You konw I knew you were going to say that as I wrote it out, but then I thought, hmm let's give HCP the benefit of the doubt and see if he does. Fail
I said that you are a lazy ball sack of a Laker fan! By the way, I'm recording the Laker v Bulls game tomorrow night so I can watch it when we get home from SF! Go Bulls!
Not according to a quick search of Nutritional experts: Roughly half of the population in India (your example) is dangerously aenemic, due to lack of meat and dairy products in their diet. http://www.nfhsindia.org/data/india/indch7.pdf http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/vitamin_b12_deficiency.htm In fact, B12 deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the developing world and possibly in the United States as well, reports the August issue of the Harvard Health Letter. Sometimes the only symptoms of a B12 deficiency are subtle cognitive and neurological changes. More serious shortages can result in dementia or anemia. Breast-fed infants of mothers with a B12 deficiency are at risk for severe developmental abnormalities and irreversible neurological damage. Vegans (people who don’t eat any meat, dairy, or eggs) are most at risk for developing a B12 deficiency because, aside from fortified breakfast cereals, the only reliable dietary sources of vitamin B12 are animal-derived products. But even vegetarians who eat eggs and dairy products consume, on average, less than half the adult Recommended Dietary Allowance of 2.4 mcg of B12, notes the Health Letter. http://www.thelancetstudent.com/category/articles/nutritional-deficiencies The WHO recognises that iron deficiency is in fact the commonest nutritional disorder worldwide. An astounding 2000 million people, a third of the world’s population, are anaemic, and at least half due to iron deficiency. http://www.stewartnutrition.co.uk/n...ce_of_nutritional_deficiencies_worldwide.html It is estimated that vitamin and mineral deficiencies affect at least one third of the world’s population. They are much more prevalent in developing countries but are not unknown in developed countries and knowledge of them is of importance to those in developed countries for the following reasons: Many of the first descriptions of severe nutrient deficiency were first seen in those living in undeveloped countries and this lead to their recognition in those living in developed countries. Less than a century ago many deficiencies that are prevalent in undeveloped regions were also commonplace in the UK population and could return if economic, agricultural or environmental circumstances were to change adversely. The worst-fed 10% of UK population have intakes of many nutrients that are similar to those in undeveloped countries where deficiencies in such nutrients are commonplace. Lessons learnt about the impact, detection, treatment and prevention of vitamin and mineral deficiencies in undeveloped countries have importance for us in developed countries both at the level of treating individuals as well as at-risk populations.
Quick notes: 1. Vegans are vegans primarily due to what they feel are ethical concerns with "animal rights", and consideration of proper nutrition has little to do with their decision to avoid animal byproducts. 2. "Moderation in everything, and everything in moderation" is a good general rule to follow in your diet. 3. I'm going Elk hunting Saturday.
That's about vegans. I'm referring to vegetarians, who can eat dairy. In addition, vegans can always take a B12 supplement. Veganism wouldn't have been healthy in the past; in modern society, one can take a dietary supplment to address B12.
A vegetarian who eats dairy is like a Blazers Fan who roots for the Lakers. He's NOT a vegetarian. A recent study I read in yesterdays paper of vitamins A and E, funded by vitamin companies, showed supplements are poorly absorbed by the body to the point of being practically useless. It also showed A and E supplements were not helpful in preventing cancers. Manufactured foods such as soy protein are also poorly absorbed and carry other health risks. Better to get nutrition from the source.
Don't read if you are planning on watching the series "Bones". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gormogon
Wait, what? I think you're mistaking a vegetarian for a vegan. Vegetarians, for the most part, can absolutely have dairy.
I'd be interested in knowing what vegetable milk, cheese and eggs come from? I'm faily certain they come from animals (meat). Otherwise, people like myself who eat meat (along with their vegetables) every day, would be called vegetarians. Some people call themselves vegetarians, but they are liars if they eat dairy, or fish, or fowl... Technically they are lying if they eat fruit or nuts. They should just not label themselves and save the embarrassment.
