Although here is a conception that being vegan will lead you to a healthy life style and that it is the morally right thing to do, that isn't necessarily the case. There is a a lot of people supporting the vegan lifestyle which is great, but not everything they say about the "healthy" plant based diet is true and may be misleading.
1: Being Vegan Does Not Mean Eating Completely Healthy
although being vegan would include staying away completely from meat, lard, and butter there are other food products that don not contain any of these products but aren't healthy at all. A health interview conducted on Oprah's online blog food products such as "French fries, corn chips, and lollipops can qualify as vegan if they contain vegetable oil instead of butter or lard." if you choose to be a vegan strictly for becoming healthier, to loose weight, or to become more fit; being a vegan wont magically make these wishes come true. ultimately, being a vegan will narrow down your choices of unhealthy food, but definitely won't completely eliminate unhealthy foods from your ever day diet.
2: Being Vegan Does not Guarantee Weight loss
Although some people become vegan to loose weight, this isn't always the case. in fact it is very possible to gain weight while being on a vegan diet. This article on shape's blog online is a real example of a girl that gained weight while being a vegan. it says she was living off of bagel's and pasta on a daily basis as a student on campus. although these choices were made with vegan ingredients, these foods are loaded with carbs. Unless you are an elite athlete training everyday, this excess of carbs was uncalled for. other dieting practices included eating "peanut butter by the spoonful" and sweet potato fries as her only source of vegetables. Snacks also consisted of junk foods like french fries, soy ice cream and dairy free chocolate. That being said, it is important to do your research about becoming a vegan before you dive in face first in to this lifestyle.
3: It Is Our Human Right To Choose or Not To Choose To Be a Vegan
Aside from all the nutrients and not so healthy food serving that being a vegan may consist of, there is no valid rule anywhere that says everyone should be a vegan. Being a vegan should be a choice in lifestyle and shouldn't be frowned upon if you chooses not to be a vegan. If you do do you're research about what it takes to be a vegan (slim choice in foods, dedication to meal preparation, meeting your daily macro's etc) then you should become a vegan if you wan't to. On the other hand, there is nothing wrong with choosing to not be a vegan.
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Considering this blogpost is meant to be a response to Nerissa's post (which you neglected to mention), I feel like it misses the point of the initial argument. Although you tackle whether or not one should be vegan, you focus on weight loss, an issue that is nowhere to be found in the original post. However, I applaud the third point.
ReplyDeleteAlso, there are far too many typos and grammatical errors. I usually don't harp on this, but they are reoccurring, and somewhat distracting.
There wasn't a very strong link to the original post, but I do like the format of the piece. It's nicer to read than blocks and blocks of text. You also raised some decent points, though.
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