Vegan Or Vegetarian?

[Octopussy]

my bio teacher is so hot maybe because shes vegetarian>?

[summerlinda]

Never mind

[UKMan]

IMHO:
You should eat whatever your heart or mind thinks is correct. If you have moral problems in eating anything, then dont eat it and dont try to make excuses for other people to accept you. Once you start eating so that others can accept it, then that is also morally wrong - just do what you think is right and dont worry what others think.

Listen to others opinions if you like, but in the end its down to you bro

I tried vegetarianism once for a period of about a year, i was convinced then that it was the correct thing to do, but that was because others around me thought the same. Not being co-erced by others anymore, i now eat what i believe is good for me and what i want (not allways the same thing of course).

I dont have any morals about eating meat, although i would prefer to do away with mass production and the waste that the meat and poultry industry causes - but thats another topic. If i could i would hunt my own food - but thats not possible anymore, unless i join some hunting club here in Sweden and start shooting Elks and deer.

Thats my input and i stick to it B)

Peace
UKMan

[Lamsey]

Although I'm deliberately staying out of this discussion as it usually gets me annoyed, I would like to make a point here.

Originally posted by Common misconception
Vegetarians are unhealthy, due to mineral and vitamin deficiencies because they don't eat meat, and they have to take supplements

The above is utter and complete bullshit. (That's not a quote from anyone in this thread, by the way, it's a paraphrase of a common misconception.)

If you eat healthily (which you should do regardless of whether you eat meat or not), you will not experience difficulties with your health due to your diet.

I have never eaten meat, but I'm one of the healthiest people I know. I rarely get sick at all, and have an extremely strong immune system (I didn't even need a BCG jag because I have natural immunity).
I don't take any vitamin supplements except in the spring, when I take one small Vitamin C tablet a day because it helps with hayfever, acoording to my mother. This has nothing to do with my diet - Vitamin C is present in all sorts of foods, especially citrus fruits.

So if you're sitting there thinking you can't possibly stop eating meat, think again. If you can afford internet access, you can afford to feed yourself properly. Therefore, you don't need to eat meat.

Quod Erat Demonstrandum.

[blackhatknight]

Originally posted by Lamsey+4 November 2003 - 23:45--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Lamsey &#064; 4 November 2003 - 23:45)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
<!--QuoteBegin-Common misconception
Vegetarians are unhealthy, due to mineral and vitamin deficiencies because they don&#39;t eat meat, and they have to take supplements

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No vitiam B 12 except in meat, though this proably shouldn&#39;t annoy vegiterians as it probably won&#39;t kill them, but their diet is lacking, at the same time most people who eat meant probably over do it too, it&#39;s, from a dietry point of view, a question of balance

inevitably does anyone who deosn&#39;t take vitiam supplement have what the medical industry tells us we should be eating??

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[Lamsey]

Originally posted by blackhatknight+4 November 2003 - 23:54--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (blackhatknight &#064; 4 November 2003 - 23:54)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by Lamsey@4 November 2003 - 23:45
<!--QuoteBegin-Common misconception

Vegetarians are unhealthy, due to mineral and vitamin deficiencies because they don&#39;t eat meat, and they have to take supplements

No vitiam B 12 except in meant, though this proably shouldn&#39;t annoy vegiterians as it probably won&#39;t kill them, but their diet is lacking, at the same time most people who eat meant probably over do it too, it&#39;s, from a dietry point of view, a question of balance [/b][/quote]
Absolute rubbish.

Second result on Google: http://www.vegsoc.org/info/b12.html

[summerlinda]

Originally posted by blackhatknight+5 November 2003 - 00:54--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (blackhatknight @ 5 November 2003 - 00:54)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by Lamsey@4 November 2003 - 23:45

<!--QuoteBegin-Common misconception

Vegetarians are unhealthy, due to mineral and vitamin deficiencies because they don&#39;t eat meat, and they have to take supplements

No vitiam B 12 except in meat, though this proably shouldn&#39;t annoy vegiterians as it probably won&#39;t kill them, but their diet is lacking, at the same time most people who eat meant probably over do it too, it&#39;s, from a dietry point of view, a question of balance

inevitably does anyone who deosn&#39;t take vitiam supplement have what the medical industry tells us we should be eating??

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Thats a fucking lie&#33;

Its in milk-products and in egg-productsas well&#33;

Shut the fuck up if you dont know what you are talking about&#33;

[blackhatknight]

Lamsey - I&#39;m not a nutristionist so i can only state what i&#39;ve read, consequently this does not mean your wrong

summerlinda, it obvious you do not have a crasp of civilised expression therefore i would not expect you to have a grasp of chemistry either, therefore i can only assume your viewpoints are based on the foolly of your evident lack of understanding

[UKMan]

found here

What foods provide vitamin B12?
Vitamin B12 is naturally found in animal foods including fish, milk and milk products, eggs, meat, and poultry. Fortified breakfast cereals are an excellent source of vitamin B12 and a particularly valuable source for vegetarians.


Peace
UKMan

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by blackhatknight@5 November 2003 - 00:12
Lamsey - I&#39;m not a nutristionist so i can only state what i&#39;ve read, consequently this does not mean your wrong

summerlinda, it obvious you do not have a crasp of civilised expression therefore i would not expect you to have a grasp of chemistry either, therefore i can only assume your viewpoints are based on the foolly of your evident lack of understanding

She, like me, is fed up with people spouting utter and complete codswallop and then saying "oh, I&#39;m not a nutritionist you know" in their defence.

5 seconds on Google and you could have checked that fact before you posted it.