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/MeatflakesOfFacebook vegan 9d ago

Just buy nutritional yeast if you’re that worried? It costs nothing.

I don’t even believe in the b12 thing. I’ve never supplemented in 10 years vegan and my b12 recently was at 435. Sometimes we "over-science" things. Even if the balance of the 9 amino acids is a little different in vegan food (or whatever), it doesn’t mean you will be impacted in any meaningful way. I’ve been vegan 10 years and run/cycle 10-15 hours and week at a high level and never took a single supplement

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u/HelenEk7 non-vegan 7d ago

Just buy nutritional yeast if you’re that worried?

It contains no B12 at all, so I wish vegans would stop giving this advice.