Vegans Debunked

Debunking the most ridiculous claims of vegans on the internets.

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Why ‘high carb’ veganism could never be “100% healthy” Pt.1

From a(n anti-)nutrition standpoint

There’s this large misconception that plants are a wonderful source of nutrition without any drawbacks.It is important to understand one important thing:

Plants do not want to get eaten.

So what if plants do not want to get eaten? What has that to do with nutrition you might even ask. It’s simple: Because they do not want to get eaten, they have evolved countermeasures to discourage being eaten and make it less beneficial to eat them as a whole. The most obvious way is of course that plants have evolved thorns (roses) or are overtly poisonous (hemlock). However, there is a more devious way that plants discourage to be used as food, namely by being covertly poisonous. For instance, one covert way plants protect themselves is through the use of a substance known as oxalate: In your body this can convert itself through the use calcium or iron into spiky crystals in your body, which usually accumulate into your kidneys and clump together to form larger obstructions and eventually leading to kidney stones. They are also responsible for the affliction known as gout. Therefore, eating a high carbohydrate vegan diet might actually expose yourself to a myriad of afflictions related to oxalate.

Another example is phytic acid; phytic acid is described as a storage form of phosphorous. However it serves a secondary and more sinister function as well. Namely that phytic acid binds essential nutrients to itself and makes them unusable for the human body. Basically, phytic acid is an anti-nutrient and since the human body virtually cannot break down phytic acid, those nutrients you thought you’d get from veggies, seeds and nuts are actually rendered unusable. This is not to say you cannot take precautions and break down phytic acid such as soaking nuts etc. But it shows that plants are fighting back.

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Durianrider: The expert on nothing and wrong about everything

Recently I saw a reply from Durianrider to a young girl about her bipolarism and the lack of weight loss. This is the reply in its entirety. “Well have been given the same diagnosis as you mate by many a quack but I never took any of their shit because I subscribe to the truth that WE control our minds IF we CHOOSE! Those meds are very metabolic negative.” Yes, just like schizophrenics choose to be afflicted in that way I guess... It’s evident in his behaviour as well that he is bipolar, yet it’s considered “quirky,” “funny,” “youthful” and whatnot. This is why people such as him are so dangerous; they are convinced they are right without any scientific data backing their claims and just spout their hazardous drivel to the gullible masses. 

Unless anecdotal claims count as evidence because those he has plenty! You’d think a person like that would even do a modicum of research into this topic or even suggest to eat differently; indeed, Omega-3 has been linked to alleviating depressive symptoms in bipolar people, though manic symptoms are not affected by the treatment. As such it is not recommended as a mono-therapy. But why not encourage their consumption if you’re so anti-medication so she could return to her doctor and possibly reduce the dose? Answer: Because he prefers to bash trained psychologists and psychiatrists instead of actually being informative. Lastly, yes, those meds could definitely be very metabolic negative, but it’s better than the alternative. Any medication has side effects and doctors always have the best intention, however, the patient still needs to discuss their options to ensure the best quality is provided.