Ask A Vegan Anything.

[TaraJo]

This is very true. You can go without quite a few things and still survive for a while, but eventually a shortage in protein or other nutrients will catch up with you. And, yes, just like in every other science, the stats can be fudged by biases of the researcher doing the research. This is why I rely on information published specifically on the governments' webside; they don't seem to have much of an agenda past our own health and well being and most of these studies have been through the peer review process. That doesn't mean that the information is going to be unquestionably right, but that it's less likely to be way out in left field wrong.

Just as a side note, and not that I would worry...but...there -is- an agenda. Ag lobbies aren't exactly un-involved in the process, and their interests do get included. Like you said, not unquestionably right, but not likely to be far left field wrong in aggregate.

True, but another reason I choose the sites I do is because they were the ones recommended by my teacher. She made a point to tell us that we're constantly getting new nutritional information, so she wanted us to actually look up the newest information instead of relying on books that might be a few years old. I'll say that I trust her more than I trust the government.

Yeah, and it's very common for those with poor diets to study nutrition- when I had an eating disorder, I knew many other anorexics, had degrees in nutrition, ranging from masters to Ph.D. So, it's not impressive- I want to see some results, not theory.

Yeah, actually, I take the classes because they're a prerequisite for the nursing program I want to get into; I'll provide a link, but I'm pretty confident you won't click on it (you're predictable like that). If it was just about diet, I wouldn't be taking the class in the first place.

http://registrar.uth.tmc.edu/Admissions/...ferbsn.pdf

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Theories are weighed precisely by their results. A 400 pound man with a high level degree in nutritional science is going to give you better dietary advice than a 85lb bulimic teen....sigh

Also, if the concern is not eating enough, the bulimic is the last person to go to for nutrition advice. There's a huge difference between being a healthy weight and lacking body fat.