veganism: could someone give me sources on this? not opinions but website please.|||Vegan diet is only unhealthy, if you don't do it the right. Some people HAVE to be vegan because they are allergic to animal protein including dairy (even to breast milk), seafood and honey. If you have doubts, go to a nutritionist and work out a plan. S/he can give you a list of what food have what and a list of supplement that you can take (for like B12). Go to you doctor and tell s/he that would like to see a nutritionist to make sure you are eating right.|||Lies by the government, my friend. they want us fat and dumb. I'm 16, been a vegetarian since feb. (i cut out milk first in place for a cholesterol free, VERY healthy and delicious soymilk), and recently turned vegan, and i LOVE it. just buy Yves Vegan Dogs, theres your protein, and of course you can eat beans, rice, etc for protein. If your worried about Vitamin B-12, you can get organic supplements :) <3 For the Animals, ~Amber~|||There are websites going both ways, depending on who is making them. I'd suggest you see a dietician if you have any concerns about your health.|||its good to be a veg. why? cause being a vegan/vegetarian wont make you fat and obese hah. and eatting meat isnt all that healthy either. sooooo. THINK ABOUT IT.|||If you are looking for definitive answers, it's not a website you should be looking at but reading the ayurvedic literature about veganism. It's only the naive who look for "websites" for the ancient wisdom. But I can tell you, it is unhealthy for the wannabe vegans because they haven't studied the ancient texts and learned the wisdom. Also they are not part of the spiritual path of true veganism and so they rely on modern books, or look at it as rescuing animals, etc. No wonder they have to take supplements or are weak and sickly in mind and body. True veganism is extremely healthy for your body and soul.|||No diet is absolutely or automatically healthy if done incorrectly. The body needs nutrients period. You need to know what those are and find ways to supply them in amounts that the body requires. (excess is obviously just as bad as deprivation) A vegan diet can be unhealthy if you choose to eat foods that don't supply what your body requires. It's that simple. (of course finding the correct foods which fit the vegan philisophy MIGHT be difficult in certain areas and situations).You don't need a website to tell you that.|||Read this : First of all let's be clear what a vegan is. it is NOT another term for a vegetarian. It is a specific subset of vegetarians who, for whatever reason, have chosen to exclude ALL animal products. To me this is an absolute prescription for disaster. There is absolutely no basis in science to support this radical position. If a person chooses to be a vegan for moral or religious reasons that could certainly not be argued but it still will not prevent them for suffering the consequences of choosing to avoid all animal protein. One of the most common problems are permanent neurological complications, like blindness, from a vitamin B12 deficiency. One could take supplements for this but this is not as good as consuming the real deal. Most vegans I have seen are terribly unhealthy. There are some people who absolutely designed to be vegetarians but even carb types require animal protein. This could be something as simple as fish, eggs or dairy. So my warning to ALL vegans is to seriously reexamine why you are destroying your body by your food choices and get back on some animal protein ASAP. Remember that nearly ALL of the reported problems with consuming animal protein or meat is because it was cooked. Virtually all of these problems can be eliminated if you consume healthy animal protein sources uncooked. I found it on this link! http://vitalvotes.com/QA/Is-Veganism-Hea鈥?/a>|||Well, vegan diets can be low in levels of protein, calcium, iodine, vitamin B12 and vitamin D, so it's suggested to plan the diet and take dietary supplements. But it's healthy. Just thta you have to be very careful to watch out for any product that contains animal products. Vegans avoid meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, dairy products, honey, fur, leather, wool.|||There really isn't a definitive answer. Don't do it though. Your digestive system will not know what to do with the bile and stuff that is used to break down meat so it will build up and you will get nasty stones.|||animal proteins are bad news. http://www.thechinastudy.com/about.html we've been raised to believe we need animal protein, but nothing could be further from the truth.