RE: bacon causes cancer! WHO!
October 29, 2015 at 3:15 pm
(This post was last modified: October 29, 2015 at 3:29 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Yeah, good catch, missed an "n". Subtle differences in the way we weight things lead to larger differences in our final conclusions. If eating meat was healthiest, from the nutritional POV, but I had a problem with killing animals...I still wouldn't eat meat.
Now, personally, there's meat I don't eat. Veal, for example. I have no interest in veal. If veal were suddenly discovered to be -the- superfood...I guess I'd just have to go undernourished. I don't have any general objections to killing animals for food, though I have many specific objections to particular production models and products. Some of those objections are the very same ones I'd have to a great many vegetable products. So, as before, even if veganism was shown to be the most nutritious diet....that wouldn't be enough for me to sign onboard.
Often enough, a "vegan diet" is more than just eating vegetables alone. It's whole grains, balanced portions - and right off the bat who -couldn't- do with more veggies in their diet. But why not enjoy all of that with a nice tilapia fillet? Is that somehow less healthy than eating it with a brick of fermented soybeans - put a number on that? This is why, btw, you might want to consider the "veganism is better for you" claim more seriously. Whole grains are better for you. Proper portions are better for you. Gorging yourself on tofu isn't healthy just because it's tofu.....
Compare a vegan diet and an intelligent omnivorous diet head to head. If we're comparing veganism to eating burgers and fries it's nolo contendre. That 30oz porterhouse is an indulgence, not nutrition - but frankly most of the things we eat..even the veggies, are an indulgence, not nutrition.
Now, personally, there's meat I don't eat. Veal, for example. I have no interest in veal. If veal were suddenly discovered to be -the- superfood...I guess I'd just have to go undernourished. I don't have any general objections to killing animals for food, though I have many specific objections to particular production models and products. Some of those objections are the very same ones I'd have to a great many vegetable products. So, as before, even if veganism was shown to be the most nutritious diet....that wouldn't be enough for me to sign onboard.
Often enough, a "vegan diet" is more than just eating vegetables alone. It's whole grains, balanced portions - and right off the bat who -couldn't- do with more veggies in their diet. But why not enjoy all of that with a nice tilapia fillet? Is that somehow less healthy than eating it with a brick of fermented soybeans - put a number on that? This is why, btw, you might want to consider the "veganism is better for you" claim more seriously. Whole grains are better for you. Proper portions are better for you. Gorging yourself on tofu isn't healthy just because it's tofu.....
Compare a vegan diet and an intelligent omnivorous diet head to head. If we're comparing veganism to eating burgers and fries it's nolo contendre. That 30oz porterhouse is an indulgence, not nutrition - but frankly most of the things we eat..even the veggies, are an indulgence, not nutrition.
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