Nobel Prize Winner picks Diet of the Future
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Did this Nobel prize winner also predict the end of people having pets?
Or did they predict that all cats and dogs would become vegans too?
What does that have to do with anything?
Or are you proposing turning them all out into the wild? Or perhaps just killing them all? (As well as all the domestic cows, sheep, goats, chickens, etc.)
Okay, now I get your point. We are nowhere near the point of growing cost-effective lab meat, but I am hopeful that will provide meat for the animal companions we have who need it in the future.
I'm actually hopeful it's a perfectly delicious alternative for humans, too. As I understand it, the process doesn't require slaughter, but may require that animals be kept and biopsied for starter cells every once in a while. I wouldn't personally be interested, but I hope it's really, REALLY good for those who enjoy meat.
I prefer my meat to bleed. I particularly enjoy harvesting game meat.0 -
I followed a vegan diet for years--started out as a lacto-ovo vegetarian when I was 14, and then when I was in my late twenties switched to vegan, thinking giving up dairy would help my skin and headaches. I stayed vegan throughout three pregnancies, and had large, healthy babies. Then my third was born and during the newborn screening they found a very low carnitine level. They told us he had an inborn error of metabolism and without round the clock feeding and carnitine supplements he would have seizures, go into a coma and possibly die.
After lots more testing, they found that I also had a rock-bottom carnitine level. I had never heard of carnitine before! And I read a lot about vegan nutrition, but it was never, ever mentioned in any of the books or articles. It helps your body get energy from fats; without it you can't metabolize fat. It's found in red meat and in (some) vegetables in low amounts. Mostly in pork and beef. However, our bodies can synthesize carnitine if you get dietary lysine, which is found in chicken and eggs. Come to think of it, I did crave fried eggs when I was pregnant with my second, and I did veer out of veganism just for those during my second trimester!
After getting a second opinion from a geneticist, both my son and I were diagnosed with severe malnutrition. I had thought I had a healthy vegan diet--we got our protein from beans (not just soy), supplemented with nutritional yeast and took multivitamins, and ate lots of vegetables and fruit. But were deficient in a very important way. My doctor said that years of not eating animal products had basically depleted me of my carnitine stores--the pregnancies helped, too. It's possible that my other two might have been low in carnitine, but our state didn't test for that deficiency back when they were born. We incorporated more animal products into our diet, mainly eggs and for me, pork and beef.
Long story short (too late, I know!), I think a vegan diet *can* be healthy, but with caveats. It's not just B-12 you need to worry about; we got plenty of B-12. There are so many nutrients our bodies need. And everybody is different. For me, veganism ended up with a medical nightmare and six months of being terrified my baby was going to die in the night.0 -
I like doing some backyard and deck gardening, but...blech...kale. Not all vegetarians like kale and yoga.
I think things like tomatoes, peppers, and maybe a type of squash are great things to grow.
And maybe some topsy turvy strawberries.
Oh and herbs.
You're speaking my language! I love growing basil and tomatoes for bruschetta, pizzas and pasta dishes. YUM!
That is pretty much what I had in mind! As well as caprese salads!
I kinda wanna look into making fresh mozzarella as well.
Fresh is best. I make many homemade vegan cheeses, including an amazing mozzarella. I can't want for August tomatoes.
What is the process for vegan mozzarella?
The recipe I use contains soymilk and refined coconut oil as the prime ingredients. I know it sounds horrible, but it fools active cheese-lovers, like my kids. The problem is, it has loads of calories and fat (like real cheese).
So you're forcing veganism on your kids? Nice.
They are 21 and 18 years old and vegetarians by choice. They were raised with their eyes wide open about the process of producing meat. So was I, on a family farm. It's one reason I am drawn to plant-based cuisine.0 -
No one could be a healthy vegan without the convenience of modern technology unless maybe you live at the equator where plant life is abundant year round
That can't be true.
Keep forgetting all carnivores hunt.
Grow up.0 -
Did this Nobel prize winner also predict the end of people having pets?
Or did they predict that all cats and dogs would become vegans too?
What does that have to do with anything?
Or are you proposing turning them all out into the wild? Or perhaps just killing them all? (As well as all the domestic cows, sheep, goats, chickens, etc.)
Okay, now I get your point. We are nowhere near the point of growing cost-effective lab meat, but I am hopeful that will provide meat for the animal companions we have who need it in the future.
I'm actually hopeful it's a perfectly delicious alternative for humans, too. As I understand it, the process doesn't require slaughter, but may require that animals be kept and biopsied for starter cells every once in a while. I wouldn't personally be interested, but I hope it's really, REALLY good for those who enjoy meat.
I prefer my meat to bleed. I particularly enjoy harvesting game meat.
We all have preferences. Whether they continue to be sustainable is the question.0 -
Did this Nobel prize winner also predict the end of people having pets?
Or did they predict that all cats and dogs would become vegans too?
What does that have to do with anything?
Or are you proposing turning them all out into the wild? Or perhaps just killing them all? (As well as all the domestic cows, sheep, goats, chickens, etc.)
Okay, now I get your point. We are nowhere near the point of growing cost-effective lab meat, but I am hopeful that will provide meat for the animal companions we have who need it in the future.
I'm actually hopeful it's a perfectly delicious alternative for humans, too. As I understand it, the process doesn't require slaughter, but may require that animals be kept and biopsied for starter cells every once in a while. I wouldn't personally be interested, but I hope it's really, REALLY good for those who enjoy meat.
I prefer my meat to bleed. I particularly enjoy harvesting game meat.
We all have preferences. Whether they continue to be sustainable is the question.
You keep on worrying about that0 -
Did this Nobel prize winner also predict the end of people having pets?
Or did they predict that all cats and dogs would become vegans too?
What does that have to do with anything?
Or are you proposing turning them all out into the wild? Or perhaps just killing them all? (As well as all the domestic cows, sheep, goats, chickens, etc.)
Okay, now I get your point. We are nowhere near the point of growing cost-effective lab meat, but I am hopeful that will provide meat for the animal companions we have who need it in the future.
I'm actually hopeful it's a perfectly delicious alternative for humans, too. As I understand it, the process doesn't require slaughter, but may require that animals be kept and biopsied for starter cells every once in a while. I wouldn't personally be interested, but I hope it's really, REALLY good for those who enjoy meat.
I prefer my meat to bleed. I particularly enjoy harvesting game meat.
ya, been eating my elk almost everyday since september. got a deer i havent even started on, thats real organic right there. why would someone want to eat something that was created in a lab, gross.0 -
I followed a vegan diet for years--started out as a lacto-ovo vegetarian when I was 14, and then when I was in my late twenties switched to vegan, thinking giving up dairy would help my skin and headaches. I stayed vegan throughout three pregnancies, and had large, healthy babies. Then my third was born and during the newborn screening they found a very low carnitine level. They told us he had an inborn error of metabolism and without round the clock feeding and carnitine supplements he would have seizures, go into a coma and possibly die.
After lots more testing, they found that I also had a rock-bottom carnitine level. I had never heard of carnitine before! And I read a lot about vegan nutrition, but it was never, ever mentioned in any of the books or articles. It helps your body get energy from fats; without it you can't metabolize fat. It's found in red meat and in (some) vegetables in low amounts. Mostly in pork and beef. However, our bodies can synthesize carnitine if you get dietary lysine, which is found in chicken and eggs. Come to think of it, I did crave fried eggs when I was pregnant with my second, and I did veer out of veganism just for those during my second trimester!
After getting a second opinion from a geneticist, both my son and I were diagnosed with severe malnutrition. I had thought I had a healthy vegan diet--we got our protein from beans (not just soy), supplemented with nutritional yeast and took multivitamins, and ate lots of vegetables and fruit. But were deficient in a very important way. My doctor said that years of not eating animal products had basically depleted me of my carnitine stores--the pregnancies helped, too. It's possible that my other two might have been low in carnitine, but our state didn't test for that deficiency back when they were born. We incorporated more animal products into our diet, mainly eggs and for me, pork and beef.
Long story short (too late, I know!), I think a vegan diet *can* be healthy, but with caveats. It's not just B-12 you need to worry about; we got plenty of B-12. There are so many nutrients our bodies need. And everybody is different. For me, veganism ended up with a medical nightmare and six months of being terrified my baby was going to die in the night.
I am very sorry to hear you had such a horrible experience. Sick babies are the absolute worst! I'm trying to understand: is the carnitine deficiency an inborn metabolic condition? Genetic, maybe?0 -
Did this Nobel prize winner also predict the end of people having pets?
Or did they predict that all cats and dogs would become vegans too?
What does that have to do with anything?
Or are you proposing turning them all out into the wild? Or perhaps just killing them all? (As well as all the domestic cows, sheep, goats, chickens, etc.)
Okay, now I get your point. We are nowhere near the point of growing cost-effective lab meat, but I am hopeful that will provide meat for the animal companions we have who need it in the future.
I'm actually hopeful it's a perfectly delicious alternative for humans, too. As I understand it, the process doesn't require slaughter, but may require that animals be kept and biopsied for starter cells every once in a while. I wouldn't personally be interested, but I hope it's really, REALLY good for those who enjoy meat.0 -
I would like to see home gardens become more popular.
*LIKE.
Home gardens don't produce many calories per day.
because I live in New Brunswick Canada and our growing season is short and veggies don't have a tonne of calories and it's hard when you have a big garden to actually eat it all before it goes bad...I even can/bottle/pickle and I still have to give a crap tonne of the stuff away...and even then lots ends up in the composter.
We have a hard time growing tropical items in a zone 4a or 4b
I am sure you can grow more calorie dense veggies if you need to survive.
Just a thought but maybe you aren't meant to eat tropical items in Canada.0 -
No one could be a healthy vegan without the convenience of modern technology unless maybe you live at the equator where plant life is abundant year round
That can't be true.
Keep forgetting all carnivores hunt.0 -
Did this Nobel prize winner also predict the end of people having pets?
Or did they predict that all cats and dogs would become vegans too?
What does that have to do with anything?
Or are you proposing turning them all out into the wild? Or perhaps just killing them all? (As well as all the domestic cows, sheep, goats, chickens, etc.)
Okay, now I get your point. We are nowhere near the point of growing cost-effective lab meat, but I am hopeful that will provide meat for the animal companions we have who need it in the future.
I'm actually hopeful it's a perfectly delicious alternative for humans, too. As I understand it, the process doesn't require slaughter, but may require that animals be kept and biopsied for starter cells every once in a while. I wouldn't personally be interested, but I hope it's really, REALLY good for those who enjoy meat.
I prefer my meat to bleed. I particularly enjoy harvesting game meat.
We all have preferences. Whether they continue to be sustainable is the question.
You keep on worrying about that
How very dismissive of you. If you aren't interested in this discussion of the future, go somewhere else. I really don't care about your individual preferences. Perhaps you can't recognize a theoretical discussion when you see it.0 -
I can just see it...
The year is 2214 and meat has been outlawed....we are all gardening, eating lab grown protien.
All the cows, chickens etc have been set free and we are being over run by herbivores, our gardens are no more because of the over abundance of cows and sheep eating our gardens......
then the lions and tigers and bears...OH MY
start to take over and get bigger and bigger...oh nooooooooooooes
They get so big they are now at the top of the food chain...
Humans become prey...we die out...meat eaters take over.
why all because of vegans....jeez.
*goes to have a bacon cheese burger to console herself*
That's a lovely work of fiction. This wouldn't happen overnight.
Haha yes ficton and poking fun...I mean come on...
...when the Deer population becomes too large there are issues for the agricultural community...think about it...I mean god forbid we kill something and not eat it that's just wasteful and disgusting...
We are on top of the food chain for a reason...
*thinks about the underground meat market that could ensure...$$$$$$$$$$$$ mama gonna get some new boots...*
Human population is a bit out of control as well. Any bright ideas? I would presume you are all for killing humans and not eating them. What a waste.
ya, people that can afford one and have a two parent home can have kids. the problem is people that shouldnt be breading are.0 -
I like doing some backyard and deck gardening, but...blech...kale. Not all vegetarians like kale and yoga.
I think things like tomatoes, peppers, and maybe a type of squash are great things to grow.
And maybe some topsy turvy strawberries.
Oh and herbs.
You're speaking my language! I love growing basil and tomatoes for bruschetta, pizzas and pasta dishes. YUM!
That is pretty much what I had in mind! As well as caprese salads!
I kinda wanna look into making fresh mozzarella as well.
Fresh is best. I make many homemade vegan cheeses, including an amazing mozzarella. I can't want for August tomatoes.
What is the process for vegan mozzarella?
The recipe I use contains soymilk and refined coconut oil as the prime ingredients. I know it sounds horrible, but it fools active cheese-lovers, like my kids. The problem is, it has loads of calories and fat (like real cheese).
So you're forcing veganism on your kids? Nice.
They are 21 and 18 years old and vegetarians by choice. They were raised with their eyes wide open about the process of producing meat. So was I, on a family farm. It's one reason I am drawn to plant-based cuisine.
lol - family farm? lmao
I'm so loving this thread. Between the 3 degree fallacy generator and the family farmer turned vegan, this thread has certainly delivered.0 -
Did this Nobel prize winner also predict the end of people having pets?
Or did they predict that all cats and dogs would become vegans too?
What does that have to do with anything?
Or are you proposing turning them all out into the wild? Or perhaps just killing them all? (As well as all the domestic cows, sheep, goats, chickens, etc.)
Okay, now I get your point. We are nowhere near the point of growing cost-effective lab meat, but I am hopeful that will provide meat for the animal companions we have who need it in the future.
I'm actually hopeful it's a perfectly delicious alternative for humans, too. As I understand it, the process doesn't require slaughter, but may require that animals be kept and biopsied for starter cells every once in a while. I wouldn't personally be interested, but I hope it's really, REALLY good for those who enjoy meat.
I prefer my meat to bleed. I particularly enjoy harvesting game meat.
ya, been eating my elk almost everyday since september. got a deer i havent even started on, thats real organic right there. why would someone want to eat something that was created in a lab, gross.
Gross is in the eye of the beholder. In my opinion, body parts in the freezer is gross.0 -
Did this Nobel prize winner also predict the end of people having pets?
Or did they predict that all cats and dogs would become vegans too?
What does that have to do with anything?
Or are you proposing turning them all out into the wild? Or perhaps just killing them all? (As well as all the domestic cows, sheep, goats, chickens, etc.)
Okay, now I get your point. We are nowhere near the point of growing cost-effective lab meat, but I am hopeful that will provide meat for the animal companions we have who need it in the future.
I'm actually hopeful it's a perfectly delicious alternative for humans, too. As I understand it, the process doesn't require slaughter, but may require that animals be kept and biopsied for starter cells every once in a while. I wouldn't personally be interested, but I hope it's really, REALLY good for those who enjoy meat.
I prefer my meat to bleed. I particularly enjoy harvesting game meat.
We all have preferences. Whether they continue to be sustainable is the question.0 -
I would like to see home gardens become more popular.
*LIKE.
Home gardens don't produce many calories per day.0 -
Madame, since we went back to an omivorous diet my carnitine levels are at normal. One *can* have a genetic metabolic disease that causes the body to lack the ability to take in carnitine. I think it's called carnitine uptake deficiency. In this case, no matter how much red meat the person eats, they're never going to get enough carnitine without supplementation and they need to follow a low fat, high carb diet while taking supplements for life.
However, one can have a nutritional carnitine deficiency without having the inborn error of metabolism. In this case all that is needed is dietary changes, perhaps supplementation while making the dietary changes (this is what we did). All infant formula has carnitine in it, so that helped my baby's levels get back up to normal.0 -
I would like to see home gardens become more popular.
*LIKE.
Home gardens don't produce many calories per day.
because I live in New Brunswick Canada and our growing season is short and veggies don't have a tonne of calories and it's hard when you have a big garden to actually eat it all before it goes bad...I even can/bottle/pickle and I still have to give a crap tonne of the stuff away...and even then lots ends up in the composter.
We have a hard time growing tropical items in a zone 4a or 4b
I am sure you can grow more calorie dense veggies if you need to survive.
Just a thought but maybe you aren't meant to eat tropical items in Canada.
Wat? :huh:0 -
I like doing some backyard and deck gardening, but...blech...kale. Not all vegetarians like kale and yoga.
I think things like tomatoes, peppers, and maybe a type of squash are great things to grow.
And maybe some topsy turvy strawberries.
Oh and herbs.
You're speaking my language! I love growing basil and tomatoes for bruschetta, pizzas and pasta dishes. YUM!
That is pretty much what I had in mind! As well as caprese salads!
I kinda wanna look into making fresh mozzarella as well.
Fresh is best. I make many homemade vegan cheeses, including an amazing mozzarella. I can't want for August tomatoes.
What is the process for vegan mozzarella?
The recipe I use contains soymilk and refined coconut oil as the prime ingredients. I know it sounds horrible, but it fools active cheese-lovers, like my kids. The problem is, it has loads of calories and fat (like real cheese).
So you're forcing veganism on your kids? Nice.
They are 21 and 18 years old and vegetarians by choice. They were raised with their eyes wide open about the process of producing meat. So was I, on a family farm. It's one reason I am drawn to plant-based cuisine.
lol - family farm? lmao
I'm so loving this thread. Between the 3 degree fallacy generator and the family farmer turned vegan, this thread has certainly delivered.
My father was a depression kid who established a self-sufficient 5-acre farm. We raised turkeys, chickens, pigs and black angus steers. We also grew an acre vegetable garden.0 -
Madame, since we went back to an omivorous diet my carnitine levels are at normal. One *can* have a genetic metabolic disease that causes the body to lack the ability to take in carnitine. I think it's called carnitine uptake deficiency. In this case, no matter how much red meat the person eats, they're never going to get enough carnitine without supplementation and they need to follow a low fat, high carb diet while taking supplements for life.
However, one can have a nutritional carnitine deficiency without having the inborn error of metabolism. In this case all that is needed is dietary changes, perhaps supplementation while making the dietary changes (this is what we did). All infant formula has carnitine in it, so that helped my baby's levels get back up to normal.
Thank you for educating me about this. Thank goodness your little one thrived on formula.0 -
Hmm, a cheeseburger sounds really good right now.
Maybe with some bacon.0 -
I would love to have the room to raise chickens. I eat a hell of a lot of eggs.0
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Did this Nobel prize winner also predict the end of people having pets?
Or did they predict that all cats and dogs would become vegans too?
What does that have to do with anything?
Or are you proposing turning them all out into the wild? Or perhaps just killing them all? (As well as all the domestic cows, sheep, goats, chickens, etc.)
Okay, now I get your point. We are nowhere near the point of growing cost-effective lab meat, but I am hopeful that will provide meat for the animal companions we have who need it in the future.
I'm actually hopeful it's a perfectly delicious alternative for humans, too. As I understand it, the process doesn't require slaughter, but may require that animals be kept and biopsied for starter cells every once in a while. I wouldn't personally be interested, but I hope it's really, REALLY good for those who enjoy meat.
I prefer my meat to bleed. I particularly enjoy harvesting game meat.
We all have preferences. Whether they continue to be sustainable is the question.
You keep on worrying about that
How very dismissive of you. If you aren't interested in this discussion of the future, go somewhere else. I really don't care about your individual preferences. Perhaps you can't recognize a theoretical discussion when you see it.
And I couldn't care less about some vegan **** pretending to be a former family farmer while force feeding her kids ****. You're entertaining though. I have to give you that. Love the attack on intelligence. It's pretty much the last option of every vegan argument and it shows up every time. Usually from those of you with logic issues.0 -
Did this Nobel prize winner also predict the end of people having pets?
Or did they predict that all cats and dogs would become vegans too?
What does that have to do with anything?
Or are you proposing turning them all out into the wild? Or perhaps just killing them all? (As well as all the domestic cows, sheep, goats, chickens, etc.)
Okay, now I get your point. We are nowhere near the point of growing cost-effective lab meat, but I am hopeful that will provide meat for the animal companions we have who need it in the future.
I'm actually hopeful it's a perfectly delicious alternative for humans, too. As I understand it, the process doesn't require slaughter, but may require that animals be kept and biopsied for starter cells every once in a while. I wouldn't personally be interested, but I hope it's really, REALLY good for those who enjoy meat.
I prefer my meat to bleed. I particularly enjoy harvesting game meat.
ya, been eating my elk almost everyday since september. got a deer i havent even started on, thats real organic right there. why would someone want to eat something that was created in a lab, gross.
Gross is in the eye of the beholder. In my opinion, body parts in the freezer is gross.
mmm, tastey body parts.0 -
Hmm, a cheeseburger sounds really good right now.
Maybe with some bacon.
I hear taunting people's morals is really fu cking cool
I generally get a laugh out of it, actually.0 -
Did this Nobel prize winner also predict the end of people having pets?
Or did they predict that all cats and dogs would become vegans too?
What does that have to do with anything?
Or are you proposing turning them all out into the wild? Or perhaps just killing them all? (As well as all the domestic cows, sheep, goats, chickens, etc.)
Okay, now I get your point. We are nowhere near the point of growing cost-effective lab meat, but I am hopeful that will provide meat for the animal companions we have who need it in the future.
I'm actually hopeful it's a perfectly delicious alternative for humans, too. As I understand it, the process doesn't require slaughter, but may require that animals be kept and biopsied for starter cells every once in a while. I wouldn't personally be interested, but I hope it's really, REALLY good for those who enjoy meat.
I prefer my meat to bleed. I particularly enjoy harvesting game meat.
ya, been eating my elk almost everyday since september. got a deer i havent even started on, thats real organic right there. why would someone want to eat something that was created in a lab, gross.
Are you referring to the deer that eat The farmers GMO corn as organic.0 -
Hmm, a cheeseburger sounds really good right now.
Maybe with some bacon.
I hear taunting people's morals is really fu cking cool
I generally get a laugh out of it, actually.
I always get a chuckle out of morals that don't make sense. Save the whales eat a vegan.0 -
Hmm, a cheeseburger sounds really good right now.
Maybe with some bacon.
I hear taunting people's morals is really fu cking cool
be right back, going to get a cheeseburger.0 -
I would love to have the room to raise chickens. I eat a hell of a lot of eggs.
I once cut off a chicken's head and it still moved around for a bit after that. It was interesting. I was 13.
Not a farm girl tho.0
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