That's it, I've decided to become a vegetarian.

Fruits/Vegetables do have a lot of nutrients, but they also have a lot of fiber. I usually end up taking dumps 2-3 times a day since I eat so many apples and bananas. So vegetables/fruits are not as digestible as meats. But I am proud of my six-pack. Yes, vegetarians can have six-packs. I'd be happy to show you too, but I doubt many of you care. I cannot tell you how fast meat zaps away at a six-pack, it zaps away at a six-pack faster than everything except alcohol.

But I know vegetarians do not live longer than those who eat a more balanced diet of meat and fruits/vegetables, they usually live a few years shorter. But veggie burgers do have protein and such, and they aren't as bad as some people think. Mushrooms and onions do make a pretty tasty burger.

How is fish meat?

I know lots of veggies who eat fish.


Being vegetarian aint a crime but it isn't completely smart for your health, it can lead to lots of digestive and kidney problems later in life.

There's no point in just saying one day
'Ooh i'm gonna become a vegetarian'
If you think killing animals is bad, then you becoming a vegetarian isn't going to stop people killing animals for food. I'm not saying been a vegetarian is bad or anything - because it isn't.

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Originally Posted by Shoden

How is fish meat?

I know lots of veggies who eat fish.


Being vegetarian aint a crime but it isn't completely smart for your health, it can lead to lots of digestive and kidney problems later in life.

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umm, fish are animals. eating fish is eating animal tissue. animal tissue is meat. it's basic biology. Animal Kingdom. Plant Kingdom.

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Originally Posted by Dingo Jellybean

Fruits/Vegetables do have a lot of nutrients, but they also have a lot of fiber. I usually end up taking dumps 2-3 times a day since I eat so many apples and bananas. So vegetables/fruits are not as digestible as meats.

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The more digestible something is the quicker its digested so the quicker its out of your system and part of the sewerage system!

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But I know vegetarians do not live longer than those who eat a more balanced diet of meat and fruits/vegetables, they usually live a few years shorter.

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You do not know:eek:! vegetarians are scientifically proven to live longer than meat eaters.

Do you have a source for this proof? Something you could post from credible research? Otherwise, it's simply what you say against what everybody else says, and we're obviously pretty sure of what we say.

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Originally Posted by Lindy

Vegans are attention-seekers.

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Of course, it can't be that they don't want to contribute to something awful happening in the world, or that they love and care about animals, or that they just want to be healthy, it must be that they want attention!

Dingo: You're not really a vego, but you knew that. I hope you find the transition worth sticking to, though. Reducing cruelty in any form is splendiferous, and I wish more people would make the effort. You shouldn't be lacking in protein/omega everything cos of the fish [which aren't vegetables] so I don't think you should have a problem :) Oh, and if you have skin problems, up your zinc and magnesium.

Russell: AHAHA! You're great.

Amanda: You mean "forbidden beef" complex. Eeeew, tofu!

Chibi Youkai: That is quite possibly the most retarded thing I've ever heard.

Rye: Actually, it makes perfect sense. The meat, leather and wool industries are all buddy-buddy, so even if you, say, make a big fuss out of not wearing fur and leather because you're an animal rights activist, the creatures you are trying to save are going to end up as fodder anyway. If you cared enough about the animals, you wouldn't even think of eating them just because it's convenient for you.

TisWas: Let's call it a "transitional process", yes?

Anaisa: *high five*

ThroneofDravaris: Yeaaaaah, it can be pretty pricey, depending on what you want to eat. Luckily, my Nana works at the milk factory, and gets all the soy milk I want for a low low low price. Alright!

Maxx Power: Yeah, enjoy getting cancer and heart disease.

Lindy: LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME! OH GOD WHY AREN'T YOU LOOKING AT ME?!

Necron: When are people going to realise there is a lot more to vegos than not wanting to kill animals?

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Originally Posted by Anaisa

Meat is not as easy for the body to process. Our colon is not able to pass meat through the body quick enough so that the meat does not have a chance to decay and the body does not absorb any of the toxins which this decaying meat produces. And the extra effort that is needed to do this requires the production of extra bile acids. One of these acids deoxycholic acid is converted by the bacteria clostridia in the stomach to a carcinogenic substance. That is why meateaters have such high levels of colon cancer as opposed to vegetarians. Also unlike meat eating animals that have intestines much shorter than ours so they can pass meat out of the body before it starts to decay and emit toxins we are not able to do that so again your body will be absorbing these toxins as the meat decays. Humans can digest cardboard but that doesn't mean we should eat it or that you are able to digest it well.

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i dont believe this... the reason are:
colon does not absorb anything... its primary function is a tube leading from the small intestine to the rectum and absorbing water...
This is from a definition from my Biology book:

colon (ko'-len) The tubular portion of the vertebrate alimentary tract between the small intestine and the anus; functions in water absorption and the formation of feces.

this proves that the colon has no use for absorbing food material that has passed through... It is mostly the job of the inner intestine...

Another phrase:

"Researchers spotlighted the importance of such proteins when they found that a hereditary defect in one of them is associated with a form of colon cancer. Apparently, this defect allows cancer-causing errors to accumulate in the DNA."

from this, it says colon cancer is mainly caused by a defect gene, hence not what has been eaten...

another thing.. yes its true that humans have a pretty short colon compared to animals, however the meat part is untrue. Yes meat does decompose in our colon, but so does vegetables. In fact it is the same rate that they decay, due to the bacteria that live in our colon. There are plant material which are undigested as well. In fact even more than animals. For example fibres and cellulose are not able to be digested but they also pass through the colon, and they help pass other undigested food we eat to be passed more easily. The main purpose to eat vegetables is to gain vitamins as well... how do i say... poop more easily...

one last thing... we cannot digest cardboard... it is impossible... For one thing cardboard is mostly cellulose and fibres... and if we could digest even a little bit of carboard... it would be harder for us to poop...

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Originally Posted by Tokingquil

Of course, it can't be that they don't want to contribute to something awful happening in the world, or that they love and care about animals, or that they just want to be healthy, it must be that they want attention!

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Regardless of being a Vegan or not animals are still going to be slaughtered. & you can't say that meat isn't healthy. I don't what meat you ever tried in the past. There's enough problems in the world already, we don't need people whining about how they're opposed to eating meat just because they read something in a book or hear something on the TV. Like I said, you either are one or you aren't.

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Originally Posted by TisWas

Regardless of being a Vegan or not animals are still going to be slaughtered. & you can't say that meat isn't healthy. I don't what meat you ever tried in the past. There's enough problems in the world already, we don't need people whining about how they're opposed to eating meat just because they read something in a book or hear something on the TV. Like I said, you either are one or you aren't.

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true... law of the land... EAT or be EATEN...

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Originally Posted by Del Murder

Meat is good. That's all I know, and all I care about.

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Led ftw.

I was never a vegetarian and I never will be, I like eating meat, nothing wrong with that!:D

I have never considered and will never consider becoming a vegetarian. I love my lamb too much.

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Originally Posted by Tokingquil

Of course, it can't be that they don't want to contribute to something awful happening in the world, or that they love and care about animals, or that they just want to be healthy, it must be that they want attention!

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I think what she meant was 'People who suddenly say they're gonna be a vegetarian, and last for just a day or so, are attention seekers.'