Correlation does not imply causation
Fat and on medications for what?
I don’t know about the “vast majority.” I guess it depends on where you are.
I believe what you are saying about where you are.
Where I am, the vast majority of people on plant based diets are very healthy.
What do you mean by “fat on meds?”
I think we are generally agreeing?
We’re saying that people on plant based diets can still be very unhealthy. That many people equate plant based dieting with health, and that being on a plant based diet is not sufficient to be healthy if you are going about it in an unhealthy way (processed food, sugar, overeating because they haven’t figured out how to eat satiating meals, etc.)
And that plant based diets are not themselves unhealthy. That it’s possible to be healthy on a plant based diet.
Yeah. In this day and age there’s a study for almost anything.
I believe it because it makes complete sense to me and because I’ve studied permaculture and many of my friends have permaculture projects. I have personal experience with eating veggies that come from very healthy soil and I can immediately feel the difference in my body. From taste to resulting energy to feeling satiated to better digestion.
I would speculate that this has more to do with “doing it wrong.”
A common mistake people make is to start eating a lot of processed foods as “meat alternatives,” and not knowing how to eat combinations that are satiating so they end up overeating.
It’s been widely studied. The link between the health of the soil and the resulting nutritional value of whatever grows from that soil.
It has to do with soil as an ecosystem that needs biodiversity. Monoculture and fertilizers and most industrial farming practices significantly reduce the quality of the soil by “killing off” many of the crucial components of the soil ecosystem (many microorganisms for example).
Does that make sense?
Yes. This is true.
It’s worth noting that industrial farming practices in the US that lead to the degradation of soil have resulted in vegetables that have very low nutritional value. There’s an inaccuracy in blaming the vegetables themselves.
It’s also worth noting that there’s specific knowledge that goes into being able to have a proper vegan or vegetarian diet and not everyone has that knowledge. There’s a large percentage of people who are “doing it wrong.”
Are you saying fruits and vegetables are the cause of the high percentage of overweight people in the US?
This is anecdotal and doesn’t really prove anything.
I have the same anecdote for the opposite argument. All of the vegetarian and vegans I know are very healthy. And I know a lot of them.
Aw. That’s cute.
I can see how that would be a possibility.
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Exactly. The fact that they see bot as spam is blowing my mind. I knew they were in an echo chamber but I didn’t realize the severity of it.
It’s actually outrageous to me that they’re reporting you as spam.
Now I want to know about me. I disagree all the time.
You’re actually getting reported as spam?
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