Originally Posted by
pig whisperer
Rheghead are you suggesting we become vegans, so apart from not eating meat eggs & dairy what else does it involve presume you wear plastic shoes etc tho I new a vegan that wore leather trousers, that confused the hell out of me
I just want to know the truth about the risks to health about eating meat and dairy and I want us to come to a consensus by sharing information that is accurate and not tainted by bias or financial concerns. However, I want to add that I am not trying to sell anything and I have my own bias to this subject but try to control it. Feel free to peer-review anything that I present as evidence but falls short, I will support any kind of indications or corrections of bias.
I will be also fully supportive of anyone who acknowledges that there is a risk to consuming animal products if the risks are substantiated but chooses to continue to eat them because of a lifestyle choice. We live in a free society afterall, I'm not a preachy sort of person despite any first or past impressions to the contrary. Though if someone chooses to act in such a way that flies in full face of good evidence says a lot about a persons moral and intellectual standing.
I use the word vegan loosely as vegans who call themselves vegans have a narrow narrative or definition as to what makes a vegan. I think there is some leeway in what applies in the definition of what makes a vegan but I prefer to use the term plant-based diet rather than vegan but I used the vegan word for familiarity purposes because I've never been in a plant-based restaurant but I've been in one or two vegan restaurants. Ultimately I do not get hung up on the useage of the terms to describe people who just eat plants.
For the purpose of this thread to prevent off-topic wander, I just want to focus on the health impacts of eating dairy or/and meat rather than ethical issues regarding animal cruelty in rearing animals for food and clothing. Health was partly and probably the main reason, enironmental reasons secondly why I decided to cut out dairy and meat. I feel better for it as well.
Last edited by Rheghead; 13-Sep-16 at 23:22.
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