Nutrition is NOT a Religion! - Blogilates
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Date: 2022-04-28
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Saran
I'm vegetarian and don't eat any sugar (Ok, I do eat sugar, but I don't eat chocolate, cupcakes, cakes, sweets etc. I believe that nutrition has a big influence on our life and I also think that a bad nutrition influences our body negatively. But my whole problem with the We're all so healthy and better than you-Community is, that they think they know already the best possible nutrition. but seriously even today scientists are not always sure which foods are really healthy and which one not. The opinions are changing quite a lot and that's why I always say I try to eat everything as natural as possible but don't exaggerate it, because everything can be dangerous if you take too much of it.
And nutrition is clearly not the only aspect of our life. What does nutrition do for you, if you don't have any good friends, don't exercise or do sports and just sit in front of the computer and trying to persuade other people that your lifestyle is the best?
I changed my nutrition because of interest and experience. I'm 19 years and felt very sick and old in the age of 14 to 17. My nutrition consisted almost only of meat, coke, sweets, chocolate and no vegetables and fruits. Now I don't eat any meat (That was rather a decision because of ethical reasons and because I associate eating meat with being masculine, I know it's silly but still, eat a lot of vegetables (But they're mostly cooked, because I still can't eat them raw, also a portion of fruits and other things. and like I said I stopped eating sweets etc.
I feel A LOT better and that's why I won't change it anymore. But frankly, I also exercise a lot more, have made a lot of new friends, tried to reduce stress and that's clearly also a big influence on my life!
I just think that my body is quite vulnerable and that's why a bad nutrition might have been a lot worse for me than for other people, so that other people might would have been living quite fine with this nutrition.
I never try to convince people that my nutrition is better or that being vegetarian is better, because. I just think convincing others for everything is just a sign of a minority complex. When someone asks if I would like some meat, I just say No thanks, I don't eat any meat. Most people just accept it and let it be, but some other try to convince me that their nutrition is better! I just ignore them and say that they don't have to be offended because of my nutrition, because I don't think that I'm better because of nutrition.
I just think people should live their life and let the other life their life. Maybe I'm a bit more tolerant because I'm gay and I know how it is to be critized because of my lifestyle (Srsyl, it's not really a lifestyle. I just want a boyfriend instead of a girlfriend, that's it, and yes, it hurts, no matter if it's a close person or someone I don't know.
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I'm vegetarian and don't eat any sugar (Ok, I do eat sugar, but I don't eat chocolate, cupcakes, cakes, sweets etc. I believe that nutrition has a big influence on our life and I also think that a bad nutrition influences our body negatively. But my whole problem with the We're all so healthy and better than you-Community is, that they think they know already the best possible nutrition. but seriously even today scientists are not always sure which foods are really healthy and which one not. The opinions are changing quite a lot and that's why I always say I try to eat everything as natural as possible but don't exaggerate it, because everything can be dangerous if you take too much of it.
And nutrition is clearly not the only aspect of our life. What does nutrition do for you, if you don't have any good friends, don't exercise or do sports and just sit in front of the computer and trying to persuade other people that your lifestyle is the best?
I changed my nutrition because of interest and experience. I'm 19 years and felt very sick and old in the age of 14 to 17. My nutrition consisted almost only of meat, coke, sweets, chocolate and no vegetables and fruits. Now I don't eat any meat (That was rather a decision because of ethical reasons and because I associate eating meat with being masculine, I know it's silly but still, eat a lot of vegetables (But they're mostly cooked, because I still can't eat them raw, also a portion of fruits and other things. and like I said I stopped eating sweets etc.
I feel A LOT better and that's why I won't change it anymore. But frankly, I also exercise a lot more, have made a lot of new friends, tried to reduce stress and that's clearly also a big influence on my life!
I just think that my body is quite vulnerable and that's why a bad nutrition might have been a lot worse for me than for other people, so that other people might would have been living quite fine with this nutrition.
I never try to convince people that my nutrition is better or that being vegetarian is better, because. I just think convincing others for everything is just a sign of a minority complex. When someone asks if I would like some meat, I just say No thanks, I don't eat any meat. Most people just accept it and let it be, but some other try to convince me that their nutrition is better! I just ignore them and say that they don't have to be offended because of my nutrition, because I don't think that I'm better because of nutrition.
I just think people should live their life and let the other life their life. Maybe I'm a bit more tolerant because I'm gay and I know how it is to be critized because of my lifestyle (Srsyl, it's not really a lifestyle. I just want a boyfriend instead of a girlfriend, that's it, and yes, it hurts, no matter if it's a close person or someone I don't know.
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Paige
I don't think some people watched this video and understood what was being said.
Whatever one person chooses to eat probably won't be the same for other people. What works for one person might not work for another person. I hate seeing animals get hurt, but I still choose to eat some meats. Why? Because I like it. It works for ME. It might not work for someone else, but it works for ME. You eat what you want to eat, I will eat what I want to eat. You eat what is best for your body, I will eat what is best for my body. There is no need to be mean or rude to anyone, call people names, or taunt others because they choose to eat differently than you do. If how someone eats is best for them, then it is best for them. If you choose to be a vegan or vegetarian, then that is your choice. If you choose to eat meat, then that is your choice. You choose what you eat. You should not try and force someone else to eat something if they don't want to or if it is not best for their body (young children who think that sweets should be a meal are not included in this. How someone else eats does not concern you.
If you really want to get into the argument that killing animals needs to stop and that will make the world a better place and that is the reason you eat how you eat and why you think others should eat the same way, then you should probably look up and see what will happen if all hunting and such stopped. The animals will become overpopulated and would most likely die because they won't have enough food or because of diseases, accidents, or other animals. And if some animals overpopulate, such as deer or bears, it can be pretty deadly for both humans and the animals.
There will always be animals eating other animals and there will always be animals eating plants. That is how life is. What one chooses to eat won't be the same for another. It won't work for every species or every person.
So, if you want to be a vegan or a vegetarian, for whatever reason, then you do it. If you don't want to be a vegan or a vegetarian, for whatever reason, then don't do it. Eat how you want to eat and don't try and force someone else to do the same as you. Again, what someone else eats or does not eat does not concern you and it really is none of your business, as long as they are abiding by the law.
I am sorry for the little rant, but it just really bothers me that some people think that, for whatever reason, the only way to eat is the way that they eat or the only things to eat are what they eat. And it really bothers me to see how some of you, who I am assuming are adults, are being so mean and rude to others, are taunting others, and calling others names for their choices. Stop acting childish, grow up, and learn to respect others and their choices, please.
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I don't think some people watched this video and understood what was being said.
Whatever one person chooses to eat probably won't be the same for other people. What works for one person might not work for another person. I hate seeing animals get hurt, but I still choose to eat some meats. Why? Because I like it. It works for ME. It might not work for someone else, but it works for ME. You eat what you want to eat, I will eat what I want to eat. You eat what is best for your body, I will eat what is best for my body. There is no need to be mean or rude to anyone, call people names, or taunt others because they choose to eat differently than you do. If how someone eats is best for them, then it is best for them. If you choose to be a vegan or vegetarian, then that is your choice. If you choose to eat meat, then that is your choice. You choose what you eat. You should not try and force someone else to eat something if they don't want to or if it is not best for their body (young children who think that sweets should be a meal are not included in this. How someone else eats does not concern you.
If you really want to get into the argument that killing animals needs to stop and that will make the world a better place and that is the reason you eat how you eat and why you think others should eat the same way, then you should probably look up and see what will happen if all hunting and such stopped. The animals will become overpopulated and would most likely die because they won't have enough food or because of diseases, accidents, or other animals. And if some animals overpopulate, such as deer or bears, it can be pretty deadly for both humans and the animals.
There will always be animals eating other animals and there will always be animals eating plants. That is how life is. What one chooses to eat won't be the same for another. It won't work for every species or every person.
So, if you want to be a vegan or a vegetarian, for whatever reason, then you do it. If you don't want to be a vegan or a vegetarian, for whatever reason, then don't do it. Eat how you want to eat and don't try and force someone else to do the same as you. Again, what someone else eats or does not eat does not concern you and it really is none of your business, as long as they are abiding by the law.
I am sorry for the little rant, but it just really bothers me that some people think that, for whatever reason, the only way to eat is the way that they eat or the only things to eat are what they eat. And it really bothers me to see how some of you, who I am assuming are adults, are being so mean and rude to others, are taunting others, and calling others names for their choices. Stop acting childish, grow up, and learn to respect others and their choices, please.
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Jessica
Cassey, your choice in what you eat is no longer a personal choice when it is killing someone else (the animals, starving others, and killing our planet which is EVERYBODY'S home. I'm not trying to force anything on you because changing your diet is up to you, but what you eat doesn't only affect you. Also, humans are just another species of animal, and like all animals, we thrive on a specific diet. Just like how gorillas are herbivores, cheetahs are carnivores, and monkeys are omnivores, humans are meant to eat only a specific diet, which is herbivorous. Looking at our physiology, we are 100% herbivorous. We don't have claws to kill other animals for food, our intestines are longer than carnivores because we aren't designed to digest meat, and our teeth aren't designed to rip through skin, muscle, and tissue. If you put a baby in a crib with a chicken and an apple and the child eats the chicken and plays with the apple, then you can tell me that we are omnivorous. The person that went on your vegan diet plan and went to the doctor most likely got sick because they didn't eat enough. When you're on a vegan diet, you do need to eat a lot more than what you're used to. Also, the doctor isn't really a good source to go to for diet advice because of all their years of medical school, they only have about 3-4 hours to learn about nutrition. Some doctors who really know what they're talking about are Dr. Michael Greger, Dr. John McDougall, and Dr. T. Colin Campbell. Earthlings, Cowspiracy, and Forks Over Knives are all really good documentaries to explain everything that I haven't. I know that you won't read this because this video was made so long ago and this comment is really long, but on the extremely slim chance that you do read this, I just want you to know that I know that some vegans are crazy and maybe a little dictatorish, but we come with a good message. Coming from a popster since 500, 000 subs, I just want the best for not only you and your health, but for other humans, the environment, and the animals as well. Please have an open mind to this and educate yourself on the ethical, environmental, and health aspect of veganism. Once you learn the healthy way of eating vegan (not under eating, please give it a chance.
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Cassey, your choice in what you eat is no longer a personal choice when it is killing someone else (the animals, starving others, and killing our planet which is EVERYBODY'S home. I'm not trying to force anything on you because changing your diet is up to you, but what you eat doesn't only affect you. Also, humans are just another species of animal, and like all animals, we thrive on a specific diet. Just like how gorillas are herbivores, cheetahs are carnivores, and monkeys are omnivores, humans are meant to eat only a specific diet, which is herbivorous. Looking at our physiology, we are 100% herbivorous. We don't have claws to kill other animals for food, our intestines are longer than carnivores because we aren't designed to digest meat, and our teeth aren't designed to rip through skin, muscle, and tissue. If you put a baby in a crib with a chicken and an apple and the child eats the chicken and plays with the apple, then you can tell me that we are omnivorous. The person that went on your vegan diet plan and went to the doctor most likely got sick because they didn't eat enough. When you're on a vegan diet, you do need to eat a lot more than what you're used to. Also, the doctor isn't really a good source to go to for diet advice because of all their years of medical school, they only have about 3-4 hours to learn about nutrition. Some doctors who really know what they're talking about are Dr. Michael Greger, Dr. John McDougall, and Dr. T. Colin Campbell. Earthlings, Cowspiracy, and Forks Over Knives are all really good documentaries to explain everything that I haven't. I know that you won't read this because this video was made so long ago and this comment is really long, but on the extremely slim chance that you do read this, I just want you to know that I know that some vegans are crazy and maybe a little dictatorish, but we come with a good message. Coming from a popster since 500, 000 subs, I just want the best for not only you and your health, but for other humans, the environment, and the animals as well. Please have an open mind to this and educate yourself on the ethical, environmental, and health aspect of veganism. Once you learn the healthy way of eating vegan (not under eating, please give it a chance.
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Jen
I couldn't agree more with this video. It simply comes down to this. Nutrition is exempt from morality. Nutrition is just what you eat, it has no wrong or right. A lion is not wrong for eating a zebra, neither is it right. It simply doesn't apply. If you choose to make an ethical choice regarding your diet, then that is a perfectly reasonable and compassionate thing to do. Everyone has a cause. For vegans it is the welfare of the animals and the planet, and that is their decision to make. But it is not a nutritional choice. For other humans the causes are homelessness, poverty, literacy, autism, victims of abuse, domestic violence, the list of things that require our compassion in this world is endless. It is not the role of the vegan to dictate what another's passion and cause should be. You can share your views, and have intelligent discourse about it, but at the end of the day, trying to sell veganism as the only moral/nutritional choice is possibly the worst sales technique out there.
People who might benefit from veganism nutritionally are being turned away just from fear of being associated with that level of frenzied self-righteousness. A person who relies on the nutrients found in animal products to maintain their health should not be victimised for it. Expecting a person to sacrifice their own health IS immoral. Human lives are as important as animal lives after all. The sad thing is that some of these extreme vegans believe that they are morally superior to a meat eater, even if that meat eater is clothing the homeless, tutoring special needs children, and volunteering at a soup kitchen. We all contribute in our own way, and this polarising needs to stop. Your cause is not better than my cause. It is just that it's not my cause.
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I couldn't agree more with this video. It simply comes down to this. Nutrition is exempt from morality. Nutrition is just what you eat, it has no wrong or right. A lion is not wrong for eating a zebra, neither is it right. It simply doesn't apply. If you choose to make an ethical choice regarding your diet, then that is a perfectly reasonable and compassionate thing to do. Everyone has a cause. For vegans it is the welfare of the animals and the planet, and that is their decision to make. But it is not a nutritional choice. For other humans the causes are homelessness, poverty, literacy, autism, victims of abuse, domestic violence, the list of things that require our compassion in this world is endless. It is not the role of the vegan to dictate what another's passion and cause should be. You can share your views, and have intelligent discourse about it, but at the end of the day, trying to sell veganism as the only moral/nutritional choice is possibly the worst sales technique out there.
People who might benefit from veganism nutritionally are being turned away just from fear of being associated with that level of frenzied self-righteousness. A person who relies on the nutrients found in animal products to maintain their health should not be victimised for it. Expecting a person to sacrifice their own health IS immoral. Human lives are as important as animal lives after all. The sad thing is that some of these extreme vegans believe that they are morally superior to a meat eater, even if that meat eater is clothing the homeless, tutoring special needs children, and volunteering at a soup kitchen. We all contribute in our own way, and this polarising needs to stop. Your cause is not better than my cause. It is just that it's not my cause.
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Amanda
Starvation is not okay to do or promote. You say you want to genuinely help people, yet you're promoting 1200 calorie a day diets? And you think that's helping young girls? Really? It's not. It's promoting eating disorders and really unhealthy relationships with food. So, yeah, Cassie, people are going to criticize you. Instead of whining about it by making perfect body videos and fat shaming is wrong videos, maybe consider WHY people are saying what they're saying! Maybe you're not right on nutrition! Maybe you haven't got the science to back you up, and maybe starving yourself on as few calories as possible is not the way to lose weight! This isn't me critiquing you, or your body, it's me simply saying that what you promote others to do & eat IS wrong and there IS proof of that. Don't take it too personally (though I know that's apparently REALLY hard for you to do)
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Starvation is not okay to do or promote. You say you want to genuinely help people, yet you're promoting 1200 calorie a day diets? And you think that's helping young girls? Really? It's not. It's promoting eating disorders and really unhealthy relationships with food. So, yeah, Cassie, people are going to criticize you. Instead of whining about it by making perfect body videos and fat shaming is wrong videos, maybe consider WHY people are saying what they're saying! Maybe you're not right on nutrition! Maybe you haven't got the science to back you up, and maybe starving yourself on as few calories as possible is not the way to lose weight! This isn't me critiquing you, or your body, it's me simply saying that what you promote others to do & eat IS wrong and there IS proof of that. Don't take it too personally (though I know that's apparently REALLY hard for you to do)
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Devilsnowballs
Religion is a belief system concerning questions without definitive answers. Nutrition is based on facts so look at the facts and there you will have your answers. Vegans have lower rates of all cause mortality and vegans live longer on average than any other population group. They have less nutritional deficiencies on average. Id say vegan diets are superior in almost every aspect. But most of all they are SUSTAINABLE. You can't consume animal products and claim to eat sustainably period. I have plenty of sources to back up that claim if need be so feel free to challenge me on any of that. These people claiming vegan diets destroyed their health probably need to take a closer look at their micronutrients chances are they weren't eating enough of something either vitamin D or B12.
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Religion is a belief system concerning questions without definitive answers. Nutrition is based on facts so look at the facts and there you will have your answers. Vegans have lower rates of all cause mortality and vegans live longer on average than any other population group. They have less nutritional deficiencies on average. Id say vegan diets are superior in almost every aspect. But most of all they are SUSTAINABLE. You can't consume animal products and claim to eat sustainably period. I have plenty of sources to back up that claim if need be so feel free to challenge me on any of that. These people claiming vegan diets destroyed their health probably need to take a closer look at their micronutrients chances are they weren't eating enough of something either vitamin D or B12.
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Mahli
It's so weird that she made a video telling people not to shove their beliefs down other people's throats and here comes everyone. shoving their beliefs down other people's throats. If vegans were nicer and didn't have such a horrible reputation, I would respect it so much more. I respect it in general but personally, I have asthma and I can get very weak really fast and need that much protein, my family doesn't have the money for those expensive alternatives sometimes. Your diet won't work for everyone. My diet may cause someone to become ill, or make them strong. It depends on the person. Also, I live in a house where I don't choose what I get to eat most of the time, it's prepared. So I can't be picky and cause my mom to spend even more money on a picky diet. Just respect other people.
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It's so weird that she made a video telling people not to shove their beliefs down other people's throats and here comes everyone. shoving their beliefs down other people's throats. If vegans were nicer and didn't have such a horrible reputation, I would respect it so much more. I respect it in general but personally, I have asthma and I can get very weak really fast and need that much protein, my family doesn't have the money for those expensive alternatives sometimes. Your diet won't work for everyone. My diet may cause someone to become ill, or make them strong. It depends on the person. Also, I live in a house where I don't choose what I get to eat most of the time, it's prepared. So I can't be picky and cause my mom to spend even more money on a picky diet. Just respect other people.
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Manajust4fun
Why is it always industry, industry, industry you vegans only talk about? I get it that they cause animal cruelty and suffering through their methods however their methods are not the same as those in local farms. The industry is not the only place to get meat and animal products. There are ethical farmers that work hard to ensure animal cruelty and suffering is reduced or eliminated when handling with their livestock.
There is nothing wrong with eating meat for this is part and parcel of our biological way of living as omnivores. Veganism is something that happened recently. You cannot expect those who are eating a normal diet of plants and animals to stop eating animals because you perceive it as wrong. One right does not make a wrong simply because of your innovated beliefs.
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Why is it always industry, industry, industry you vegans only talk about? I get it that they cause animal cruelty and suffering through their methods however their methods are not the same as those in local farms. The industry is not the only place to get meat and animal products. There are ethical farmers that work hard to ensure animal cruelty and suffering is reduced or eliminated when handling with their livestock.
There is nothing wrong with eating meat for this is part and parcel of our biological way of living as omnivores. Veganism is something that happened recently. You cannot expect those who are eating a normal diet of plants and animals to stop eating animals because you perceive it as wrong. One right does not make a wrong simply because of your innovated beliefs.
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Jasper
I completely agree that some (or a lot) of vegans are really disrespectful, but don't tell me that it's a problem that I won't accept how you eat. I do not have to accept the way you eat if it exploits sentient beings who need to be left alone. You have a right to eat what you like so long as it does not infringe upon the right of another living creature's right to its own life (to the best of your ability, we're not perfect people but we can try to cause the least harm. I won't accept the clearly harmful choices of others.
ps. for the parts about different diets working better for different people, you are (in the case of the majority of people) wrong. We are all healthier eating plants, possibly with some exceptions though I've never heard of any.
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I completely agree that some (or a lot) of vegans are really disrespectful, but don't tell me that it's a problem that I won't accept how you eat. I do not have to accept the way you eat if it exploits sentient beings who need to be left alone. You have a right to eat what you like so long as it does not infringe upon the right of another living creature's right to its own life (to the best of your ability, we're not perfect people but we can try to cause the least harm. I won't accept the clearly harmful choices of others.
ps. for the parts about different diets working better for different people, you are (in the case of the majority of people) wrong. We are all healthier eating plants, possibly with some exceptions though I've never heard of any.
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Kendall
PREACH! I've tried many different ways of eating and have done lots of research, and many of them work for different reasons. I don't think its right to tell someone how they should eat- everyone's different! People need to be more open minded to other people's decisions. While I think it's wrong to abuse animals in order to use them as food, I think vegans draw people away by their passion. They sometimes come across as crazy and hateful, and that's not right. I can't tell you how many people look down on veganism because of the bad reputation their community has for telling others that their eating habits are wrong. People need to listen to both sides and share their own views in a positive way that will encourage people, not aggravate them.
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PREACH! I've tried many different ways of eating and have done lots of research, and many of them work for different reasons. I don't think its right to tell someone how they should eat- everyone's different! People need to be more open minded to other people's decisions. While I think it's wrong to abuse animals in order to use them as food, I think vegans draw people away by their passion. They sometimes come across as crazy and hateful, and that's not right. I can't tell you how many people look down on veganism because of the bad reputation their community has for telling others that their eating habits are wrong. People need to listen to both sides and share their own views in a positive way that will encourage people, not aggravate them.
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