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In response to "yeah, it's definitely possible to be fat and unhealthy on a vegan diet if you eat crap. -- nm" by loosilu

This just fries my mind.

Posted by the liioulu without wings (aka liioulu) Aug 19 '11, 17:31

My concept of a vegan diet includes a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grains and not a lot of processed food.

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it's totaly possible to eat craploads of starch and sugar. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 17:35 17
- Then it isn't a proper vegan diet. just one that sort of looks like it. -- nm - the liioulu without wings Aug 19, 17:37 16
  - vegan means no animal products. easiest thing in the world to live on bread. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 17:38 15
    - like I said for me it also means a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables. - the liioulu without wings Aug 19, 17:40 14
      - I was vegan (and more to the point, a low fat one so no peanut butter or tofu) for almost a year, I still didn't eat enough fresh fruit and veggies - zeitgeist Aug 19, 17:48 9
        
        Never quite a vegan (love cheese and butter too much) , but have been a vegetarian on and off. - the liioulu without wings Aug 19, 17:51
        
        fruit is, biologically speaking, junk food, with some exceptions. High sugar with no protein, and a few vitamins. - loosilu Aug 19, 17:51 7
        
        Most people do fine with fruit, since it combines fiber and sugar. (Of course, nobody does well with sugar without the fiber.) -- nm - mara Aug 19, 18:08 1
        
        there's a reason why most weight-loss diets restrict it. - loosilu Aug 19, 18:17
        
        There is a theory that if you don't eat enough fat or cholesterol your body will produce moe of it and hike. - the liioulu without wings Aug 19, 17:53 3
        
        the best cholesterol reading I ever got was when I was on a strict Atkins diet, eating red meat and butter every day. - loosilu Aug 19, 17:55 2
        
        I only heard it recently. My sister is a vegetarian practically vegan and her cholesterol is low. -- nm - the liioulu without wings Aug 19, 17:58 1
        
        people are different. :) - loosilu Aug 19, 18:07
        
        oh yes, and I gained weight, even though I was riding 10-15 miles a day on my bike, in super hilly Ithaca. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 17:53
      - fwiw, if that's the mainstay of your diet, you'll be low on protein and fats (which are essential). -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 17:42 3
        
        That's what tofu and beans are for. you mix them with the grains to get complete proteins. - the liioulu without wings Aug 19, 17:45 2
        
        but you said mainly vegetables! -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 17:47 1
        
        Mainly, not solely. They're all plant products. -- nm - the liioulu without wings Aug 19, 17:49

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