The whole veggie thing simply ignores science. It is ignorant.
There are essential nutrients in meat. The B vitamins. Carnitine. Red meat has higher concentrations of COQ-10, and probably a dozen other things you cannot get from veggies.
The dental structure of man plainly shows he is an omnivore.
Man is not a ruminant like a cow. He doesn’t have the right stomach setup to digest cellulose.
The highest concentrations of bio-available protein is in meat. And especially eggs. Not to mention that the Omega3 essential fatty acids are found almost exclusively in animal tissues.
Like I said. It is ignorance.
That’s what happens when you miss out on those essential dietary components.
Ignorance.
Agreed. I cannot seem to convince any of my veggie associates that they are really endangering their longterm health with a no-meat diet. ...
Not exactly true. Omega3s exist in either wild fish or grass-fed game. There is a vegetable, purslane, (often considered a weed) which has Omega3s. Also, certain plankton have Omega3s -- these are the dietary source of Omega3s for wild fish.
A lot of varieties animal protein such as farm-raised salmon and corn fed beef are unfortunately quite lacking in their Omega3 content.
I think it was John Cleese (of Monty Python) who once asked the question rhetorically,
“If God had wanted us to be vegetarians, why did he make animals out of meat?”