veganism: Its pointless and unhealthy. Then they think its "natural", whats natural about not eating meat? Man is an omnivore, he eats everything. Vegans think its the natural way to live, well people 1000 years ago didnt have vitiman and iron suplements. And i dont care how much pain a cow of chicken goes through in its life, its going to be killed anyway. Veganism only became prevelent in the 60's when sexy began to mean thinn. Weight freaks posing as activists for animal rights. What a crock of ****.|||I don't think vegans are stupid. It's their choice whether they want to eat meat or not, and I think we should respect them!|||I don't see a problem with vegans. But I do agree with you that it's not natural, for my food technology course I have to learn about vegetarian and vegans, who mainly seem to eat micro-protein, err hello how is that in anyway natural?|||We are omivores, vegs are full of pesticides and I would rather take my chances eating meat than dying of genetically modified vegs or pesticide contamination!|||People are entiteld to be vegans of they want to be. Did you know that a field used for cattle that will become MacDonalds burgers, would have enough grain to feed a substantial number of people in the developing world? Meat is murder|||It's thier choice.|||Maybe if you didn't eat so much meat you wouldn't be so miserable and angry.|||i dont think that we can judge something if we haven't done it, and you can't do it fully unless your doing it for the right reason,s i think those who choose to can, but me personally i could never i love chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream too much, (btw if you didn't know they dont eat anything that didn't come from nature aka dairy..egg..etc...|||me|||Take it easy.|||everyone is entitled to eat what they want but I dont think it no more stupid than not eating pork or cows, feel me.|||Vegans believe that their dietary and lifestyle practices would contribute to healthier world ecology. Vegans can cite many statistics that show that the American meat-centered diet is contributing to environmental problems. The main thrust of vegans鈥?ecological position is that it takes many more resources to produce meat than it does to provide a grain-based diet, and people can be fed better with grain than with meat. For instance, it takes 10 lbs (4.5 kg) of grain to make 1 lb (0.45 kg) of beef. On one acre of land, 20,000 lbs (9,000 kg) of potatoes can be grown compared to 125 lbs (57 kg) of beef during the same time. Environmental problems caused by the inefficient production of livestock include topsoil loss, water shortages and contamination, deforestation, toxic waste, and air pollution. Veganism can be better understood by considering the ethical, ecological, and health reasons that motivate vegans. Vegan diets are often recommended as dietary therapy for heart disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, strokes, cancer, obesity, arthritis, allergies, asthma, environmental illness, hypertension, gout, gallstones, kidney stones, ulcers, colitis, digestive disorders, premenstrual syndrome, anxiety, and depression. At present, however, no studies exist that define the efficacy of vegan diets in treating these conditions. Nevertheless, a well-designed vegan diet is an effective weight-loss diet, and is an economical and easy preventive health practice.|||i dont think its pointless and unhealthy. some people just dont want to eat cows and calves and pigs ect. and eating vegetables and fruit and other non-meat products are more healthy then sucking down all the fat from pork and bacon|||I am a meat eater because that is what i chose to eat. I think it is your choice what u like to put into your body because it is yours to take care of. They eat Soy and tofu to replace the protein in meat. I worked with a "leave eater": that is what i like ot call them lol. The only thing that drives me nuts about people that have different diets is that they disrupt a picnic or Barbecue because they can not eat the same things. But like i said it is their bodies and u have to respect their choices. I think u are right about it being some kind of stand against eating animals because the person i mentioned kept saying that she would not eat an animal because she was going to save its life by not eating it. She was always making a point of it and and looking at us like there was something wrong with us.|||i cant really c the point in it but everyone has a choice....myself i hardly ever eat meat but dont call myself vegan i just dont like the tase of most of it and im sure that no meat at all is not good for u really no matter wot u eat to substitute it there is nothing better than the real thing|||It is not stupid, SOME PEOPLE SUFFERS FROM A DISEASE or SICKNESS CALLED LUPUS.... IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT A LUPUS IS.....Google it. Other than that, TO EACH THEIR OWN. =) FYI, I EAT MEAT, VEGGIES, POULTRY and JUST DON'T MAKE ME EAT CATFISH! lol EWWWW...|||It's personal preference isn't it? I personally don't eat red meat because I simply don't like it (but I will eat poultry). Some people think it's wrong to eat a living creature, that's their choice, doesn't make it right or wrong, it just means they don't get to enjoy a big fat roast chicken!|||I don't think you wanted to ask a question, you just wanted to go on a tirade. You are wrong about the protein. Ask any doctor, they will tell you protein in soy is more than enough. In fact, a lot of things you said were pretty far off base, but it doesn't seem like you are going to be receptive of info. You just want to be pissed off. Good luck on the whole growing up and chilling out thing. You might find when you stop being so invested in your feelings of what others don't eat you'll be less angry?|||What a nasty thing to say about cows and chickens , I don't want my chicken (Henrietta) to be in pain she is lovely, I hope you are going to say sorry to her and tell her you didn't really mean it?? She is really upset now!/|||I agree, but for different reasons.|||I do think its unhealthy. I do believe its their choice. I do have canine teeth and I do believe they are for tearing flesh.|||I won't say it is stupid but I do think it is an unwise choice of diet. You are correct, humans are omnivores, we need nutrients from meat and dairy products to stay alive and healthy and supplements are not as effective as natural sources of nutrients. Also the animals that are bred for food would not be able to cope in the wild, so if we all stopped eating meat and dairy products these animals would all have to be killed anyway! If its medical then you have no choice, and I feel for you. If you genuinely don't like meat and dairy products fair enough, its the self righteous vegans (and vegetarians) that annoy me!|||Just a thought-it's not natural for animals to be pumped full of anti biotics and growth hormones, which we then in turn will eat when we eat meat. It's natural to eat what you want, not to tell other people what to eat.|||count me out|||May be stupid, what to me?|||it's their choice... think.... you died because of vegetable is cool but you died because of meat is cooler...|||don't know if its stupid very annoying to all us meat eaters ,bet if if it was a choice of eating meat and nothing else survival would kick in but free choice and all that wonder if they ever enjoy a meal ..daughter a veggie and dinning out is a nightmare lucky if you get one choice on menu but sometimes enjoy veggie pizza and burgers ..and nut roast WATS that about ..dry roasted nuts ..what about the ones who do Atkins diet ...|||theres a saying whats food for one is poison for another, so you go ahead and eat non veg but let the vegetarians eat what they want to its all a matter of choice and i think we should respect that,and i think some people have turned to veg after mad cow disease and bird flu, and yes life is a circle birth and death is for all .proteins and vitimans are found more in veg and pulses than meat, meat contains a lot of fat amd protiens and people like blood pressure patients and heart problems usually change their diet, so dont look down on veg may be some day you might just have to eat it|||HUMANS ARENT OMNIVORES. YOU DONT HAVE FANGS LIKE A FLESH EATER.CANINE TEETH ARE NOT FANGS.1000 YRS AGO THE LIFE EXSPECTANCY WAS 25 -35 YRS OLD.1000 YRS AGO HUMANS DIED OF ALL KINDS OF FUNKY DISEASES INCLUDING POOR NUTRITION. SORRY YOU HAVE AN EATTING DISORDER AND HATE THIN HEALTHY PEOPLE BUT THAT NEGATIVITY IS NOT GOING TO MAKE YOU ANY SEXIER WITH THE LADIES..EAT A CARROT!|||yes it is stupid. i could not live without BEEF JERKY. it is the most delicious food known to man. and also the manliest food known to man. i LOVE it. i feel sick when i don't eat meat for a long time. i go without meat sometimes because i am poor. but when payday rolls around, i buy some steaks and JERKY, BABY!!!! mmmmmmmmmmmm, jerky, aaaaaallllggghh.|||It is a matter of respect. I respect your beliefs, so why dont you respect theirs. I used to be a vegan, not through choise but I just couldnt stand handling meat or animal products. In saying that I am naturally pale and that is to do with menalin in the skin and not just fats. Menalin reacts with light to give colour on the skin as a protection from the damaging rays of the sun. There are vegan suppliments that someone can take so there isnt really a risk of malnutricion. If you think of a food you dont like then ask yourself why. That is the same for some people, either they dont like the taste of texture, sometimes even the smell alone can put anyone off something for life. Even association can affect someones eating habits. I dont eat coleslaw because it reminds me of morning sickness, a bad experience can stay with you for a long time. Veganism has been around for a long time before the '60s but not so widely known. If you look at some religions the have fasts witch where you cant eat certain foods.|||They can do what they want, I'm no one to judge. Without sushi I'd die though. A long, horrible, painful sushi deprived death.