You've actually made me want to try this diet out in the short term, because I've never experienced that kind of "raw vegan high" and it sounds like an enjoyable thing to experience. It reminds me of the vitality and euphoria that Seth Brundle feels immediately after he is spliced with the fly, before the degeneration happens.

I estimate I could get the maximum advantage out of raw vegan for, say, three months, and then start adding high quality meats and fat back into the diet to forestall the inevitable vegan burnout.

I have a question for vegans, if you have no interest in animal food... Why do you eat things that are "created" to taste as if it was real chicken, or turkey, or cheese, etc. it doesn't make sense to me because there's still an interpretation to non vegans, like me, that you still enjoy the taste of an animal. I have vegan family that push this vegan move to the max. It's sad because honestly I have no interest in becoming vegan, but the stuff I hear disturbs what I desire to eat. It's sad because it's not something I would to someone who enjoys what they eat. If I want to know, I'll ask, if not, please let me enjoy me food.

Had a good laugh, thanx!!!
I'm vegetarian since 20 years, and vegan since a couple now. I do not need synthetic vitamins because i do not lack any according to my blood tests.
I work physically too, am completely addicted to move ,need a

Utter rubbish and based on pure ignorance. This is a joke,right?

The reason people on a vegan lifestyle get sick after a short period of time is because they continue to eat the same amount of calories that that would on their fat, meat, and dairy lifestyle. People need to be eating a lot of calories. For example ten to fifteen bananas in one meal, five to six mangoes in another meal, or a huge bowl of rice or potatoes. I'm talking two to three pounds of potatoes here guys. When eating vegan one must eat foods high in carbs and sugar not just low carb vegetables. Your body doesn't run on fat. It runs on carbs and sugars. I consume 2000-3500 calories a day or high carb vegan food. I'm not tired or unhappy and I'm not fat. I don't push my lifestyle on anyone, but if you are going to talk about it get your facts straight. New vegans are just uneducated. Trust me I was one. I got hungry went back to eating meat and then got fat. Now that I understand how much I should be eating while vegan everything has evened out for me.

Wow I've never read such a load of propaganda for the meat industry. In our family we have (including myself) 3 adult generations of vegans (2) and vegetarian (1). We eat very well balanced diets, of a wide range of healthy organic vegetables, fruits, legumes, grains, etc which contain iron, protein, etc, to satisfy our nutritional requirements, and our bloodworks show no deficiencies whatsover. The only supplement which I take is a Vitamin B12 several times a week. A small price to pay considering the many benefits of eating a whole foods plant based diet, which contains no cholesterol, healthy fats from whole vegetables (avocado's etc). You obviously have only met vegans from US, which would explain your derision, considering your ag-laws are bullshit and favour only the corporations, not the consumer, hence the low quality of all of your foods. Quality of meat and vegetables is far superior elsewhere in the world.

Hello

First of all i would say that when you put an error in the beginning of your article, you lost my trust. B12 is not coming from animals. Its a bacteria from the soil. These days all vegetables and fruits (most anyway) are cleaned in a way that B12 bacterias have no chance to survive.

Meat also contain much less B12 than before, why? Because most animals dont grass feed anymore. They get their food from soy or corn who is, you guessed it, striped away for B12. I went vegan for 8 month ago. Right before i did i had my blood tested. And my b 12 levels were at 181 (low). Let me tell you that i ate a LOT of meat back then. So my suggestion is for all of you guys. Go and check your B12 levels. My guess is that most of you have rather low levels.

Dont be a troll and say that all vegans are unhealthy.

Bonjour,
Intéressant tout ça.
Mais dans une société en surproduction, ou notre seul souci constant est....ben en fait on en a aucun !
Allons faire un petit stage de plusieurs jours dans certain pays...Laos Madagascar, on apprendrai très vite la valeur réelle de l alimentation et que dans chaque aliment viandes légume légumineuse racines meme etc on y trouvera ce que notre organisme à besoin.
Et on apprendrai qu un repas par 24 heuros est suffisant à condition qu il soit complet...et avec un peu de chance on a un autre repas 24 heure après. ..en ayant évidemment eu une activité physique autre que de regarder la télévision