veganism: I'm not sure if I should do it|||Pros: *Very, very healthy diet *Less likely for many diseases, including but not limited to: heart disease, cancer, diabetes, etc. *MUCH better for the environment in comparison to the "American" diet, heavily consisting of meat *Better for animal welfare *You'll feel better and have more energy *Even though it's not a reason to go vegan, a pro of veganism is that you're automatically cooler.|||In Yahoo!Answers you get to join the "elite" club of (often paid) posters and enjoy the benefits such as make multiple accounts and give yourself a thumbs up or vote yourself "Best Answer". You get to make cool sounding names like "friendofchip" (if you are a Malaysian pedophile living in Oregon) or "vegan biologist" (if you are a fat middle aged dateless, loveless loner from Melbourne Australia trolling for teenage girls) or "freedom1anarchist (if you are a fat middle aged lonely woman from Boston) etc etc etc. You can also pretty much lie about anything and get approval from the "gang". Nutrition wise, there is nothing in a vegan diet that you cannot achieve with an omnivore diet. Even the so called "cruelty issues" with the latter can be found in a vegan diet. Billions of healthy people have walked, are walking and will walk on this earth without resorting to a vegan diet.|||The only pro of veganism is if it makes you feel better. There are no health benefits. Even VEGAN registered dietitian Ginny Messina says "There is, of course, a pretty good argument for eating more plants (lots more plants) and less animal food, but no one has shown that you must eat a 100 percent plant diet in order to be healthy. So to make an argument for a 100% vegan diet based on health benefits alone, we have no choice but to stretch the truth. We have to overstate the benefits of vegan diets, and sometimes minimize or dismiss the risks. And as soon as we stray from the actual facts, our advocacy is on shaky ground." http://www.theveganrd.com/2010/11/how-th鈥?/a> Another VEGAN registered dietitian recommends all vegans and some vegetarians should supplement (pills) their diet for Vitamin B2, B6, B12, iodine, calcium, vitamin D, zinc and a DHA supplement. So the idea that veganism is healthy has a lot of holes in it. http://www.veganhealth.org/ It you still want to do it "for the animals", remember to be careful and get supplements you need.|||Here are the pros of veganism: - saving animals - healthier - more food can be produced for poor people - protects against cancer and heart disease - reduces farm chemicals that pollute our streams and lakes - less global warming - friendlier, more compassionate people - vegans are less prone to violence The only con to veganism is your constantly being forced to educate ignorant meat eaters! And sometimes its hard to find vegan products!|||-Healthier -You don't get to chew on dead carcasses -All fresh food -You get to eat lots of soy and become infected with genetically modified organisms and get cancer! (sarcasm. That's what I hate about people who think all vegetarians/vegans eat soy. I hate it.) I couldn't be a vegan. I rarely drink regular milk, but I do love cheese, so I couldn't give that up. Haha.|||Read this book and it shall answer your questions. http://www.amazon.com/Vegetarian-Myth-Fo鈥?/a>|||I lost 10 pounds, you feel healthier, its good for the environment, and you are at lower risk of heart disease & your cholesterol will be lower than ever.|||FYI everyone, exsft is a child molesting catholic! He once molested his daughter!!|||You get to look smug in front of your friends who are just vegetarians.|||healthwise, stronger immune system, better heart health. i rarely get sick now and if i do get sick it only lasts a day or too. my last blood test said i have a good cholesterol rating of 53 and a bad cholesterol rating of 80. so my risk of a heart attack is way low environment---raising cows for dairy cuts down the rainforest, consumes alot of water ethics---to make milk, cheese, butter cows need to be pregnant. the male babies are raised to be veal with their necks chained to the floor. 95 percent of egg laying hens are raised in batter cages. even the cage free facilities are filled with amonia and none of the hens get vetinary care the guy above me, jk, is posting a book that is against veganism, written by a woman named lierre kieth who is a feminist. she wouldn't want men dominating her, but she is ok with her dominating animals. messed up