As if There Weren't Enough Reasons to go Vegan

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EllaNovella

I want some steak

mideon_696

I had two scotch fillets last night.

ipag

Animal testing to prove a vegan diet?

lol

razz02

Going vegan is one of my best decisions ever, since I started to run and lift weights regularly.

Rocbola

Going vegan is one of my best decisions ever, since I started to run and lift weights regularly.

nice

RhonndaJ

I am not a mouse.

Edited to add: I have no problem with people choosing to be Vegan, I just don't find this remotely persuasive to the cause.

SmartAlec03211988

Good for the mice.

Which I am not.

infamousmk

MMMm.... grilled meat....

pinuplove

How much of it did they feed the mice?

BikinimomE

Wouldn't the human race have become extinct long ago if this bogus research had any legs? Seriously people. Can we use our common sense to question junk science every now and again?

Look at my avatar. Do I look like I am on the brink of diabetes and other metabolic disturbances? That pic is now about 13 years old and I still have the same amount of lean mass and have recently decided to get that lean again "because I want to and I can" since my fitness modeling and competitive days are long over. Check my food journal - plenty of red meat, poultry, eggs and seafood. Balance is the key to good health and fitness. Vegans pump all sort of chemicals and additives into their food to make up for what is lacking. Sorry, but that isn't for me. I prefer to eat food that is clean and hasn't been chemically altered. Call me crazy, but works for me.

runner_gurl76

While the choice is ultimately your own, I would recommend further research before pursuing a vegan diet.
Read this as part of your research:

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/meat-eating-human-evolution/#axzz24qdoe7Wf

RAWBMEOW

why put a label on it? Eat meat dont eat meat blahblahblah.

urfitnesspal2

ehh... aren't mice vegans? maybe this study is just good for vegans, perhaps just the vegans should be very careful to avoid eating meat?

LALOCHA34

I want some steak

^ This

trackercasey76

I have Points on my teeth, Claws, Forward facing eyes, and ears on the side of my head. I am By definition a predator!!

sobriquet84

I haven't come across a single good reason for going vegan.

chivalryder

You do realize that mice are primarily herbivores? The way their bodies react to meat is very different from how we would react to it.

Mjmaverick2

There is not one good reason to be a vegan.

Glasgow_Vegan

I've been vegan for over 7 years. I've never looked back. Best decision I've ever made, after going vegetarian.

helenium

a) this is done in mice. This does not mean it is equivalent in humans, we have very different physiology in some respects.
b) in what quantity were the mice fed methyl-glyoxal? Because if it's the equivalent amount to 1000 sausages, as is often the case when people research isolated chemicals, the results aren't really going to mean anything other than for those who eat 1000 sausages a day. I can't be bothered to read the article though to check.
c) this is one experiment, it hasn't been repeated by anyone else.

Just mentioning a couple of issues which is why it's bad to make snap decisions based on press releases of single research papers. Not saying it's wrong, just that it's illogical to reach any conclusions at this point.

TexanThom

Thank God I'm not a mouse...

columbus27

I think I might make me a steak on the grill for Labor Day

Glasgow_Vegan

I haven't come across a single good reason for going vegan.

Not even animal welfare, the environment or health benefits?

T_X_L

I haven't come across a single good reason for going vegan.

Here's one: More meat for the rest of us! :bigsmile:

mywayroche

There are so many reasons to go Vegan... yet one pulls me back every time. Meat is good.

Glasgow_Vegan

You do realize that mice are primarily herbivores? The way their bodies react to meat is very different from how we would react to it.

Rats however are well known for eating meat. Mice are very similar.

harr3mi

I have Points on my teeth, Claws, Forward facing eyes, and ears on the side of my head. I am By definition a predator!!

Don't forget that you also have a pancreas that releases an enzyme during the digestion process to assist in the breakdown of raw meats. (Not as necessary since we discovered fire of course)

big_drake

Good thing I'm not a mouse because I'm going to be grilling up some ribeyes this weekend.

sobriquet84

our own BODIES produce methylglyoxal. its a naturally occuring compound produced by natural processes inside our bodies.

urfitnesspal2

Vegan: old Native American word for "lousy hunter"