<p>for every animal you don't eat, i'm going to eat three</p>
<p>I'm Vegetarian for some years now, I don't eat meat, fish or gelatin.
If Veganism wouldn't cause you serious withdrawal, I'd probably vegan by now. But I don't want to be dependent on nutrient supplements for the rest of my life.</p>
<p>When I was younger I never ate meat because my body didn't tolerate for some reason but that all changed the day I tried bacon.</p>
<p>Well I was vegetarian for 3 months and lost 20 pounds so my parents forced me to stop. I wasn't really even that big, I mean I was a little chubby (5'7 140 lbs) but 20lbs did seem like a lot. If any of you are big carnivores and want to lose some weight, this is the diet for you.</p>
<p>Never! In fact, I get very put out if my meal does not contain some sort of meat (eggs are an acceptable way to meet this requirement).</p>
<p>Foreman, stop going against peoples' beliefs</p>
<p>Foreman enjoys attacking other people...</p>
<p>Vegetarian FTW =)</p>
<p>An</a> interesting study on vegetarianism and intelligence:</p>
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Around four and a half per cent of the adults were vegetarian - a figure that is broadly in line with that found in the general population.</p>
<p>However, further analysis of the results showed those who were brainiest as children were more likely to have become vegetarian as adults, shunning both meat and fish.</p>
<p>The typical adult veggie had a childhood IQ of around 105 - around five points higher than those who continued to eat meat as they grew up.</p>
<p>The vegetarians were also more likely to have gained degrees and hold down high-powered jobs.</p>
<p>There was no difference in IQ between strict vegetarians and those who classed themselves as veggie but still ate fish or chicken.</p>
<p>However, vegans - vegetarians who also avoid dairy products - scored significantly lower, averaging an IQ score of 95 at the age of 10.
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<p>What do you think makes the difference? (Especially between vegetarians and vegans?)</p>
<p>I think that the reason people with higher IQs maybe more likely to switch to vegetarians is because smarter people tend to think more critically about things. Many vegetarians do so because they do not agree with the mass farming techniques of livestock as well as doing it for other economic and social reasons because raising livestock uses a lot of resources.</p>
<p>I don't think it has anything to do with their diet giving them extra brainpower or anything like that.</p>
<p>And in no way I am saying that if you eat meat your are dumb, meat has vital vitamins(B12) which cannot be found in any natural sources. Meat in moderation is healthy and beneficial.</p>
<p>I've recently developed this aspiration of becoming a vegetarian or vegan. If I became a vegan, I probably wouldn't observe it very strictly. For instance, if I'm at a party and they're having cake and ice cream, I'm not going to just say no. I have a friend who's vegan, and he turns down everything that has meat or dairy in it. It makes for really awkward social situations. I don't think I could be that strict about it.</p>
<p>But as for now, I'm neither a vegan nor a vegetarian.</p>
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I think that the reason people with higher IQs maybe more likely to switch to vegetarians is because smarter people tend to think more critically about things.
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<p>Maybe. But why do vegans score lower?</p>
<p>From what I understand about that article it says Vegans have lower IQs than vegetarians not necessary that dimmer people become vegans later in life. If that is the case Vegans eat a diet that is usually low in fats and low in vitamin B12 both of which are vital to brain function. A vegan diet is very strict and if you do not monitor with perfect precision your body will not respond very well.</p>
<p>i don't eat meat because i don't like the taste of it. i do like the idea of veganism and vegetarianism, but i like chicken, milk, eggs, and cheese too much. plus, i have gone ENTIRELY without chiken or animal products before, and i feel weaker.....idk maybe i'm weird or didn't supplement the lack of protein</p>
<p>Nope. But I practically never eat meat so my vegetarian friend was begging me to eat meat since I have such terrible circulation. I don't know how those thing correlate, but whatever. She just decided when she was very little that she didn't like meat. When I met her in kindergarten, she was already a vegetarian, but she used to eat tuna.</p>
<p>I don't eat pork and I rarely eat beef.</p>
<p>"I've recently developed this aspiration of becoming a vegetarian or vegan. If I became a vegan, I probably wouldn't observe it very strictly. For instance, if I'm at a party and they're having cake and ice cream, I'm not going to just say no. I have a friend who's vegan, and he turns down everything that has meat or dairy in it. It makes for really awkward social situations. I don't think I could be that strict about it.</p>
<p>But as for now, I'm neither a vegan nor a vegetarian."</p>
<p>I know. That would be the hardest part. I feel like I might as well not become vegan because there are so many things that use meat or dairy products. It would be a lot healthier though.</p>
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An interesting study on vegetarianism and intelligence:
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<p>I think you'll find there's also a similar correlation between wealth and intelligence and wealth and vegetarianism. People that are more affluent can afford to be more choosy about what they eat. Vegetarianism also seems to be somewhat trendy among upper middle class girls/women in particular.</p>
<p>^basically, the snotty "I'm morally superior because I don't eat animals regardless of the fact that they're going to be killed anyway" dolts</p>
<p>^ I'm very low class and I am still a vegetarian. It's not a wealth thing, it's actually cheaper to be a vegetarian. Do you realize how much meat costs?!</p>