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Aggressive Vegans Are Causing People to Avoid a Healthy Diet
Verdict ^ | 7TH AUGUST 2017

Posted on 08/10/2017 4:08:05 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Veganism in Britain has increased by 360 percent over the last ten years, as healthy eating takes a hold amid a widespread obesity epidemic.

In order to cut the risk of health related diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and stroke, many are turning to a plant-based diet.

This involves cutting out all animal products, including meat, eggs and milk.

Just 150,000 people followed a vegan diet in 2006, but that number rose to 542,000 in 2016. As a result, veganism is now the fastest growing lifestyle movement ever.

Vegan study - Verdict Even The World Health Organisation have turned their back on many meat products in recent years. Processed meats, such as bacon and sausages, have been listed alongside arsenic and asbestos as cancer-causing substances.

It’s understandable why people are so concerned. And yet, eager to save meat-eaters from impending doom, pushy vegans are putting many people off.

Vegan study shows people are put off by pushiness

A recent study looked into why meat-eaters are unwilling to adopt a vegan diet.

In total, 2,363 adult Brits provided an insight into why recent health warnings haven’t been enough to put them off of tucking into a burger or steak.

Vegan study - Verdict The top reasons for continuing to eat meat were:

I like the taste of meat too much (81 percent) Meat substitutes are too expensive (58 percent) I’d struggle for meal ideas (50 percent) My family eat meat and wouldn’t consider going vegetarian or vegan with me (41 percent) All four of those reasons are understandable. You would expect concerns related to money, convenient and enjoyment to top the list. However, the fifth most popular reason is somewhat more surprising.

The study revealed that 26 percent of people in the UK are put off of switching to a healthy diet because “the attitude of certain vegetarians/vegans has put me off”.

Dubbed ‘vegan aggression’, 37 percent of those questioned believe that vegans view their way as the only way.

Likewise, 25 percent of respondents claimed to have been lectured about their diet by pushy vegans, who are keen to introduce others to their healthy way of life.

Yet, it seems that these eager vegans are having the opposite effect.

Vegan study - Verdict

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As the study shows, there is a popular belief that vegans are pushy about their movement. A quick search for ‘vegan aggression’ will throw up terms such as self-righteous, unbalanced and obnoxious.

Despite its rising popularity, there are still many negative associations with veganism.

There might be something in it. A study conducted by researchers at McGill University in Canada anticipated that images of meat would increase aggressive behaviour in men. However, their results showed that meat actually calms men down.

Although, as is usually the case, rather than plant-induced anger, these attitudes towards vegans are likely the result of a small minority of aggressive vegans that have tarnished the reputation of many.


TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: heavenhelpus; nutrition; vegan; vegetarian
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To: Tax-chick
Wine and pretzels make you happy.

Being happy makes you more forgiving of the foibles of those around you.

Your being more forgiving improves your stress level.

A lower stress level is healthy.

So wine and pretzels are health foods.

41 posted on 08/10/2017 7:56:52 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
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To: catnipman
"the liver of a healthy adult who has eaten animal products their whole lives will contain several years supply of B-12" Got it. You can be a vegan, just every few years you have to eat a human liver.
42 posted on 08/10/2017 8:04:15 PM PDT by Do_Tar (To my NSA handler: Only kidding.)
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To: Do_Tar
just every few years you have to eat a human liver.



"You touched my plate! You're not sterile! You've ruined my liver! Ruined it! And we're all out of North Koreans!"

43 posted on 08/10/2017 8:06:06 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

You’re good!

I’d love to have chickens and fresh eggs. Good on you guys for your farm.


44 posted on 08/10/2017 9:04:09 PM PDT by Yaelle (We have a Crisis of Information in this country. Our enemies hold the megaphone.)
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To: dfwgator

Ah, that was a classic.


45 posted on 08/11/2017 5:10:34 AM PDT by Tax-chick (You can't read all day if you don't start early in the morning.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Good reasoning.

My mom asked her doctor for a tranquilizer, when my father’s care was getting too much for her, and her doctor said, “You’re a strong woman, Pat. You can make it with wine.”


46 posted on 08/11/2017 5:12:04 AM PDT by Tax-chick (You can't read all day if you don't start early in the morning.)
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To: nickcarraway
If I meet a vegan...or a "snowflake" ...I tell them we eat healthy at home..,,,what with herb and vege gardens,,

make goat cheese

and put the spare goats in the freezer at the end of the year

Ate the liver raw.

47 posted on 08/11/2017 6:37:23 AM PDT by spokeshave (The Fake Media tried to stop us from going to the White House, I am President and they are not. DJT)
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To: bgill

Just looked it up. Sounds yummy! The recipe I found calls for 8 slices of white bread to be toasted (basically croutons) so I’ll leave that out, but I’m definitely going to try it. I love Big Macs, but haven’t had one in years. Can’t remember the last time I ate at McD’s. I’d rather starve. Who knows, maybe I’ll be able to get youngest son to eat a salad!


48 posted on 08/11/2017 7:15:45 AM PDT by Mama Shawna
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To: SaintDismas

Just finished reading ‘The Obesity Code’ yesterday. You might be interested if your going strong keto right now. It was recommended on a thread from a couple weeks ago by another FReeper, and while I knew most of what was in the book already, some of it is eye opening.


49 posted on 08/11/2017 7:19:53 AM PDT by Mama Shawna
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To: bgill
A tv personality once freaked over eating eggs because they were aborted chickens...

ROFL!!! Only if there was a rooster around ...

50 posted on 08/11/2017 7:36:42 AM PDT by NorthMountain (The Democrats ... have lost their grip on reality -DJT)
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To: Mama Shawna

Croutons? Haven’t seen a Big Mac Salad with those since it’s low carb. Go bunless.

Big Mac Salad: 1 serving

Reconstitute 1 T dehydrated onion bits in a T of water (McD doesn’t use fresh onions)

In a bowl, microwave until just melty - browned ground beef, the reconstituted onion bits and 1 slice American cheese.

Toss in lettuce, low carb Thousand Island Dressing and 1 t pickle relish (or chopped dill pickle).

Low Carb Thousand Island Dressing: Makes 1.5 Cups

1 1/4 C mayo
2 T ketchup
2 T dill pickle relish
dash Worchestershire
1 T vinegar
4 t Splenda
dash pepper

I can eat the dressing straight out of the jar! This is a quick lunch once you have the cooked ground beef and dressing on hand. Great for a work lunch packing the to be nuked stuff in one container and the rest in another.


51 posted on 08/11/2017 8:17:30 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Do_Tar

“You can be a vegan, just every few years you have to eat a human liver. “

didn’t your mom always tell you to eat your liver because it was good for you?


52 posted on 08/11/2017 8:54:27 AM PDT by catnipman ( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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