Attention LoT

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Originally Posted by RStar

There are essintial amino acids that only meat provides.

Traci already stated that this is incorrect, but I'll go one further. If your mom was willing to take her amino acids in capsule form, she could certainly have remained vegan. As so amusingly referenced above, Tom can only get his amino acids that way.

By the way, Trac, it's OK to be flexible. I eat a little ham around the holidays sometimes. Just because you choose to eat one way most of the time, it doesn't mean you aren't allowed to make other choices.

[RStar]

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

Traci already stated that this is incorrect, but I'll go one further. If your mom was willing to take her amino acids in capsule form, she could certainly have remained vegan. As so amusingly referenced above, Tom can only get his amino acids that way.

Sorry, I missed that.

And I was mistaken also. Essential Amino Acids are ones that the human body cannot make, and all of these can be obtained from plants. My bad. Essential Amino Acids

The one thing we cannot get from plants that is in meat is cholesterol.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Originally Posted by RStar

The one thing we cannot get from plants that is in meat is cholesterol.

Nope. Plenty, plenty of vegan foods raise HDL and LDL. You can raise LDL by eating popcorn cooked in coconut oil (i.e. movie theater popcorn), or chocolate, anything hydrogenated or deep-fried. You can raise your HDL by eating good oils, most of which are vegetable-based.

Like Traci said, it's really just the B12 that's missing from a vegan diet. And most vegans I know take multivitamins with B12 in it.