Vegetarian diet not healthy. Really?
If you come across any articles in the press about vegetarianism, you might, and rightfully so, get an impression that people like to jump to conclusions about everything vegan or vegetarian. A recent article on the Radio Taiwan International website is simply designed to make non-vegetarians feel better about themselves. At least if they don’t really think about what they’re reading.
According to Dr. Hung, one main reason is that many vegetarian foods are fried in oil that contains trans-fatty acids, and this form of acid is extremely harmful to the health.
Trans fat is bad for you - no argument here. However, is there a study that shows that vegetarians consume more trans fat than non-vegetarians? I want to see one before I believe anyone claiming this. No doubt a lot of people indulge in unhealthy eating habits such as consuming oil fried foods on a regular basis. However, if someone becomes a vegetarian for health reasons they’re sure to be more careful about eating anything that’s not fresh green vegetables or fruit.
Dr. Hung doesn’t stop here of course.
Dr. Hung said another reason is that vegetarians tend to eat a lot of bean products. But such products contain fairly high purine content that breaks down into uric acid.
I wonder if Dr. Hung knows enough about products that contain purine. In fact, meat products contain more purine than beans.
In a 12-year study that followed eating habits and gout incidence in large number of men it was found that eating food rich in purine, such as meat and seafood, was associated with high risk of gout… Moderate intake of purine-rich vegetables or protein was not associated with an elevated risk of gout.
Apparently it’s not like non-vegetarians are safer from uric acid in any respect.
It’s just another clueless attempt to say something silly about vegetarian diet and ask people to eat meat (not explicitly though) and lots of green leafy veggies and drink water - just to stay on the right side of fashion.
I’m just curious if one has to have a higher IQ to see how baseless the arguments of Dr Hung are?
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August 19th, 2009 07:50
i became a Vegan three years ago and i can say that my health have been very very good. meat and dairy substitutes like soy also works well for the body.
August 26th, 2009 00:08
Vegetarianism may be healthy in some ways, but only because of modern technology. If it wasn’t for modern transportation to bring you the foods you need and the science to give you pills for deficiencies, there would be serious problems. Which is why humans have the teeth to eat both vegitables and meat, plus eyes facing forward (a predatorial trait).
But lets say we are a new modern society and we should save the animals. (note to people with save cows signs, cows would die off very quickly in the wild, so in a way eating them is saving them, unless your starting an adopt a cow agency) I have a true story to tell;
I was with a strict vegan friend of mine walking through a mall. She was telling me all the healthy benefits of being vegan, right in the middle she gives a sigh and says she has to sit down. When she did I asked her what’s wrong. She informed me she was a little anemic due to a B12 deficiency. Hmmm healthy??? lol But she was cool, she let me be me, and I let her be her. which brings me too…..
I feel people should do whatever it is there heart desires and makes them happy. Provided they don’t interfere with others peoples right to happiness. This includes mainly 2 things with vegetarians. Looking down, condemning, or forcing a law to prevent an action that isn’t directly harming you or your family, and risking nutritional deficiencies while pregnant or forcing them on babies/kids. Other then that, if your happy eating vegis I am cool with that, as long as your cool with me eating meat.
October 16th, 2009 15:45
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December 24th, 2009 18:44
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January 10th, 2011 14:06
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January 13th, 2011 09:41
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