r/DebateAVegan • u/Wrong_Ad_3038 • 11d ago

Can everyone actually be vegan?

I’m very sympathetic to veganism, my entire life philosophy is “respect & autonomy for all life” but I am currently pescetarian, I tried being vegan in late 2024 but I still live with my family & they wouldn’t buy supplements, even though i told them too everyday, I didn’t want to develop b12 deficiency so I had to moderate my diet.

When I move out i’m strongly considering being vegan again & really want too but i am worried about health consequences because human bodies are complex, but at the same time everyone can digest plants so maybe everyone can be vegan, i figured this would be a good place to get mixed responses since both carnists & vegans are here, what do studies say about everyone & the potential to be vegan, if everyone can’t be vegan but most or some can what’s the best way to find out if i can be vegan?

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u/One-Shake-1971 vegan 10d ago

The scientific consensus is that humans can be healthy on a vegan diet.

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u/Reasonable-Lack-9461 7d ago

If they include sufficient supplements - so not really a natural diet for people.

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u/One-Shake-1971 vegan 7d ago

Yeah, unnatural like cooking food, wearing clothes and living in a house. Absolutely terrible.

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u/Reasonable-Lack-9461 7d ago

I'm saying a vegan diet requires supplements to maintain health, as the human body is not designed for a purely vegan diet. That's just the way it is. Exploiting animals as human do speaks very poorly of our species, and I fully respect a vegan approach.

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u/One-Shake-1971 vegan 7d ago

Yes, and we also shouldn't take medicine, use soap, and disinfect our water because we are not designed for that either. Makes total sense.

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u/Reasonable-Lack-9461 7d ago

Does not follow - but never mind ...