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About 84% of Vegetarians and Vegans give up on the diet and return to meat.
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5 out of 6 vegetarians return to eating meat.
6 out of 6 still tell you about how their vegetarian diet is the best.
It's not surprising that extremism for something like this doesn't stick for the vast majority of people.
People in this country definitely eat way too much meat (particularly hormone- and steroid-fed meat), but that doesn't mean it needs to be set aside completely.
6 out of 6 still tell you about how their vegetarian diet is the best.
It's not surprising that extremism for something like this doesn't stick for the vast majority of people.
People in this country definitely eat way too much meat (particularly hormone- and steroid-fed meat), but that doesn't mean it needs to be set aside completely.
CornBurrito
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Is that ecological argument actually incorrect from a factual standpoint?
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Why, if that was the case almost no one would be a vegetarian or a vegan and I know a few vegetarians.
Cuz everyone wants to go cold turkey. You gotta slowly go vegetarian. Like instead of eating meat every day?m, go 4 times s week while you figure out what protein sources you like and fit your eating habits. Doing it for the right reasons also helps.
By that, I mean do it for a reason YOU think is good. Is it to save animals or to be healthier??
By that, I mean do it for a reason YOU think is good. Is it to save animals or to be healthier??
SliceSabre
Banned
That's honestly a higher number than I expected.
Funny how vegetarians/vegans always get upset when people look at them with a skeptical eye when they proudly annouce their new meat free lifestyle. Proof positive the vast, vast majority of them are going to come back and our skepticism is warranted.
Funny how vegetarians/vegans always get upset when people look at them with a skeptical eye when they proudly annouce their new meat free lifestyle. Proof positive the vast, vast majority of them are going to come back and our skepticism is warranted.
How do you find a vegan at a dinner party?
Don't worry about it, they'll tell you.
Razorback
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I'm not exactly sure what you're saying. If I had guessed only 8% there would still be room for a lot of vegetarians.
M0nochromatic
Member
It wouldn't surprise me if that's a common failure rate for any kind of signifigant lifestyle change, not just a dietary one.
entremet
Member
I think reducing meat consumption than full abstention is a more practical from an environment advocacy point of view.
We do eat way too much meat and now China is getting a taste for more meat as their population continues to get out of poverty.
I've been reducing my intake over the years, and it's just much easier for eating out and social events than a blanket ban on eating animal foods.
Ethical arguments for the diet don't convince me at all.
We do eat way too much meat and now China is getting a taste for more meat as their population continues to get out of poverty.
I've been reducing my intake over the years, and it's just much easier for eating out and social events than a blanket ban on eating animal foods.
Ethical arguments for the diet don't convince me at all.
AstroNut325
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Good luck trying to find good vegetarian food in the USA. I go many months without eating meat, but if I have to go out/travel, I won't find much beyond a salad at most restaurants.
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Consumes lots of resources and one of the most significant sources of green house gases.
DonasaurusRex
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hey none of the meat we eat is endangered
i can see myself not eating meat save for holidays or something if my digestion became an issue then it would have to be worth the trouble to down a super southwestern chilli burger supreme deluxe.
i can see myself not eating meat save for holidays or something if my digestion became an issue then it would have to be worth the trouble to down a super southwestern chilli burger supreme deluxe.
God Dayumm
Banned
I remember that it was about 95% failure of all weight loss attempts. So vegetarians are damn disciplined in comparison
CornBurrito
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What I don't get is when meat eaters (and I eat meat) get all moralist with which meat they eat. Like I can eat pig, but not dog or horse? Or cat? Why not?
I swear the people that make these jokes are the same people who complain about gays "shoving it down our throats" when they casually mentioning having a same sex SO.
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
My sister has been vegan for about five or six years now; was vegetarian before that. Her vegan diet, along with a good workout routine, allowed her to lose about 40lbs, maintain, and now has a very active and healthy lifestyle; and a much, much better mood and disposition.
My mother has been vegetarian for about six or seven years now, and is also in the most healthy state I can remember her in since being born 26 years ago.
It's not for everyone. They don't push it on others. They don't push it on me (though I avoid hormone and steroid-riddled meat as best I can). It's just for them. They don't even bring it up at gatherings, family events, etc. They don't say no to any restaurants. Worst case they eat by themselves before or after. They bring their own vegan dishes to potlucks that are just as good as anything else, and aren't offended if people still don't want it.
And yet the hate they get is out of control. Just the fact people know they have these diets, others bring it up constantly about how it's unhealthy, or unnecessary, or stupid, or that they lack this vitamin or aren't getting enough X or Y. It's pretty sad, honestly. Especially because, while there are outliers (of course), I'd wager they have a more healthy and balanced diet than 90% of the folks giving them a hard time. They live off veggies and beans and soy. I've never seen them eat anything that looks 1/10th as terrible for me as Taco Bell.
My mother has been vegetarian for about six or seven years now, and is also in the most healthy state I can remember her in since being born 26 years ago.
It's not for everyone. They don't push it on others. They don't push it on me (though I avoid hormone and steroid-riddled meat as best I can). It's just for them. They don't even bring it up at gatherings, family events, etc. They don't say no to any restaurants. Worst case they eat by themselves before or after. They bring their own vegan dishes to potlucks that are just as good as anything else, and aren't offended if people still don't want it.
And yet the hate they get is out of control. Just the fact people know they have these diets, others bring it up constantly about how it's unhealthy, or unnecessary, or stupid, or that they lack this vitamin or aren't getting enough X or Y. It's pretty sad, honestly. Especially because, while there are outliers (of course), I'd wager they have a more healthy and balanced diet than 90% of the folks giving them a hard time. They live off veggies and beans and soy. I've never seen them eat anything that looks 1/10th as terrible for me as Taco Bell.
joke post? Not true at all. I dunno maybe if you are rural Wisconsin or something. Any major US city has good vegetarian and increasing vegan options.
VanquishUK
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Old news.
It's due to people just doing it wrong, whether it be not eating enough or something else.
It's due to people just doing it wrong, whether it be not eating enough or something else.
That's not true. I was a vegetarian for 3 years. Switched back to meat and lost like 10Kg, stopped dreaming about meat every night and had energy to exercise more.
I wasn't even an unhealthy vegetarian, I ate shit loads of eggs, beans and rice. If synthetic meat becomes a thing any time soon, I'll probably switch to that.
Never been to California have we?
God Dayumm
Banned
Because they taste bad. Also dogs will soon have human rights, along with great apes, dolphins and A.I.
entremet
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Laevateinn
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I'm a really shitty vegetarian and eat meat every now and then. A lot of it is just that I don't like the taste of most meats. I'm not doing it for ethical reasons and don't want to put a burden on the people I eat with so I'll eat it when I'm out or when I get a craving for something.
Being vegetarianish is nice and I feel a lot healthier than I did when I was younger but there's a lot that goes into that. I think just being aware of my diet is helpful.
Most of my vegetarian friends either went back to eating meat or are incredibly annoying though.
Being vegetarianish is nice and I feel a lot healthier than I did when I was younger but there's a lot that goes into that. I think just being aware of my diet is helpful.
Most of my vegetarian friends either went back to eating meat or are incredibly annoying though.
Dirtyshubb
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Been a vegetarian now for 13 years, honestly don't see me ever going back to eating meat unless synthetic meat becomes a commercial product.
No, it is NOT. Back this up with something, do not just dismiss it please.
Which is funny since I could back it up too, but I am out of time for that.
But no, it is not incorrect.
Of course, you can be wasteful with vegetarian diet (tons of dairy, flewn across the world vs local farm-sourced animals) , but that is an outline, not the norm.
John Kowalski
Banned
they all return, some just die before they do it
severely diminished consumption is enough for me tbh, and i still feel a little guilty anyway
severely diminished consumption is enough for me tbh, and i still feel a little guilty anyway
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Or bacon, hamburgers and fried chicken tasting amazing. But naw, probably doing it wrong.
CornBurrito
Member
Have you eaten cat or dog?
Byakuya769
Member
Before or after making a bunch of judgmental posts?
I'm surprised the raw numbers are so low, but I guess that's what happens when you live in urban areas or places with a high student population; you start thinking half the population is gay and/or vegan, when it's really just your skewed perspective.
Starting the article off with a random anecdote struck the wrong tone, though. Just get to the facts.
Given how generally miserable efforts to stop vices have been, for example anti-smoking ads, I'm not sure what's the best path to getting people to consume less meat for the ecological benefits besides straight-up taxation.
Starting the article off with a random anecdote struck the wrong tone, though. Just get to the facts.
Given how generally miserable efforts to stop vices have been, for example anti-smoking ads, I'm not sure what's the best path to getting people to consume less meat for the ecological benefits besides straight-up taxation.
CornBurrito
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Most meat eaters (and I do eat meat myself), are the equivalent of internet fedora warrior atheists when it comes to any belief system that isn't Christianity.
Any vegetarian is instantly a moron, just like how r/atheist types argue any religious person is a moron. But of course one type of close mindedness is accepted, the other isn't.
The irony.
God Dayumm
Banned
I can tell cats taste horrid, I don't even need to try it. Dogs can be delicious, but Human Rights
triplestation
Member
This
People give me shit cause I wanna eat the homeless people in my city and its so annoying, what's the difference between them and tuna? We are all animals this is a fact.
I've had it, don't agree.
VanquishUK
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It's hard to quit something you've been doing every day for all your life whether it tastes good or not.
IdreamofHIME
Member
Cant beat meat.
frankie_baby
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15 of those 16 percent are likely sneakily eating bacon butties
CornBurrito
Member
People are people. Not people are not people. Can you actually give me a solid reason for why I should be able to eat cow or pig but not horse? I eat cow and pig. Why the fuck can I not eat horse?
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