Originally Posted by bicycle racer

why would someone choose to be vegan? im curious i understand nutrition quite well as an athlete and someone concerned with overall health. vegetarian's can be very healthy this diet includes complete animal protein in the form of milk and eggs. soy and other plant protein sources simply do not offer the same benefits regardless of what people try to say the amino acid profile is badly lacking compared to animal sources. humans are predators like dogs cats etc.. and have evolved to process animal protein needed for muscle mass organ health and healthy hormone production and many other things. i have only known 1 vegan he was a friend i raced with he simply did not like to have to kill any animals for his benefit or be responsible for the waste involved in animal production which i respect but he did know it was not the best diet for an athlete. is this generally why most people are vegan? i dont see that there is a health benefit going beyond eating organically and being vegetaian. so im assuming it is mainly an enviromental choice beef production in particular is a nightmare and causes many problems. im not trying to anger anyone i just am curios as to why people make the choice to be vegan just wondering