Vegetarian and vegan diets and risks of total and site-specific fractures

Re:Vegetarian and vegan diets and risks of total and site-sp... by 1_player on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @04:53AM (#25207542)

And full of phytates which impair absorption of minerals. There's much more to food than just macronutrients.

Vegan diets work great until you get IBS, which unfortunately affects more and more people with no discernible cause. Meat, so reviled these days, doesn't.

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Re:Vegetarian and vegan diets and risks of total and site-sp... by mcntsh on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @05:27AM (#25207739)

To be honest with you, I don't have much to say on the topic of phytates.

However, anecdotally, I went vegan after suffering from digestive issues for years, and the diet combined with a healthy amount of fermented foods has made a night-and-day improvement to my digestive health.

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Re:Vegetarian and vegan diets and risks of total and site-sp... by 1_player on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @05:47AM (#25207857)

And anecdotally I went full carnivore after suffering from IBS, and my digestion and mental health improved immesurably. Any kind of pulse, grain or seed noticeable worsens my IBS and digestion. YMMV.

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Re:Vegetarian and vegan diets and risks of total and site-sp... by mcntsh on Wednesday November 25, 2020 @06:20AM (#25208086)

I think it's worth getting to the bottom of, without anecdotes. Meat consumption in the modern day is not only an ethical concern, but a major environmental concern as well.

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