Guest guest Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Norman, I am learning that apparently eating "vegan" is not necessarily a healthy way of eating. In other words, there seems to be a broad range of eating habits with vegans. My assumption was it was ALL healthy. But in reality, many recipes are full of oils and sugars and refined grains are eaten. So I don't think all vegans can be put in the same category. I am viewing the vegan diet as ONLY whole grains, and limiting oils and almost no sugar, as a "healthy" diet. So based upon that assumption vegans should not be overweight. The hard part is finding a web site where pure veganism is all that is offered, without the stuff we don't need. I have not eaten "empty" calories since March 19. I must be getting to be a fanatic, but I am sure loving it! Shelley H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Shelley, I respect your opinion but I think you may forgetting about medical problems that some people - vegans included - have that cause weight gain and difficulty loosing weight. Regardless of the reason, there are overweight vegans and to think that vegans "should" not be so or put them in a different "category" is inaccurate and I think unfair. God's Peace, Gayle - Shelley Sunday, July 13, 2008 6:52 PM Re: Fasting Norman, I am learning that apparently eating "vegan" is not necessarily a healthy way of eating. In other words, there seems to be a broad range of eating habits with vegans. My assumption was it was ALL healthy. But in reality, many recipes are full of oils and sugars and refined grains are eaten. So I don't think all vegans can be put in the same category. I am viewing the vegan diet as ONLY whole grains, and limiting oils and almost no sugar, as a "healthy" diet. So based upon that assumption vegans should not be overweight. The hard part is finding a web site where pure veganism is all that is offered, without the stuff we don't need. I have not eaten "empty" calories since March 19. I must be getting to be a fanatic, but I am sure loving it! Shelley H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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