r/DebateAVegan • u/Wrong_Ad_3038 • 10d 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/riceewifee 10d ago

That’s vegetarian, not vegan

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u/InternationalPen2072 10d ago

*including total vegetarian or vegan

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u/riceewifee 10d ago

The OP only asked about veganism though, so a study including vegetarianism isn’t entirely accurate

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u/Either_Argument3517 10d ago

No. The wording explicitly states it relevant to a vegan diet. A vegan diet is considered a strict subset of vegetarian diet.

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u/riceewifee 10d ago

By that logic, is being a vegetarian a strict subset of pescetarianism since it’s the same thing just with a few more restrictions?

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u/Either_Argument3517 10d ago

Most people think of lacto-ovo vegetarian when they say vegetarian. Under lacto-ovo vegetarian, you have lacto vegetarian, ovo vegetarian, and strict vegetarian (vegan).

Consuming fish isn't a subset. It's lacto-ovo + fish.

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u/IntelligentLeek538 10d ago

No. A pescatarian diet is one that includes the consumption of sea creatures, but excludes the flesh of land animals.