Why are those here who eat meat so defensive?

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51. You are wrong. It's not a fact.

If you are talking about people stuffing their face with fatty, factory-farmed, antibiotic ridden and hormone injected red meat several times a day - that is not good, no. And if you buy grass-fed organic and use portion control you mitigate many of the problems. Until I see a study that shows a strict vegan doing better than a strict-paleo, I'm going to say that this 'meat harms humans' is simply not studied properly. You cannot take a large sample of 'meat eaters' and compare them to vegans. Most 'meat eaters' are generally less nutritionally aware than most vegans and also eat a lot of other harmful foods that a vegan may not simply due to lack of access of vegan alternatives. If you took very health conscious people that ate meat (not talking about the SAD here) and compared them to health conscious vegans, then you would have a study.

I have PCOS. I am insulin resistant. I also have an intolerance to grains. Meat makes up part of my diet, as does lots of vegetables. In fact, I eat far more vegetables than do the vegans and vegetarians I know. In my case, my body does, indeed, do better on meat. I need the added protein and fewer carbs to not only feel satiated, but to avoid blood sugar ups and downs. Yes, I've heard all the stories about people curing their diabetes with the McDougall program. Tried it - it left me weak and famished on more calories than I normally consume with my blood sugars all over the place. It didn't work for me. A combined paleo/low-carb/low-carb vegetarian diet works best for me.

It's YOUR opinion that people do better on a vegan diet. Not a fact, by any means.