What are the pros and cons of being a vegan?
‘Pros’: you will get to take refuge from the confusion of life by having a clearly-defined belief system you will get to feel all warm and fuzzy that you are not harming fluffy bunnies etc – (‘anything with a face’, as vegans sanctimoniously love to remark) you will get to kid yourself that you are morally superior to friends, family and others who choose to eat animal/fish-based foods. Cons: taking refuge from life in a belief system means you are at risk of ignoring the warning signs that a vegan diet is not a natural diet for a humanbeing to live on Veganism is a ‘triumph’ of ideology over physiological fact – you may fool yourself but you can’t fool nature and your body and health will bear witness to this fact. You will very probably end up looking gaunt Tendency to rely upon ‘fake’ foods such as soy-based meat substitutes, which can inhibit thyroid function. Tendency to rely upon lots of beans, pulses, nuts, seeds etc. as alternative protein sources. Whilst healthy in moderation,
