Is there any benefit to raw milk vs pasteurized milk?

[James2014]

As for health benefits, you are semi-correct. Thing is, high quality protein like whey protein is incompatible with total veganism since it comes from cheese, and while health-wise it's not so big of a deal, it's very, very effective for physical fitness due to its musculature-building properties. And then you have "brain foods," which no vegetables or fruits will provide you, requiring you to take supplements...which are derived from eggs, fish, and/or meats...ergo incompatible with veganism.

Vitamin B12. Nuff said. Vegans may have lower cholesterol, sure, but you guys also almost universally suffer from problems in the brain, including the wildly increased risk of Alzheimer's, mental health problems, and even having a smaller brain. That's just the first thing and already I have NO intention of ever becoming a vegan; I don't want my damn brain shrinking! It's poorly-wired as it is! Then there's creatine, Vitamin D3 deficiency, carnosine (EXCLUSIVELY from animal flesh, cannot be obtained except from animal flesh specifically, and has an ENORMOUS impact on reducing the agin process), and finally DHA. Vegans are going to be deficient in all of these rather important vitamins which are all incapable of being derived from a vegan diet, due to supplements having to come from animals who are killed in the process of making them.

Yeah...I think I prefer the health benefits of my omnivorous diet over the "fighting evolution" herbivorous diet of vegans...I like my brain to be not be falling apart, my muscles to be retaining energy and absorbing adrenaline, having adequate cognitive functioning, and all that stuff.

On top of that, there really ISN'T any proven health benefit to veganism. At all. Cholesterol can be easily managed in a meat-eating diet, especially if meat is only consumed like once a week or so, so that's not exclusive to a vegan diet.

Not to bash on ya or anything Tara, just going by the facts:

http://authoritynutrition.com/5-brain-nu...fish-eggs/

It cites all of its sources, too. Kinda hard to argue with it.

That link is a bit biased. Firstly vegan diets are not deficient in protein. Brain foods such as EPA and DHA can be obtained from vegan sources, specifically from algae. While vegans are at a greater risk of B12 deficiency, supplements are available, as are fortified foods. D3 can also be obtained from vegan sources, derived from lichens. Lastly veganism has been associated with a number of health benefits including reduced risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and all cause mortality.