What science says about plant-based diets (Vegan)

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I noticed a good question before I quit the thread, so I dropped in to answer:

Where you draw the line as a vegan is kind of a personal thing. For me, I don't eat honey because of the cruelty to and exploitation of bees. I don't eat anything with insects in it. (They're used for various things in food, people likely aren't even aware).

My morality extends as far as is practically possible into the animal kingdom. I don't subscribe to "might equals right" or "It's only a [different species to me], who cares?" I care. Instead I try even harder to look after the weaker and the more vulnerable.

And like any diet, you have to make sure you're getting everything you need. This can be done. If you don't do it, it's your fault, not a problem with being vegan. I went to "veg fest" in London last year, it was fucking awesome. The whole thing was completely vegan, and they had every kind of food style you could imagine. I'm happy to say it was teeming with people! Happy, healthy people. I hope to go again in the future.

If anyone has any more questions for me on this or related subjects, feel free to PM me. I'm not reading this thread as the way it's been going is likely to upset me. I'm not presuming to preach, I own all of this as my personal morality and opinion. I respect people's own decisions about how they live their lives.