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    Has anyone read this book or heard anything about it? http://www.skinnybitch.net/
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    this is vegan propoganda...

    but, considering the majority of americans are overweight and only 2% of vegans are obese, there might be some science behind it.

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    I'm a skinny bitch



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    anyways, haven't read the book, but looks interesting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Emily View Post
    this is vegan propoganda...

    but, considering the majority of americans are overweight and only 2% of vegans are obese, there might be some science behind it.
    I've always been a believer that there's truth behind all propaganda. I was vegan for a time, an I believe that the reason there is less obesity is that there are so few processed/ resturant/ packaged foods that are vegan, so almost everything is fresh!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lola Rose View Post
    I've always been a believer that there's truth behind all propaganda.
    Yikes, that's kind of scary....

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    "propaganda"- information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.

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    I'm not saying it's all true, but that there is a speck of truth. It's just taken and blown up.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Laylas View Post
    "propaganda"- information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
    yeah, I agree with Lola...this definition includes "information and ideas"

    It's not all based on rumors and lies. The best propoganda is based on TRUTH! And there is a lot of truth that a vegans weigh less than people who eat a diet with animal products.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Emily View Post
    yeah, I agree with Lola...this definition includes "information and ideas"

    It's not all based on rumors and lies. The best propoganda is based on TRUTH! And there is a lot of truth that a vegans weigh less than people who eat a diet with animal products.
    I think she kinda blew what I said out of proportion. You have to take it in context. I know I was at my smallest when I was vegan

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    I eat no animal products. I do my best to buy all cotton or vegan shit online. Is tough to live vegan.

    Being vegan does not mean skinny. I can eat much vegan food and the calories pile up = weight gain. Been there. From Vegeterian to vegan. And no, a person in this world can not live the perfect vegan life....sucks.

    I am 5'9" and weigh in at 143 right now. That is good, but it's because of the food i eat and working out combined.

    Many malnourished people are FAT. So....

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    Lol, funny after looking at it more. I don't want to be a skinny bitch....the title even sounds unhealthy......lmao.

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    Most vegans I've seen look pallid and thin. They seem like they might not eat enough protein or something. Hell if I know, I don't eat by animal rights guidelines, just by what is healthy.
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    I brought this vegan thing (I'd ordered the book via amazon.com... used... when I posted this thread, head+desk) up to my family. My sisters vegetarian and had tried to do the vegan thing, but her hair started falling out! Wtf?
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    I have been vegan for two tears now, and was a vegetarian for over 5 years before that...I am not perfectly healthy, but my doctor has told me that I am far more healthy than many of his non-vegan patients and has praised me for adopting a healthy lifestyle. It is difficult for many people to adjust to a vegan lifestyle..getting enough calories, vitamins and minerals...but it can be done. Since going vegan, I have fewer stomach problems (which were rampant when I ate dairy), less gas (heehee), less acne, and more energy..as well as a cleaner conscience. I don't think it's for everyone...and of course you should read up on it and do your research before trying any drastically different eating habits. As for this book, what a terrible title!!! Not all vegans are skinny, not all skinny people are healthy, and not all heavier people are unhealthy. I have not read it, but I'll pick up a copy and check it out.

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    i know i should "Buy" the book and not try to gleem info without spending money but would someone be able to kindof list a typical menu of what they suggest to eat.. like the diet plan in a nutshell? i already know about no aspartamine, they recommend no flesh, blah blah..i have books and books on that stuff already
    i just want the actual plan
    if not i can wait til it hits the library i guess

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    Yea, being Vegan i do take a prenatal vitamin daily. I believe a person should see a doc. for a check-up first. The get involved with a Vegan who knows the life style. Because being Vegan changes ALOT! Not only our diet, but leather and such too. I just bought a great pair of Vegan heels that are falling apart now...but tried them. I love 100% cotton clothes. Food is not an issue.

    it is a slow change. I have a leather couch in the house. But it's my roomates, i can't very well throw his shit away...

    So i only do my best.

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    For most people, drastically changing your diet can result in some adjustment periods- where your body just needs to adjust or you need to re-adjust your diet.

    Your hair falls out when you have iron deficiencies.

    ANY diet can be unhealthy, but a vegan diet done correctly can be very healthy. Obviously, you have to be more careful about getting a balanced diet, but it can be done. for the most part, vegans are healthier folk than your Micky D crowd any day of the week, and time of the day.

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    Not to be a pill, but my objection to the propaganda comment would be that not all propaganda necessarily starts with any truth at all. (ie- nazi propaganda?)

    But as for the veganism...I was vegan for four months, and I got so B12 anemic I was passing out climbing the stairs. I got shots for it and it picked me up, but my doctor said, with they way my blood absorbs (or doesn't, I guess) B12 I'd need to get "a needle a month" for the rest of my vegan life. So my question- do any other vegans here have this issue? B12 only comes from animal products, and I know some people's bodies naturally make it on their own, but other people?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mollyzmoon View Post
    Not to be a pill, but my objection to the propaganda comment would be that not all propaganda necessarily starts with any truth at all. (ie- nazi propaganda?)

    But as for the veganism...I was vegan for four months, and I got so B12 anemic I was passing out climbing the stairs. I got shots for it and it picked me up, but my doctor said, with they way my blood absorbs (or doesn't, I guess) B12 I'd need to get "a needle a month" for the rest of my vegan life. So my question- do any other vegans here have this issue? B12 only comes from animal products, and I know some people's bodies naturally make it on their own, but other people?
    have you tried a sublingual vitamin, like this...




    I'm anemic, and take these.... but I also eat meat now, b/c I feel so much healthier, and I couldn't deal w/ feeling so weak/passing out.

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    My vegan friend was having to eat nutritional yeast to keep her B12 levels up. I don't know what it tasted like, but it looked nasty. She has since switched to lacto-ovo vegetarianism. Her now-ex husband was vegan and was so underweight he wasn't allowed to donate blood.

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    I want to read this. I'm curious.

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    Read this book a week ago actually, it was quite...... interesting. Being Vegan is not for me, but I do love vegan food (mmMmmm like those Amy's meals!) so I eat quite a bit of it. I only eat meat (chicken) and seafood a few times a week, beef a couple times a month, and I don't eat pork at all because whenever I eat it I feel a little sick afterwards. I try to eat as many vegan/vege meals possible for health reasons, I love animals but I'm not gung-ho on any lifestyle that denies me a steak every once in awhile, or my sushi. I eat ALOT of Japanese food (sushi restaurants have GREAT vegan options btw). I'm also a handbag and shoe finatic, many which are leather. But I applaud anyone with the dedication and discipline it must take to be vegan or a straight vegetarian, I can imagine how difficult it can be.
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    B12 is not only found in animal products. And nutritional yeast, which is like eating pure B vitamins, may seem weird but I swear it is DELICIOUS!! I make "cream" sauces with it, sprinkle it on popcorn, all sorts of stuff.

    Being vegan is like any other diet, though. If you eat smart, you'll be healthy. If you don't, you won't. I don't buy that being vegan is somehow "drastic" or "extreme." A triple bypass from a life of eating meat--THAT is extreme. Eating a plant-based diet? That is just plain smart.

    The Cleveland Clinic is really promoting a "diet" that slows down the aging process drastically. A couple of docs fromt here were on Oprah recently talking about how Americans are killing themselves with what they eat. Their "diet" is not a diet--it's just the most current knowledge of what humans needs nutritionally to be healthy and live long, vibrant lives. They are NOT propagandists. They are well-respected mainstream doctors. And the diet they consider to be the pinnacle of human nutrition is mainly vegan.

    http://cms.clevelandclinic.org/body.cfm?id=606

    "The good news is that weight loss, improved heart health, and increased vitality can be realized when proper diet and lifestyle changes occur over the long-term! In fact, the Cleveland Clinic supports a healthy heart-minded Mediterranean diet to achieve both a healthy body weight and healthy heart. The traditional Mediterranean dietary practices that we support include eating minimally processed, plant-based foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and unsaturated fats like olives, olive oil, nuts, and seeds. In the Mediterranean way of eating, high fatty cuts of meat and dairy are minimized, and omega-3 rich fish is encouraged."
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    Can you have a vegan diet without a vegan lifestyle?

    Obviously my raw-food diet didn't work... onto the next thing!

    ...and I'm eating a hummus and ham sandwich..

    I'm going to see a dietician.


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