Not sure if you have read "How Not to Die," but Dr. Greger doesn't advocate eating oreos and bread halo top icecream. That book is all about vegetables. And he looks like shit, so...
If veganism is so healthy then why does he look so unhealthy?
Colton Howard
Asher Sullivan
Part of the confusion is that many vegans appear quite healthy in the earlier stages. This isn't so surprising when you consider the fact that many switch from processed foods to a mostly raw plant-based diet. The influx of live foods will undoubtedly improve your health.
However, in the long term, the absence of all animal-based foods can take a toll, as certain nutrients cannot be obtained from the plant kingdom. Carnosine, carnitine, taurine, retinol, vitamin D3, conjugated linoleic acid and long-chained omega-3 fats are examples. B12 deficiency is also very common among vegans.
After six or seven years, the B12 stored in your liver will be completely exhausted, at which point you may start to experience serious neurodegenerative diseases. There are many documented cases of blindness from B12 deficiency, as well as other neurological disorders.
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Isaac Smith
oy vey
Jose Rogers
Alright then let's break it down. He looks unhealthy because he's super skinny right?
And what is Jow Forums always saying about what causes someone to be skinny or fat? Genetics right?
Wrong, it's calories in/calories out.
Jace Howard
It's not just that he's a skelly (not even just skinny) which is UNHEALTHY BY ITSELF, his skin looks like shit too, dark circles, sickly tone. He's also 46 and COMPLETELY bald and has been for several years probably since his late 20s or early 30s. There's a difference between a receeding hairline and not having a single hair on your scalp. That kind of balding that early isn't just genetics, it implies many health issues like poor nutrition, chronic stress, high inflammation etc.
William Martinez
Left: Vegan
Right: meat eater
Dominic Rodriguez
Also he looks 10+ years older.
Tyler Lopez
He looks unhealthy because he looks malnourished. That includes low calorie intake, but also bad overall nutrition (i.e. macro composition and micro intake). If he follows his own dietary advice, his diet is primarily carbohydrates, some plant proteins and limited fat intake. Since they are plant proteins, even if he's meeting the amino acid requirements, he's not fully absorbing them due to the body's limited ability to process cellulose. His fat intake also likely has a bad makeup due to plants having shit o-3:o-6 ratios without supplementation.
He looks much older than he is, has low muscular development for his age (which will fuck him up in the long run) and unless he is supplementing heavily, he is accumulating more lasting health problems
Gavin Jackson
do I look healthy Jow Forums?
Mason Price
>his skin looks like shit too, dark circles, sickly tone
being white and living in a warm climate will do that to you
>He's also 46 and COMPLETELY bald and has been for several years probably since his late 20s or early 30s.
I know people who went completely bald in their early 20s. It's genetic and it's not uncommon to happen that early even.
>His fat intake also likely has a bad makeup due to plants having shit o-3:o-6 ratios without supplementation.
His diet advice includes taking omega 3 as a supplement and eating flax seeds every day; you can look up his lecture where he talks about how he has a good o3/o6 ratio while most vegans don't