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Gordon Ramsey's Allergic To Vegans

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Gordon Ramsey once stated that he was allergic to vegans. In spite of the satire, Ramsey’s statement has a bit of health-consciousness to it. Not becoming a vegan, or even a vegetarian, could actually make one healthier. Scientifically speaking especially, humankind is not meant to be vegan. A balanced diet is not one that solely consists of plantation. The dietary needs of a human is not the same as that of a horse, humans can not live a healthy life off of plants. The effects of pursuing a vegan diet is not a proactive nor healthy shift due to high risks of vitamin deficiencies, malnourishment and will not be a progressive change to sprout an alteration in the farming and meat industry; instead, those who plan to go vegan to induce a moral …show more content…

Parents and their children are left scrambling attempting to answer that question. Many younger vegans fill themselves up with sugary fruits, desserts, cereal, and bread which can cause them to become dependent, or even addicted, to carbohydrates (Anisman-Reiner). Being solely dependent on carbs at a young age would especially have its unfavorable side effects like childhood obesity and diabetes. Children especially should get a balanced and rich diet so that they can grow. Children getting less than a healthy amount of nutrients mixed with an overwhelming amount of sugars to substitute would not be the best option if one wants to live a long and healthy life. A vegan diet should not be approved by parents. Another problem with a vegan diet is the amount of processed foods to substitute the tastes of meat and dairy. Reading the ingredients on the back of a package of “tofurky” was as difficult as reading the ingredients of shampoo. Foods like veggie dogs, seitan, and textured soy protein are processed to the extreme and are difficult to digest due to the amount of additives (Anisman-Reiner). Heavily processed foods are never good for one’s digestive system and it’s advised to abstain from these “fake meats” as much as possible. A reason why these foods need so many additives is due to the difficulty of matching flavor and texture of meat using ingredients that are not meat nor are they like meat. An ingredient found in almost all of the fake meats is a heavy amount of soy and soy products. Soy is one of those beans that are fine to consume in moderation, but too much of it is not healthy endocrinologically. Either way, processed foods are never a great health-conscience option. Not only are there fake meat substitutes, but there are fake dairy substitutes too that are just as bad for one’s health. Emulation of animal based foods have been around

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