Doesn't work unless you are one of the cultures where vegetarianism has been practiced for a few hundred years. To pick up the diet of another culture you also have to pick up their unique digestive bacteria otherwise you are going to have a bad time. I guess if you want to do a fecal transplant it would be ok.
Cows have specific digestive systems and digestive enzymes, bacteria that help it digest all the grass they eat. You can't decide to start eating grass one day and think you can stay healthy.
it's the 1st time i've read / heard that rationalization about eating meat. veganism isn't a "diet of another culture". and, many people regularly eat food from different parts of the world. i've been vegan a long time. i don't eat grass. i eat nuts, beans, rice, corn, pasta, mushrooms, potatoes, tomatoes, coconuts, bananas, spinach, etc. and i drink apple juice, orange juice, iced tea, beer, etc. those food and drinks don't require "unique digestive bacteria".
a vegan diet needs vitamin and mineral supplements. some are hard to get from plants, such as vitamin d and vitamin b12.
Veganism is acceptable to me as a short term cleansing diet but I would not recommend it long term without supplementation like you mentioned.
Eating foods from different parts of the world is part of the problem. Eating Chinese food in china will be different than eating Chinese food in the US. The food to table process is different and many vital steps, processes that are considered trivial will be left out. This is what leads to some modern nutritional issues with food being eaten that is nutritionally depleted.
For example in the past when vegetables were harvested they were not washed as thoroughly which meant some soil bacteria stayed on. The bacteria that was already feeding on the vegetables would be included in your meal and help the digestive process along in your own body leading to better nutrient absorption.
You can maintain some of this if you grow your own.
I am also vegetarian but it is by choice for the type of lifestyle I lead. Don't think it is universally the best diet for everyone. Have to find what works for you.
yeah. vitamin, mineral, amino acid, etc. supplements are necessary with veganism. for example: vitamin d deficiency can cause permanent nerve damage. mushrooms are the only source of it in the plant & mineral kingdoms. i take vegan vitamin d3 tablets, magnesium capsules, vegan omega 3 capsules, and other supplements. and i eat iodized salt, because i don't each much kelp / nori. the iodine in iodized salt can be from shellfish. so i checked with morton salt. they said their iodized table salt is vegan.
Actually true. Was talking to a geneticist a few (10) years ago and he gave me the example of Eskimos living quite well on whale fat, which you couldn't do.
I asked him if us burgers would be fine in a few hundred years with McDonalds and he just gave me the look. Apparently this stuff takes thousands of years of natural selection to pan out.
I will tend to agree if it was 10 years ago but I would redirect your attention to gut bacteria. The process that takes thousands of years is the development of the specific combination of gut bacteria that is passed from mother to child.
Niggers can't drink milk.
Need I say more?
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