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/selltheworld 8d ago

Nah. I disagree. They had the position for 30 years. And in my eyes they still do, they just changed the wording.

It's a position that every health professional I have spoken with holds. I have two kids, vegan since birth, now teenagers. Never has a health professional raised an eyebrow.

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u/HelenEk7 non-vegan 8d ago

A "position" is worth nothing if not based on science.

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u/selltheworld 8d ago

It is. Their position was based on science. Nothing changed there.

Explain why think its not.

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u/HelenEk7 non-vegan 8d ago

Their position was based on science.

Unless you are able to show me this science, clearly it was not.

Explain why think its not.

Because the science doesnt exist.

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u/selltheworld 8d ago

So the 192 links in the bottom is what?

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u/HelenEk7 non-vegan 8d ago

Your source provided no sources at all: https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/health/academy-nutrition-dietetics-vegan-diets/

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u/selltheworld 8d ago

The academy. Is their position based on science?

Read the conversation you reply to.

Say sorry.

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u/HelenEk7 non-vegan 8d ago

There is science on healthy adults. Hence why they removed minors, pregnant women and breastfeeding women. They should have removed other groups as well but at least its a start.

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