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A study from the University of Oxford found vegetarians have substantially lower risk of five types of cancer (www.bbc.com)
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[–] -5 points 8 months ago* (4 children)

I'il risk if that means i can eat pasta with meat sauce, lasagne and fish

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

    Some of the vegan proteins these days are amazing. I've had homemade vegan lasagna that has blown me away. Also pasta sauce with vegan italian sausage that is nearly indistinguishable from the real thing. So good!

    Fish... well.... There's no replacing fish.

    Thing is, it doesn't have to be black and white. Eating 1/4 your meals as vegan is better than never. Being pescetarian is better than eating all animal proteins. Or even being "vegan plus bacon". Anything is better than nothing. For the environment, your health, and for animal welfare.

    "Pure" vegans who say otherwise should pick their battles better.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    literally just skipping beef is a great improvement to your diet and the environment, and isn't difficult to do

    I've gone to just chicken at this point, which is by far the healthiest "standard" and cheap meat, and i don't really feel like i miss out on much. Chicken works just fine for most dishes, you just have to be a little bit smart about how exactly you cook it to get the texture you want.

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  • [–] 0 points 8 months ago*

    I eat most of the time vegetables or product that have vegetables as base and most of the other times is vegetables + animal products, i think i do better than most people in this regards but tbh, i don't really like the concept of "vegan alternatives" because they just don't taste the same or are so processed to taste like the original that the benefit is pratically lost;

    Original vegetarian/vegan stuff is just better or at least stuff that don't try to imitate the taste

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