The Veganism Thread

[Grass Muncher]

Grass Muncher... how old are you?

 

That last post has “13 years old and getting to second base” written all over it.

I must of been hung over from the night before when i posted that the morning.

19 almost 20.

[Grass Muncher]

Shae 200ml (Swim)

Claricia, almond milk only

Zoe 80ml

Christo 450ml (Cycling)

Ruben 280ml

Ilke, almond milk only (Running/Gym)

Dylan 120ml (Bodybuilder)

Sune 10ml

Layla, almond milk, Vegan.

William 750ml-1L

Corlia 150ml

Dian 25ml (Rugby)

DC 600ml (Gym/Bodybuilder)

Quelin, no milk (Joburg Boet)

Ben 550ml (Gym/Bodybuilder)

Rizaan 300ml

Pierre 180ml

 

I took a few of my good friends and I asked them how much milk they drink per day.

The results were quite interesting for me.

All of them are between the ages of 19 and 20.

 

Edit: this is what I do at a party.

Edited October 26, 2020 by Grass Muncher

[forkie]

I must of been hung over from the night before when i posted that the morning.

19 almost 20.

*must have....

[IceCreamMan]

Is the human body designed to eat meat?

[Chris_]

Is the human body designed to eat meat?

Someone's bored

[100Tours]

Is the human body designed to eat meat?

 

Designed? by whom.

Evolved to it - I'd go with yes. evidence the rest of the apes (whose diet is mostly vegeterian, but not exclusively), and our (reasonably well-known) nutritional requirements for some animal based inputs.

 

But most sensible(?) vegan arguments don't argue evolution - the more rational basis is that we now have the capacity to not eat meat (through supplements and health monitoring to manage away any vegan diet insufficiencies), and therefore we can choose not to.

Edited November 1, 2020 by 100Tours

[IceCreamMan]

Designed? by whom.

Evolved to it - I'd go with yes. evidence the rest of the apes (whose diet is mostly vegeterian, but not exclusively), and our (reasonably well-known) nutritional requirements for some animal based inputs.

 

But most sensible(?) vegan arguments don't argue evolution - the more rational basis is that we now have the capacity to not eat meat (through supplements and health monitoring to manage away any vegan diet insufficiencies), and therefore we can choose not to.

Reading a book currently. Book just highlights the differences in various animals including apes between carnivores, omnivores an herbivores. Seems the human body has not really evolved to eat meat an certainly not in the quantities that we are eating meat.

 

I am not concerned about morality of eating meat more our ability to actually catch it, rip it apart an our body’s ability to consume it.

 

Think we can all agree these days we as a population are eating way too much meat.

[100Tours]

Reading a book currently. Book just highlights the differences in various animals including apes between carnivores, omnivores an herbivores. Seems the human body has not really evolved to eat meat an certainly not in the quantities that we are eating meat.

 

I am not concerned about morality of eating meat more our ability to actually catch it, rip it apart an our body’s ability to consume it.

 

Think we can all agree these days we as a population are eating way too much meat.

 

I'm in complete agreement.

[Wayne Potgieter]

Isn't the human body amazing. We can fill it with absolute rubbish and by and large it can derive the nutrients it needs.

 

I would say that we have evolved to be able to process meat reasonably efficiently. I question whether or not that is the most efficient design. I read a few studies a while back about the bodies ability to absorb plant proteins more efficiently than animal proteins. I would say that plant proteins are better, but that does not mean animal proteins are bad, they are just "less good".

 

My opinion here is that a whole food, plant based diet is the most optimum nutrition programme for humans. But again, that doesn't mean we cannot process or derive the nutrients we need from other sources.

[Rocket-Boy]

Isn't the human body amazing. We can fill it with absolute rubbish and by and large it can derive the nutrients it needs.

 

I would say that we have evolved to be able to process meat reasonably efficiently. I question whether or not that is the most efficient design. I read a few studies a while back about the bodies ability to absorb plant proteins more efficiently than animal proteins. I would say that plant proteins are better, but that does not mean animal proteins are bad, they are just "less good".

 

My opinion here is that a whole food, plant based diet is the most optimum nutrition programme for humans. But again, that doesn't mean we cannot process or derive the nutrients we need from other sources.

Plant based also carries other benefits for digestion with all of the fiber and easily digestible foods.

 

There are many endurance and high performance athletes who are vegan so there should be no notable benefits to a meat based over plant based diet.

[Grass Muncher]

Brings us to the next question and im not trying to be funny.

 

How many times per day are we suppost to discharge ourselves.

When I still ate meat I pooped once per day a reasonable amount.

 

When I first went vegan it took 3 months for my body to adjust.

Some days I dont poop, while on other days I get to poop 3 times/day.

My poop is very inconsistent, its not sloppy but softer and smaller than a normal meat-****.

 

*Maybe* our poop can tell us what diet we are suppost to eat. Im sure apes and other human like animals poop more than once per day...

[DR ◣◢]

Brings us to the next question and im not trying to be funny.

 

How many times per day are we suppost to discharge ourselves.

When I still ate meat I pooped once per day a reasonable amount.

 

When I first went vegan it took 3 months for my body to adjust.

Some days I dont poop, while on other days I get to poop 3 times/day.

My poop is very inconsistent, its not sloppy but softer and smaller than a normal meat-****.

 

*Maybe* our poop can tell us what diet we are suppost to eat. Im sure apes and other human like animals poop more than once per day...

 

Really shitty contribution to the thread. 

 

I think fibre intake has a much bigger influence on how regular you will be. 

Edited November 3, 2020 by DR ◣◢

[IceCreamMan]

Brings us to the next question and im not trying to be funny.

 

How many times per day are we suppost to discharge ourselves.

When I still ate meat I pooped once per day a reasonable amount.

 

When I first went vegan it took 3 months for my body to adjust.

Some days I dont poop, while on other days I get to poop 3 times/day.

My poop is very inconsistent, its not sloppy but softer and smaller than a normal meat-****.

 

*Maybe* our poop can tell us what diet we are suppost to eat. Im sure apes and other human like animals poop more than once per day...

 

haha, there was a program on tv with that woman who helped ppl diet and she would analyse the "contestants" poop.... 

 

feck...

[cfcjim]

haha, there was a program on tv with that woman who helped ppl diet and she would analyse the "contestants" poop.... 

 

feck...

The infamous fake doctor Gillian McKeith whose qualification was also obtained by Ben Goldacre for his dead cat.

[Red Robin]

The infamous fake doctor Gillian McKeith whose qualification was also obtained by Ben Goldacre for his dead cat.

 

I didn't realize that her  qualifications were actually  not real/non existent until I googled just now after I read your post.  

Wow the mind boggles.....

[IceCreamMan]

I didn't realize that her  qualifications were actually  not real/non existent until I googled just now after I read your post.  

Wow the mind boggles.....

me too...