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bunsofaluminum wrote:I agree with the things that everyone said in their replies, but also a video comes to mind, from the Hawaiian Vegetarian site, Dr Klaper lectures on the flat fact that vegans and omnivores have similar lifespans. He talks about some deficiencies in a 100% vegan diet...not protein, though, if I remember correctly. Things like Vitamin D and calcium ???
anyway, no...protein isn't of concern but other nutrients might be, long term. that video is worth a look, btw. Very well done, balanced, and truthful.
HealthFreak wrote:I’m looking for real people who can tell me they’ve been healthy for years on this kind of diet. I’ve never met a real life vegan so I’d like to hear from the people who have been living this lifestyle for 5, 10, 20 years and more. It might help me to relax about it.
AussieDavid wrote:HealthFreak wrote:I’m looking for real people who can tell me they’ve been healthy for years on this kind of diet. I’ve never met a real life vegan so I’d like to hear from the people who have been living this lifestyle for 5, 10, 20 years and more. It might help me to relax about it.
Hi Health Freak,
My name is David, I am 50 years old, have been following the McDougall eating plan for close on 15 years and I have benefited from it BIG TIME.
I used to be around 85 kgs @ 165cms, not good at all. I am around 67kgs and have been for a number of years. I am a gym junkie but don't spend hours there. I follow a routine than gets me in and out fairly quickly.
My wife and our sons (19 & 16) have been McDougall followers for the same time I have, so both boys are perfectly fine, growing up eating plant based foods without any health problems whatsoever.
Following the McDougall eating plan will not have you developing any kind of protein deficiency or any other essential nutrient deficiency. Just chronic illness deficiency!!!!
You live in a country that has an abundance of food and although I do not know you, I am certain that you eat enough to stave off illness, starvation and thus protein deficiency. If you lived in a starving country, you risk protein deficiency and many other illnesses.
I can go on and on, but that's not the point. You are here on this forum for a reason. Embrace the change and provided you follow the plan forever and stay true to yourself, add a little (or a lot if you like it) exercise, you will benefit from fuelling your body with the best foods available.
Best wishes
HealthFreak wrote:From Jeff's post, "One of the leading sources for this misinformation was the book, Diet For A Small Planet, which corrected this myth in the 10th anniversary edition back in 1982."
The only problem is that no one read the 10th anniversary edition. They all remember the original in 1972. I think the reason a lot of people don't changed their diet is because they think plant protein is inferior. The only people who know that the food combining concept is not true are people like me and others on this forum who dig into nutrition literature.
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