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by shlant 7y ago
haven't heard that joke before...
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by shlant 7y ago
busybody?
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by shlant 7y ago
> I've slowly reduced my meat & dairy consumption, but haven't eliminated it. Good for you! More people need to realize this is an option . Too many in the vegan community and elsewhere push a "all or nothing" ap
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by shlant 7y ago
it is definitely a common manifestation of human psychology and black and white thinking. Not many people are comfortable with the grey area and the morally ambiguous. People want strict rules that they can follow that gives them a measurin
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by shlant 7y ago
unfortunately, anti-GMO, anti-vax, anti-science etc. is becoming more and more synonymous with the vegan community. The "what other beliefs does this vegan hold" bingo is becoming more and more disillusioning.

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