That carnism is an extremely entrenched mass psychosis or mania, and an insane amount of people need to sober the fuck up.
That carnism is an extremely entrenched mass psychosis or mania, and an insane amount of people need to sober the fuck up.
One popular answer is that sometimes people just experience things that they find scientific answers to not be able to answer adequately. We as a species are still far from knowing everything.
I’m a spiritually-inclined person. Also think it’s totally legit to be atheist. You’d think that actively wanting diversity of belief would be reasonable, but evidently a lot of people just want uniformity and cultural erasure.
Lol. The funny thing is they are kind of technically right. All refined sugars have some harmful effects like blood sugar spikes and inflammation, but corn syrup only has a slightly higher ratio of fructose to glucose as table sugar does. In small, irregular doses it’s fine to consume. And for athletes it can even be beneficial since refined carbs can replenish glycogen stores rapidly.
Mainly the people who are profiting from anti-carb diet fads - Atkins, keto, paleo, carnivore, etc.
If you’re blaming rising obesity on sugar, it shows you’re more susceptible to marketing than you are knowledgeable about the relevant science.
Refined sugar is generally not good, and certainly whole food sources of carbs are much more beneficial than simple sugars - however, sugar is not nearly as much of a demon as popular health influencers make it out to be. Importantly, it also needs to be kept in mind that the “standard american diet” (sad) or standard western diet is one that’s high in animal products, fat (particularly saturated fat), refined carbs; while being low in whole fruits, vegetables, and fiber and phytonutrients in general.
Walter Kempers rice diet is worth learning about. It was a terrible diet - patients could basically only eat white rice, sugar, and fruit. But despite being an absurdly high sugar and high carb diet, a lot of patients saw dramatic improvements in their health, particularly when it came to things like obesity and type 2 diabetes reversal.
https://www.drmcdougall.com/education/information-all/walter-kempner-md-founder-of-the-rice-diet/
Looking forward to getting a Pinetime. It might not be polished, but community support never truly ends.
Here’s one that emphasizes health.
https://annas-archive.org/md5/9fb9b2b1d763d1030d56c4161e2541d6
There is a vegan keto, and at least one study has found it to not have the same harms that other variants of keto has. The problem there is that it’s an extremely restrictive diet, so good luck to anyone trying to stick to that.
Aside from the one legitimate use it has - alleviating seizure symptoms - keto is just plain a diet that makes no sense for humans whatsoever.
What I’ve been finding so far about lemmy is that if I post something vegan that puts all the blame on corporations, the upvotes come rolling in. But anything else is either closer to a 1:1 ratio, or downvote abyss.
Umm, yes you are.
Sounds well reasoned.
Or, more memes. 🙃
It’s a sample size issue. What percentage of people make the effort to get swole? It’s maybe (maybe not) a similar figure to how many vegans bother to get strong. Now what percentage of all people are vegan? Estimates range from 1% to 10%, with 3-5% being probably the most reasonable estimate.
But you’re the one making the claim without backing it up. Vegans can get all the protein they need, even when strength training. And the best part is we do it without the heart disease, cancer risk, and autoimmune diseases.
Veggie Burger.
Was this written by a vegan?
“No ethical consumption under capitalism” says nothing about the abstaining from consumption.
If someone is being a bigot, should they not be shamed for it? Why should I feel like I have to tip-toe around animal abusers? You’re the one doing the wrong thing. Would you adopt a vegan lifestyle if I presented my message in the way you approved of?
Check out this adorable video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ_Sk6p8mpw
Some info about pigs:
https://sentientmedia.org/pig-intelligence/
(Which would also imply a lack of consent to being confined, something which is done to them for the majority of their unnaturally shortened lives).
https://petkeen.com/are-pigs-smarter-than-dogs/
https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.uk/latest/blogs/piglets-factory-farms-day-life/