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Re:Can a Vegan Diet Be Healthy? A Literature Review by beforeolives on Sunday March 14, 2021 @05:55AM (#26453989)
> when there are whole civilizations that exist on a diet, you will be okay.

If okay = "survive long enough to leave offspring", then yes. However, health and quality of life are a lot more complicated than survival, that's why we look deeper into the science instead of using these rules of thumb.

Re:Can a Vegan Diet Be Healthy? A Literature Review by incrudible on Sunday March 14, 2021 @06:19AM (#26454099)
A truly vegan society would eventually go extinct if they didn't supplement with B12. To my knowledge, this isn't possible without modern technology.

It can take many years for freshly minted vegans to have their stores of essential nutrients depleted, so they may in fact reproduce successfully for one generation, but in the long run severe malnutrition is inevitable.

Re:Can a Vegan Diet Be Healthy? A Literature Review by bawolff on Sunday March 14, 2021 @06:05AM (#26454033)
Okay = survive long enough to leave offsprung, and be strong enough not to be murdered by your neighbours.

Of course there is more to healthiness thsn that and science is important, but as far the rule of thumb goes, the second part is important.