Is a vegan diet really more beneficial than a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet?

5 Responses to “Is a vegan diet really more beneficial than a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet?”

1. Comment by Samantha

   It’s more ethical, but that depends on how far you’re willing to go.

   Health-wise, it’s harder to get everything you need without supplements — at the very least you need to take B12 or consume something that’s B12-fortified (like soy milk).

   Would you feel better being a vegan? Is a vegan diet sustainable for you personally? These are the questions to ask yourself.

2. Comment by Jesse

   Dairy is linked to Breast, Prostate, and Testicular Cancers
   Eggs have high cholesterol.
   Vegans don’t get much B12 and D unless they take supplements.

   I’d say so.

3. Comment by Faye

   Dairy products have been linked to a host of problems including acne, anemia, arthritis, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, fibromyalgia, headaches, heartburn, indigestion, irritable bowel syndrome, joint pain, osteoporosis, poor immune function, allergies, ear infections, colic, obesity, heart disease, diabetes, autism, Crohn’s disease, breast and prostate cancers, yeast infections, and ovarian cancer.

   When a woman is pregnant and she drinks alcohol or does drugs, it affects her unborn child, right? Right. Well, it is the same with chickens and their unhatched eggs. When you eat eggs, you are ingesting all the same hormones, pesticides, chemicals, and steroids as if you were eating the chicken directly. So if you really believe that eating “just egg whites” isn’t fattening, I’ve got some land in the Caribbeans I can sell you. Eggs are high in saturated fat and are completely disgusting when you think about what you are eating. Try that for once. Actually think about what you are eating!

   And Jesse, you are incorrect. Anyone can get enough vitamin D simply by going out into the sun. I thought everyone knew that. You need to do some research on the subject.

   B-12 can come from animal products or bacteria cultures. Alternatives are fortified soymilks, nutritional yeast, and fortified faux meat substitutes. Vitamin B-12 is often listed as “cyanocobalamin” on food labels. Vegan health professionals caution that vegans get 5-10 mcg/day of vitamin B-12 from fortified foods or supplements.

4. Comment by Reg

   Not really.

5. Comment by Yes & No Man

   Yes.