Are vegetables overrated?

[bhsmte]

Then they pay the price in degradation of their health and mental state

Opinion. The bottom line though, you are free to do as you like, correct?

 

[Friend-of-Jesus]

Opinion. The bottom line though, you are free to do as you like, correct?

Of course. Eat animals, plants or rubber shoes. It's your free choice!

 

[OldWiseGuy]

lol. That's hilariously wrong, generally.
Good grief. Where do you people get your "info?" Misinformation.com?

Personal experience. I am very healthy but only consume about four servings of fruits and vegetables combined daily.

With breakfast - 1/2 banana
With Lunch- a few pieces of fruit (melon, orange, grapes, peach)
With supper - 1 serving steamed broccoli
Evening snack - a small apple

1. The latest dietary guidelines call for five to thirteen servings of fruits and vegetables a day (2½ to 6½ cups per day), depending on one’s caloric intake.
   How Many Servings of Fruits and Vegetables Are In Juice?
   fit-juice.com/how-many-servings-of-fruits-and-

My high energy needs are met easily without stuffing myself with thirteen servings of fruits and vegetables. I need most of the room for protein foods, bread, milk.

 

[Rubiks]

A vegan diet CANNOT be a healthy diet as it requires vitamin B12 supplements. A diet that requires vitamin supplements for health is by definition NOT a healthy diet.

 

[Earatha]

So I went to google scholar because I was curious about the vegan/vegetarian/omnivore thing. What I found wasn't particularly surprising.

With the exception of very young children there doesn't seem to be any health differences IF all three are educated about their food choices and nutrient intake. There's some differences in bone density and muscle mass but it's fairly minor. There's also a SLIGHT increase in colon cancer for excessive amounts of red meat, but not enough to be a major concern.

If a diet works for you then good! Go for it! If it doesn't then whatever. So long as you're not exclusively eating endangered animals or some odd high maintenance plant no one else should care.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

A vegan diet CANNOT be a healthy diet as it requires vitamin B12 supplements. A diet that requires vitamin supplements for health is by definition NOT a healthy diet.

My grown daughter plays with the vegan diet but admits that she will get so run down that she has to abandon it for a time and eat some meat. She especially likes my stewed venison.

 

[Scott Kanph]

Right, I remember in Genesis where God gave Adam a bow and arrow, instructing him to kill and eat every living creature in the garden. Eve waited back at base camp keeping the frying pan hot - or am I remembering it wrong?

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Right, I remember in Genesis where God gave Adam a bow and arrow, instructing him to kill and eat every living creature in the garden. Eve waited back at base camp keeping the frying pan hot - or am I remembering it wrong?

You are remembering it wrong. God didn't put meat on the menu until later.

 

[durangodawood]

Why would human health be dependent on something us humans can't even digest? (cellulose)

Our gut needs the fiber from cellulose to regulate digestion-uptake. Without it you are at much greater risk of various metabolic diseases.

 

[durangodawood]

Also, honestly I see the resistance to learn-to-like things that are good for you as kind of childish.

Veg aversion is the classic case.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Also, honestly I see the resistance to learn-to-like things that are good for you as kind of childish.

Veg aversion is the classic case.

And yet nutritionists caution not to force foods on kids that they don't like. That would certainly include some vegetables (rutabaga and brussel sprouts come to mind immediately).

 

[bhsmte]

Our gut needs the fiber from cellulose to regulate digestion-uptake. Without it you are at much greater risk of various metabolic diseases.

And colon cancer.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

The poor eating habits of Americans accounts for a pretty hefty part of our economy.

 

[durangodawood]

And yet nutritionists caution not to force foods on kids that they don't like. That would certainly include some vegetables (rutabaga and brussel sprouts come to mind immediately).

I get that.

But I said the aversion is childish. Childish things are cute in children. Adults really should move on.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

I get that.

But I said the aversion is childish. Childish things are cute in children. Adults really should move on.

People move on naturally. I hated green olives as a kid. Now I like them (I still won't eat rutabaga).