Uh-oh! Vegan alternatives are bad for you, surprise, surprise.

[@ed.winters]

To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit brilliant.org/earthlinged. The first 200 people to sign up through the link will also get 20% off Brilliant's annual premium subscription :) Get your copy of my new book How to Argue With a Meat Eater (And Win Every Time) here: howtoarguewithameateater.com - thank you so much for your support!

[@VeganV5912]

PIaque forms eating animals !!. Plant-based/vegans don’t have pIaque. ✅♥️😬💪🦍🦧🐵🐒👱🏼‍♂️👩🏽😉!!. Buddhist monks, most of them are vegan ✅♥️💪😬😉.. Rice, quinoa, beans, lentils, oats, fruits, herbs, spices, yeast B12 tablespoon, every day, is the key to healthiness ✅😉.

[@LouisGedo]

👋

[@mhl8396]

Ah the real reason for these videos. Big bucks from sponsorship, and flogging a vegan book with no recipes

[@vegskater1741]

When I saw your thumbnail with 'Vegans are slowly killing themselves,' I thought: Everyone is slowly killing themselves. We all live in imperfect environments with pollution, contaminated waterways, etc. that are killing us. Even vegan diets are not perfect as organic foods are contaminated with some pesticides etc. In our world there's no real way to avoid these things. Do consumers of animal products think they will never die?

[@vegskater1741]

@@mhl8396 That's not the point of his vegan book. Now if you want a vegan book with recipes, there are plenty out there to buy.

[@IsmelinaCafuir]

Classic case of this quote: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it."- Upton Sinclair.

[@Hyacinth_Rose]

Well, my father has two farms where he has cattle and I used to depend on it, when I was 13 years old I had an epiphany and realized I had to go vegan for ethics, these cows were my friends, and they took them to slaughter. I was really sad. Mostly because one day my father shot in the head a cow that kicked me while he was trying to put a hot steaming metal thing on her skin, it's called to shoe a cow. She kicked me and I almost die but instead of hating the cow I understood what she had to say, she didn't want to be there suffering, it felt like with that kick she spoke to me. It's crazy how I instead of being hateful, like my father was, I was empathetic with her. Brings me to tears because then my dad shot at her in the head and he made me eat her cheeks. But now I understand this life is a big process that I don't fully comprehend. God works in mysterious ways. Thanks

[@nada13_08]

​@@Hyacinth_RoseI relate to this a lot. I stopped eating meat the second I realized what my family were doing to the animals to get it. I was 9 when I put 2 and 2 together and never looked back. It makes it harder to relate to the other vegans who can say to animal abusers "I know how it feels, I used to make the same excuses and feel the same way." Because frankly and realistically, I can't relate. Never once in my entire life, have I thought what we do to animals was acceptable and excusable. I saw cows treat their calves with more love, compassion, and guidance than I saw from my own mother my entire life. It was excruciating as a child, to be told you MUST feel total love and be willing to give up everything for a human who treats her own children like objects, OR ELSE, while simultaneously being told I must shut down my love and willingness to give up a single thing for these beautiful creatures, who meant me no harm and loved their children dearly, and treat them as objects, OR ELSE. As someone who has always greatly valued consistency, honesty, and kindness, even as a small child, it's always been against my nature to knowingly make someone else suffer for my benefit, and I'm not good at shoving things down and not analyzing them, I have to know how and why things work the way they do, more so than I have to keep on keeping on.

[@veganNat829]

Well I saved the NHS loads of money when I went vegan, by reversing my heart disease, type 2 diabetes & hypertension 😊

[@piaogilvie8463]

Well done you❣️

[@lauratanln]

Congrats 🎉!!

[@roku3216]

If I lived on crisps, candy, and liquor, I wouldn’t expect to be particularly healthy. Who the frick does that?

[@Seltkirk-ABC]

Who says "frick"? Are you like 8 years old?

[@roku3216]

@@Seltkirk-ABC Shall I assume that picking a word that avoids upsetting sensitive people, I’ve caused the meltdown of a snowflake with no substance to argue the point I made?

[@PrivarisYT]

Carnists do. Takes a special kind of stupid.

[@JohnDoe-s3v2v]

@@roku3216 😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@GregariousAntithesis]

A lot of people do that look at you limeys teeth.

[@Stevelives13]

The desperation of the animal products industry is getting laughable.

[@LouisGedo]

Tru dat

[@mhl8396]

I'd say vegans are getting desperate. Veganism is hitting a wall, and demand for meat has never been higher. Here's an idea, just enjoy being vegan, and stop trying to annoy the shit out of everyone else

[@MsStack42]

@@mhl8396 Thought you meat guzzlers would have been grateful for the help with your constipation problems.....

[@maxwell_edison]

always has been.

[@Novenae_CCG]

@@mhl8396 Vegans' criticism of meat-eaters is the unnecessary animal suffering and environmental damage. Your criticism, in turn, is that they're being... annoying. Hm.

[@NathanBlackberry]

Whole foods plant based for health🌱🌱🌱 Vegan for the animals💚💚💚🐮🐷🐔🐇🪲🐟❤️❤️❤️

[@gme10955]

Whole foods being the key, Not overly processed foods, even if they are vegan.

[@thebowandbullet]

It never ceases to amaze me when some people think vegans only eat highly processed meat alternatives, burgers, hot dogs and fries. I'm sure some do, but these foods are not required to be vegan. Also, it's incredibly disingenuous to compare minimally processed meat to highly processed foods of any kind; compare apples and apples. And finally, if we're comparing burgers for example, Impossible burgers are not the only plant-based option. There are thousands of plant-based burger patty options and recipes, from highly processed to whole food/homemade. If someone cares about health (as these people pretend to), then they can be whole-foods plant-based. The truth though is that they don't care about health at all, they just think that if 1 vegan product is unhealthy then veganism is not a realistic option for anyone.

[@JohnDoe-s3v2v]

Exactly. The plant-based burgers I eat are always made out of things like beans and potatoes. Completely healthy. To use "Impossible Burgers tho" to shore up your carnism is ludicrous.

[@deannabollo170]

Ja well no fine! What’s your story? Gibberish

[@ogorek11]

These are the same people who believe veganism is unaffordable because they think we eat faux meats and cheese at every meal.

[@catz4m8z]

So true...I think that alot of vegans might start on processed versions then move on to healthier wholefoods when they get the hang of it! Personally I eat mostly wholefoods and use the processed stuff as a rare treat.

[@viktorgoa]

you are just trying to imitate REAL beef burgers, which is really sad. Not to mention you are slowly deteriorating by "protecting animals" with some plant that never existed decades ago

[@fionapeterson4867]

I wish people could understand that MEAT ALTERNATIVES ARE NOT (NECESSARILY) SUPPOSED TO BE HEALTHY. They're SUPPOSED TO SAVE ANIMALS. On the other hand, I always think stuff like this is positive, because it means the anag industry is feeling the pinch. Great work Ed!

[@BigBlueMan118]

Who the hell is eating that much of These products anyway? I eat maybe 50g of vegan cheese and maybe 150-200g meat alternative products a week. Back when I was still consuming animal products I would easssssily eat that much cheese and meat each day plus most days I had eggs too, and I think I was pretty typical.

[@marcomoreno6748]

​@@BigBlueMan118my fat ass is poisoning itself with the Impossible whopper... sorry

[@Vegannan]

I agree

[@maxwell_edison]

Especially important to note that the MEAT these alternatives are BASED ON are unhealthy - Red meat is so unhealthy that processed plant-based beef still ends up relatively healthy in comparison.

[@HowlingMoonCinemas]

That won't work. You have to see it from the perspective of a meat consumer. THEY, DON'T, CARE about other sentient beings, only what's beneficial to themselves. So, why would they care about saving animals? They really don't care. Just look at how all over vegan comments sections how many of them just troll and even mock the suffering of poor animals. And as long as they are convinced by these RIGGED, deceptive studies that meat alternatives aren't even better than actual meat, WHY then would they even want to buy those products (mockmeats) in the first place or ever go vegan? They want something that tastes and imitates meat as much as possible (such as Beyond Meat), but as long as they are believing the propaganda and disinfo that they are somehow WORSE than meat is (which they are absolutely NOT), they will reject any vegan diet. There is NO, WAY, that actual meat is healthier than any plant based alternative. Real meat is the only one that will always have cholesterol, high animal saturated fats, their trans fats, mammalian estrogens and animal heme iron - ALL proven to lead to all our major diseases. But these things are ignored when these biased studies show up that only attack one side and no one calls out their fraudulence. We need a video actually analyzing that study to expose all its deceptiveness and obvious bias, not back into a corner and allow them to take down plant based meats from the market. Those products are the only thing that give meat consumers a reason to try meat alternatives, as they are better for the environment, far HEALTHIER and without the great risks of major diseases, and obviously these alternatives save animals. That study wasn't even focused on plant based meats, only junkfoods like potato chips, cookies and cake!

[@CARAPAO]

I am 74 years old and happy to be vegan and healthy

[@vitorrios6902]

I meant piss off

[@danishviking6254]

@@vitorrios6902you must be under the age of 12 years old.

[@GarudaLegends]

Meat eaters live the longest in age and have the best life expectancy. Vegans are hilarious

[@maxwell_edison]

@@GarudaLegends cope and seethe with them fake facts

[@PrivarisYT]

​@@GarudaLegendsproof source? internet clowns lol just spewing baseless shit and not even giving any evidence for their claim. The absolute lowest form of argumentation. Sad.

[@georgewilson7808]

I suffered from metabolic syndrome (obesity, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, and high blood sugar). I went whole food plant based no sugar oil or salt and I lost 65 pounds, all my conditions greatly improved, my gums stopped bleeding, and erections and energy returned. I used to have an appetite that was never satisfied; whole foods cured it. I no longer use a sleep apnea machine. Finally, the food is cheap-Beans, lentils, rice, potatoes and seasonal apples. Also, I save money by not having to buy pills or visit the Doctor. I am thankful to all the vegans who suffered attacks to reveal the truth to me.

[@philiptaylor7902]

George, I’m really happy for you, thanks for sharing your experience.

[@piaogilvie8463]

Good for you❣️ Keep going💚

[@dawnhomer3951]

Well done. Thank you for sharing, you’re amazing 💚

[@Andy-i6f]

Why cut out salt and oil? Salt and olive oil are very healthy, you need salt to function properly. Seems like all those things were self induced with your poor choices.

[@Andy-i6f]

You need to add more leafy greens and other fruits as well, beans and lentils wont cut it you'll be miserable in a few years.

[@OshoLee]

British media always trashing veganism

[@johnnyveganite9141]

Vested interests and back handers £££££

[@totalprecisioncarpenter5922]

@@johnnyveganite9141what like beyond meat burgers

[@ceeemm1901]

and climate change and immigration and protection of rich people paying tax and....

[@COLDCHEMICALpresents]

Probably because veganism is taking off so much in the UK. It's getting harder to ignore.

[@shaykespeeer7040]

Animal exploiters are some of the worst liars on Earth.

[@mark39ful]

Look on the back of the ingredients look how many ingredients there is in such things like beyond burger and other products it’s absolutely disgusting the salt they have the sugars they have and these other chemicals you can’t even pronounce them. Good luck anyway

[@Baz87100]

And most delusional/thick

[@shaykespeeer7040]

@@mark39ful Thanks for announcing you don't know much about science. EVERYTHING is made up of chemicals, including YOU.

[@shaykespeeer7040]

@@mark39ful ROFLMAO!!!! While you fill your cart with all kinds of other processed products.

[@sentoo7606]

@@mark39ful This is what a simple banana has in it: 100g of banana contains about 89Kcal of energy, 74 g of water, 1.1g of protein, 0.3g of fat, 21.8g carbohydrate, 2 g ber, 1mg Na, 385 mg k, 8 mg Ca, 30 mg Mg, 0.4 mg Fe, 22 mg p, 11.7mg ascorbic acid, 40μg thiamin, 70μg ribo avin, 610μg niacin, 600μg pantothenic acid, 470μg pyridoxine and 23μg folic acid 10.. and so on I know right, so much spooky chemicals!!

[@DecidedlyDonna]

Thanks for taking the time to read the study and setting the facts straight Ed! We can't trust everything we read in the media. 🌱💯💚

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

Well said Donna! Keep up the great work 👍

[@DecidedlyDonna]

@@VeganSemihCyprus33 💚💚💚💚

[@martinkevin4827]

​@@DecidedlyDonna👍👍💚

[@DecidedlyDonna]

@@martinkevin4827 💚💚💚💚

[@hazelredmond104]

💖Vegan ❤🎉Happy because I'm not adding to the misery caused by the Dairy and Meat industries. Btw, I'm very healthy too💪🎉 Be their voice, they suffer so much cruelty, all hidden from the public eye.💔

[@annaal7480]

I am 66, healthy, excellent tests results vegan. I don't admit to doctors if I see them, that I am vegan. I am tired of hearing what I should eat, even with my excellent, young person's like results. Once they hear the words vegan, their hackles go up. So I don't reveal it.

[@SarahDeshay]

As the joke goes I know a lot more old drunks than I know old doctors.

[@AmeliaLidstrom]

Same, I don't tell doctors I'm vegan. I'm never going to eat animal products again regardless of what they say, so why tell them? Blood tests perfect after 12 years vegan by the way ....

[@karmicbreath]

I'm the healthiest I've ever been as a vegan. Chest pains gone. Mood is amazing. Smashing all my records lifting weights. I can't imagine not being on this side of this issue

[@Lyagani]

Wait a couple of years, you’ll feel like shit eventually

[@mammers15]

​@@Lyaganinot true for me, seven years vegan and comparatively healthier than my non-vegan friends. I'm performing better than I ever have in terms of health, strength and energy.

[@Lyagani]

@@mammers15 Do you ever do blood tests? Remember that placebo is very effective.

[@mammers15]

@@Lyagani yes, I've had an iron issue since birth so I always get yearly tests, they've been spot on every year except for 2020 when my vitamin D was just below normal. Living in a dark rainy country and being locked down will do that to you. An interesting note: my doctor actually made a point to tell me that my testosterone levels were excellent, completely unprompted. I know this is an issue for some people. A healthy plant based diet isn't a panacea, but it could save a lot of people, including a couple of my family members who died of absolutely avoidable causes.

[@annaal7480]

​@Lyagani I am 66, woman, vegetarian first, vegan now, for over 40 years. I am stronger than men who are 20 years younger than me. My blood tests are constantly excellent. Even carnivore doctors tell me to keep doing wathever I do.

[@stewartmoore5158]

Your exasperation is at least cathartic given how much I can relate. It's exhausting living in a world of willful ignorance. Thank you for doing what you do and dispelling this utter nonsense.

[@Rescue127]

Eating plant-based food will always be the right way to go.❤

[@saszablaze1]

nah not true. all vegan diets are not equal

[@Rescue127]

@@saszablaze1 who's talking about a diet? I'm talking about health. A diet implies losing weight and that's not what this is about. Veganism is about stopping the exploitation and cruelty to animals. Eating plant-based food is the option that would not only be a win for the animals it would also be a win for our environment for future generations and our own health.

[@sciencesaves]

@@saszablaze1 who said that? You’re the only one that is saying that.

[@sciencesaves]

@@Rescue127 lol no a diet is what you eat. The contemporary American vernacular may imply a diet is just about weight loss, but nah. Nah.

[@saszablaze1]

@@sciencesaves i'm really not lol. keep digging. you'll find the truth one day if you want.

[@rasputozen]

We know it's deliberate. He'd deny the order of the alphabet for a fat enough kickback.

[@PercivalBlakeney]

His "Torygraph" articles are buried behind paywalls … what a [expletive deleted] surprise! Probably aimed at Reform voters who, momentarily, aren't eating ENOUGH crayons. 🙄

[@Vegannan]

I was recently in hospital and the food choices for vegans is minimal.

[@arambarsamian6312]

I know! Isn’t it awful? The only options they had for my mother were peas and boiled carrots. And apple sauce. Pathetic! Thank goodness she had me to go out and get her actual food!

[@tom4412]

What do you expect when only one percent of the population is vegan.

[@tom4412]

Perhaps if you weren’t such a fussy eater you wouldn’t have been in hospital in the first place

[@arambarsamian6312]

@@tom4412 Are vegans the only ones who eat plants? I expect hospitals to serve only healthful options. And plants are the most healthful of foods. And sadly, hospital foods are often embarrassingly unhealthy.

[@jenniferrose-ly4ej]

@@arambarsamian6312 Hospitals have McDonald's and Burger Kings inside their hospitals now. Years ago that was unheard of. Family members and patients can buy that crap and bring it to their rooms to eat now.

[@michellethomas194]

I would dearly love to see a live debate between Ed and Jamie! Ed would take him apart!!

[@caliskaterboy]

That would be entertaining!

[@eklein89]

It’s insane what the media is allowed to get away with. Thanks for this great debunking, Ed.

[@mhl8396]

Problem is, if you need a 20 minute, annoying video to debunk something, and ultimately persuade people to completely change their diet, then you're already fighting an uphill battle. Just enjoy being a vegan, and leave everyone else alone. Demand for meat has never been higher, and that's not changing any day soon

[@Anom990]

​@@mhl8396 How is the truth annoying?

[@eklein89]

@@mhl8396 Great idea! We should stop sharing actual facts ASAP!

[@mhl8396]

@@Anom990 the delivery from the self-righteous professional, big business backed, vegan is annoying

[@mhl8396]

@eklein89 scientists have differing views from each other, this is normal and always has been. To be a scientist you have to be open minded, and not so arrogant as to presume that others' opinions don't matter, since you are right, and your opinion is 'the truth'. Science evolves over time, so calling your chosen sources 'the truth' is just childish and shows a lack of understanding of science in general

[@bradywatts8085]

Thank you for all that you do Ed 🙏

[@funkymunky]

Society doesn't know enough to be ashamed of its ignorance. The Emperor has no brain...

[@SurTrailDoesAll]

lol the Emperor‘s new groove.

[@Unmasking_Viandalisme]

Beef fillet & diced lamb arriving Tuesday. I thank God for my faith in Christ Jesus.

[@IceBoNeZ]

​@@Unmasking_Viandalisme Your imaginary sky faries promote animal abuse & torture...? Glad I'm not part of your evil cult.

[@funkymunky]

@@Unmasking_Viandalisme Didn't know you were so unstable 🫵🤣

[@Unmasking_Viandalisme]

@@funkymunky I'm as solid as a rock, V gurl. Shurv-ya-culd.

[@limemime565]

Ive lost 50 pounds over 2 years JUST eating pretty much a vegan american diet lots of processed pho meat products, tofu scramble, peanut noodles and the like. My blood pressure and cholesterol levels are near perfect. Only exercise I do is my bar job and skating once or twice a week. Even super shitty vegan diets are still great for your heart and weight loss this shit is complete bunk

[@DKG-85]

You keep doing it ed, you keep talking sense and are somehow able to make sense of madness, I take my hat off to you sir. But I guess thats one of the reasons we're vegan hey

[@earthlytable]

I can immediately see the issues with articles and studies like these. The problem i have is that people i know who are well educated and intelligent will make similar arguments to me. And they will go looking for some study based on the conclusion without questioning the methodologies. It is like they have to justify their own diet.

[@csdragonfly]

THANK YOU so much for your work, Ed! Without you, I think even me, vegan and vegetarian for half of my life, would have doubts after reading/watching these idiots on mainstream media! So, THANK YOU!

[@maxwelljacob3002]

There’s a literal masters degree in Beef advocacy program that specializes in spreading garbage like this on social media, and journalism more broadly

[@marcomoreno6748]

Wow. More people need to know about this blatant propaganda. Shamefully, many know but like blind faith, are only looking for affirmation of their carnist practices.

[@maxwell_edison]

Any college that offers that degree should be fined by the government.

[@Macluny]

where?

[@julienfroidevaux1143]

Bovine University? A major in Joe Rogan with a minor in elk ?

[@MyBeautifulHealth]

@@maxwell_edisonyour ignorance is alarming- 😟

[@desilynn]

KINGGGG!! Always got the fire to throw back. love you Ed keep on doing this you have inspired me and others to do more activism and say more, do more, post more. There is change happening and the products that keep coming to market along with us exposing on social medias will keep creating curiosity and change in people. Apparently only takes 3.5 percent to make a movement inevitable. ❤‍🔥

[@ArucardPL]

Yes! I always like to say that every next vegan is gonna have it better and easier than all that came before so the fight is soo worth it.

[@kodigiandowell5999]

Let's be honest, a few weeks ago I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. I don't want to paint the devil on the wall, but when I see how farm animals are treated today and what ailments the animal suffers as a result, I can't imagine that the meat and milk are really free of viruses and bacteria. Maybe that is also the reason for my problem. I can't eat this anymore! and the industry scares people so that they don't stop buying their products

[@mamamoma9238]

Sometimes you eat something because it’s tasty and you just feel like it, not because it’s „healthy”. People writing such „articles” always assume that the consumers are idiots.

[@VeganV5912]

Poor innocent animals.. You don’t hurt your dog..😍🤗🐶🤥. You don’t hurt your cute parrot 😍🤗🦜🤥. PIaque forms eating animals !!. Plant-based/vegans don’t have pIaque. ✅♥️😬💪🦍🦧🐵🐒👱🏼‍♂️👩🏽😉!!. Buddhist monks, most of them are vegan ✅♥️💪😬😉.. Rice, quinoa, beans, lentils, oats, fruits, herbs, spices, yeast B12 tablespoon, every day, is the key to healthiness ✅😉.

[@SIERRATREES]

THNK YOU - - - > You can still eat really satisfylingly, I recently had lions mane mushrrom steaks with vegan gravy and it knocked my socks off. PLUS Vegan cooking is amazingly fun, the aromatic aromas and scents are lovely.

[@VeganV5912]

@@SIERRATREES and no cruelty. Win-win situation ✅♥️💪😎👍

[@emilie3657]

I think a lot of people struggle to realise that going vegan is not just changing ur diet but relearning nutrition and the nutrition you’ve been taught as a kid and thats why a lot of people go straight for processed vegan food or give up veganism quickly bc they don’t do or understand that it requires a lot of research to do it right and see the benefits of being vegan

[@ArucardPL]

Yup. My first try at giving up meat ended up with me feeling miserable and sleepy all the time so it's probably not something anyone should be doing cold turkey. But I learned my lessons, did some research and now I feel great. I gave up meat a while ago, then last year I finally went full vegan. Now I'm motivated to make even more positive changes this year. I quit smoking, I signed up to a gym, and started working on my own comicbook. Best year of my life so far, I kid you not :D

[@akashajones6079]

But there are many resources out there who help us with that.

[@martialartsnerd7673]

I'm on day 3 of vegan. So yes it's been nothing but processed food. Vegan cheese, burgers, butter, hot dogs. Long way to go and a lot to learn.

[@ArucardPL]

@@martialartsnerd7673 I'm rooting for you, coz I remember that very well. I suggest you dive deep into KZbin vegan channels, there're some that even focus on a budget eating if that's a problem (unfortunately, the one I follow is in Polish so not gonna recommend). Anyways, fun thing about looking for alternative eating is that you DISCOVER a lot and LEARN a lot about food. So without even noticing when it happend I realized I can always prepare something good with leftovers in the fridge. And I hope it goes well for you, I'm pretty sure you'll have it easier than all the vegans that came before you :)

[@martialartsnerd7673]

@ArucardPL It should be easier since it's become more socially excepted and more options. Thankfully I love black beans and rice 😊

[@RebeccaMatcham]

Consuming any animal products was hurting my heart in an emotional sense once I learnt about the extent of suffering going on in eggs and dairy industries too, cognitive dissonance causes stress and tension too.😢

[@relaxgood5214]

I have been eating a whole food plant based diet for 10 years and I couldn’t care less about all the noise that’s made by any group whether it’s carnivore keto vegan etc. it’s just noise.

[@zed5129]

I've been eating whole foods animal and plant based diet for 48 years and I couldn’t care less about all the noise that’s made by any group whether it’s carnivore keto vegan etc. it’s just noise.

[@racheldeschenes3804]

Unhealthy plant-based alternatives argument is embarrassingly flimsy. I've been confronted about it a couple times and my answer is always the same: I eat ultraprocessed plant-based alternatives less frequently than I ate their animal based counterparts before I was vegan. I eat less junk in general on top of not taking in ldl, carcinogens and lactose from animals. The funny things is, on the flip side, when I go out to restaurants with a group, someone always suggests that I might order a salad from a place that doesn't cater to vegans. So we have people thinking we're going to have a heart attack from shoveling beyond burgers down our throats and people thinking that we'd consider a bowl of iceberg lettuce a meal. I'm visibly in better shape than all if these people and am more educated on nutrition, but they think they know better because they follow conventions.

[@pegbuckner5074]

No matter what guys like Jamie say, us vegans are in it to save the animals!!!

[@tom4412]

Such a shame about the insects. BLM Bug lives matter

[@annaal7480]

There is no shame in being healthy vegan

[@chrissiemsolomanpt2157]

Only you don't save animals. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnbFkKWJqLJ2oq8

[@zed5129]

The animals that would not exist if they weren't in farms? Makes sense.

[@smudge8882]

​@@zed5129 Yeah, they wouldn't exist and therefore wouldn't experience all the cruel conditions and treatment from the animal agriculture industry. I don't want any animals to be born into the animal agriculture industry for similar reasons why I wouldn't want child abusers to have children.

[@bunaynayslay]

8 years vegan baby, just ate an incredible vegan pizza made by a traditional Italian bistro and bouta eat some ice cream WE STAY WINNING

[@DerekSarnoChef]

The ignorance is glaringly off the charts these days. Thanks again for another insightful video Ed. Thanks for all the work you do.

[@jamespowers8826]

Must be killing me really slowly. I am 73 and have been vegan since I was 25. I'm in great health.

[@tom4412]

Veganism wasn’t even invented 48 years ago

[@SarahDeshay]

I went vegetarian about the same time you became vegan (but now vegan for the past ten years). I said the same thing, maybe in another 48 years this diet may catch up with me.

[@Pjvenom1985]

Nice video Ed, fair play.🌱🌅☘️

[@JungleJoeVN]

I agree 100% Not being from the UK, I have no idea who this Jamie guy is.

[@pifficus1]

How is this gentlemen allowed to write articles !? Thank you, Ed, for your actual journalism !

[@Deb_BG]

I haven't eaten meat in 48 years. Oh no, am I dead?! 😯😮

[@piaogilvie8463]

Haha, don't worry, you're alive and kicking😁

[@Deb_BG]

@@piaogilvie8463 Thank goodness! For a minute there I was worried.😂🤣😂

[@SarahDeshay]

Me either Feb 1976

[@Deb_BG]

@@SarahDeshay You're alive, too?! We made it!!! 🤣

[@Bry-x3j]

I’m 87 & haven’t eaten meat since age 7. I have reason to believe that I might be alive too !

[@sebiwm]

Aren’t newspapers obliged to correct information if they have previously spread false information?

[@Tridhos]

I wish you had been around about 50 years ago then I would not have had the health problems I have experienced in my twilight years. However 5 years ago I did start seeing this type of video and since then I have been plant based. Keep up the good work hopefully the next generation will not be so ignorant.

[@megustAslagt]

I have argued for a redefinition of scientific literacy, and this is an example of why. We're talking about a socio-scientific issue coming from people believing they are smart enough to interpret any study on their own and come to conclusions that differ from the experts. I believe intellectual humility and multidimensional understanding beyond your own view should be more important for being scientifically literate than just understanding how research takes place//the scientific method

[@thomasmanning477]

When I was in hospital with appendicitis, the wards were chock full of vegans. You couldn't move for blokes with long hair, or tie dye T-shirts! Jokes.. they served bacon buttys for breakfast, butter pies for dinner, creamy chicken curry for tea.. then wonder why everyone is sick.. I was the only one in the ward that wasn't obese, never mind a healthy weight.

[@Deb_BG]

Beyond has the seal of approval from the AHA for 3 products. The burger, sausage and steak. Even the ADA approves some of these newly formulated meat alternatives. Obviously, unprocessed plant foods are best, but the alternative meats are improving.

[@josiecirigliano9134]

Where is Justice and Truth in this World????☹️💚

[@georgewilson7808]

22 sets of twins tried both vegan and meat diets. Researchers at Stanford University studied the twins' cardiovascular health. After eight weeks following their respective diets, the twin siblings who ate a vegan diet had lost more weight, reduced their LDL, or "bad" cholesterol, and experienced lower insulin levels, according to the study's findings. "The findings from this trial suggest that a healthy plant-based diet offers a significant protective cardiometabolic advantage compared with a healthy omnivorous diet," the study's authors wrote. The study was published Nov. 30 in the journal JAMA Network Open.

[@Veiraviss]

If god didn't want us to eat processed vegan food, then why did they make it so delicious?

[@ceeemm1901]

If God didn't want us to get a stiffy, why did he invent porn?

[@sevindee1843]

😂

[@zed5129]

Ofc God didn't make processed vegan food, people did :) God made chickens and fish though, neither of which seem especially intelligent to me, so I'm cool with eating them.

[@Veiraviss]

@@zed5129 this shit is exactly what I was parodying with my comment

[@TravelingwithKristin]

This type of behavior is beyond unethical - it’s criminal. Thank you for speaking logically about these topics. I love your books as well! 💚

[@lidiastarkova2323]

Ed, it’s so scary when the facts are turned upside down. Guys, I’m currently reading ‘Not the End of the World’ by Hannah Ritchie and there are so many interesting facts about the effects of animal farming on our favorite planet🌏 . The book gives a highly compelling argument and the facts no one can deny. Wonder, what are your thoughts?

[@georgewilson7808]

According to the computer models, a 20-year-old who went all in on the plant-based diet could add 10 years to their life. An 80-year-old who started a plant-based diet could add three years to their life expectancy, according to the study, published in February 2022 in PLOS Medicine.

[@martinkevin4827]

I am 69 and a healthy and happy vegan , knowing that i don't contribute to the disgusting way that animals are treated .

[@tom4412]

Shame about all the extra insect deaths you contribute to. I can never understand why vegans consider insects so worthless. Personally I find insects fascinating and do everything I can to protect them.

[@martinkevin4827]

@@tom4412 we do not concider insects worthless , i assume you're talking about crop deaths and insectacides. These deaths are unadvoidable, whereas sacrificing animals for gustatory indulgence is intentional and here is the difference.

[@tom4412]

Insect deaths from use of pesticides, insecticides can be reduced if simply less crops were grown. Grass pastures don’t need pesticides, insecticides, herbicide and fungicides in order for grass to grow. So the insects living there don’t get disturbed. If only more people realised the benefit of pasture raised cattle and sheep. Yes a few cows and sheep are slaughtered, but millions of insects get to live.

[@antonrock6133]

@@tom4412 are you actually serious? Just checking before I write an answer.

[@krissieg-ic2ei]

Thank you, Ed, for another interesting and informative video. I love your work. I have read both of your books, I have learned a lot from you.

[@pawe9391]

Which one is it? Nobody is eating vegan alternatives or so many people are eating vegan alternatives that it's a danger for NHS? Thank you Ed for pointing out the inconsistency of their articles!

[@oddy_gg]

its insanity to summarize all vegan meat alternatives, when they vary so much from country to country and brand to brand.

[@michaelamarie4288]

Thank you Ed for taking the time to break this down!

[@xveganx]

Thanks Ed, for exposing dirty liars

[@itgetter9]

Thank you for that list. Yeah, of the foods on that list, I consume virtually none. Totally off ultra-processed everything.

[@asldfjkalsdfjasdf]

The study seems intentionally deceptive so that those claims can be made. Most people will never even read more than the headline and almost none will look into whether the claims in an article are true especially if it conforms to their bias. The damage is done and the study probably did what the designers set out to do.

[@miketaylor110]

Nah, the study designers and researchers are actively out there trying to fight fires, responding to and dismissing the nonsense misrepresentation from the media coverage. The study is perfectly fine, and worded clearly and objectively. But even the most transparently clear study can be lied about by unscrupulous scumbags.

[@darrenlee8981]

Hasn’t it been confirmed that products like impossible products are detrimental to your health? Just look at the long list of ultra processed ingredients in a product like that. Are all meat substitutes the same? Probably not. Some companies try to use better ingredients, but most of them still have unhealthy oils and protein sources. I think we can all agree that plant based Whole Foods is the way to go with minimal processed foods like tofu, Tempe, bean pastas, etc.

[@billiejean1495]

I don't want to remember what it taste like to eat a chicken, cow, pig etc......that is why I am not into the fake stuff. I eat clean. Real veggies and fruits. I have been a Vegan for over 20 years now and it is also the best thing that ever happened to my food bill. Eating Vegan....as raw as possible has allowed me to avoid any medications at all at my age of 71. But even if I were told that being Vegan would shorten my life span....let's say 10 years or more....I would still be Vegan because it is the right thing to do. The Meek (those who do no harm) will be the ones who inherit the New Earth. This last train only carries those who are pure in heart.

[@AlextheENTP]

That's exactly why I think those highly processed products are best enjoyed by carnists and new vegans. Once you've been at it a while, your craving for the taste of muscle and blood and the feel of sinews goes away. You also start to break taste associations and realise that some of the tastes you crave have nothing to do with animal products at all, and are actually natural flavours of spices that we have been told are the taste of bbq meat etc (eg, when I first went vegetarian, before I was vegan, I thought I was craving hotdogs, but I was actually craving the smoky taste they apply to hotdogs. So there's actually zero need for hotdogs).

[@christinaquiroz2926]

The meat, dairy, and egg industries are corrupt in my opinion.

[@hugotruthtv]

"And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat". Genesis 1:29

[@philiptaylor7902]

Hi Hugo, as a Christian vegan I prefer to describe my diet as a “Genesis 1” diet to fellow Christians, rather than vegan 😂. Not only that but how many Christians justify their meat eating on the basis of the word “dominion” in the preceding verse!?!

[@hugotruthtv]

@@philiptaylor7902 Very true. We all try to justify our sinful behaviors. We all have a choice to make. God bless you. Praise Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior!

[@alanoh007]

I managed to reverse pre-diabetics through changing over to Veganism and regular exercise. So happy I converted to Vegan best decision ever.

[@laurensschroder5560]

And you didn't even mention that by concluding "veganism is not healthy", he firstly not only refines veganism to a diet but secondly refines veagnism to only eating processed plant based alternatives!

[@clarecurtis36]

Thank you for this video! You are such a helpful person in this world!!

[@alisiademi]

Omg at the part where some of the foods in the study weren't vegan 🥴

[@luiza1321]

Such an amazing video, you explain it so well. Thank you Ed!

[@ladyaudrey9976]

Thank you for all you do. 💚💚💚

[@DeborahPinder-f5t]

Tell it like it is Ed! Nobody explains it like you do, thank you always 🥰

[@LuckeGabriel]

For those who have read Ed's books and are looking for some related books that can be attributed to this topic I recommend Bad Science and It’s a Bit More Complicated Than That by Ben Goldacre. I get frustrated when I hear people talk about UPFS where they don't take into account that over half their diet consists of it.

[@MyBeautifulHealth]

UPFS?

[@LuckeGabriel]

@@MyBeautifulHealth ultra processed foods (was using dictate so the S was formatted wrong lol)

[@Tenajeh]

Not vegan here, but I regularly cook and eat vegan for my girlfriend. And it's NEVER unhealthy. I separate legumes into their proteins, starch, and fibres to use those, along with fresh fruits, mushrooms, and vegetables as ingredients for various patties, orbs, sausages etc. Technically high processed, but my meals have nothing to do with the industrial crap that's ridded of vitamins and trace elements and loaded with salt, sugars, and fats. Vegan meals are amazing when done right. Or just as bad as other industrial garbage when left to the British food industry.

[@Kevinmc-j7l]

Eating vegetables is good for you

[@maxwell_edison]

this is breaking news to carnists

[@AngelJamieJules]

Oh, God, I'm getting my vegetables today! 🍆🥵🥒

[@Unmasking_Viandalisme]

Loves me sum veggies & spiciz & froot.. & beef.. eggs.. oily fish.. cheese.. 😋

[@Kevinmc-j7l]

@@Unmasking_Viandalismewhat do you mean

[@Unmasking_Viandalisme]

@@Kevinmc-j7l I'm agreeing with you & expanding the range of food groups.

[@CreeperKiller666]

3:40 they treat their enemies as being both weak and strong at the same time. I wonder where I've heard that before.

[@megwilson157]

Great work as usual ❤️ thank you

[@nosynosee3835]

My understanding as of now is that a plant based diet isn’t inherently more or less healthy than an omnivorous one. However, a diet with less saturated fats and more nutritionally dense, less processed Whole Foods is healthier than the opposite. People who go vegan tend to be more health conscious than the average person. That’s another underlying variable. As of now, as someone who’s slowly transitioning to a plant based diet, what I’ve learned is you have to educate yourself on nutrition and make sure you’re getting all your minerals. I was reading up on a recent study comparing omnivorous diet vs vegan. I don’t know why the “researchers” thought having the vegan diet have less saturated fats and calories than the omnivorous one. If you truly wanna know if a vegan diet is healthier, you have to test two “healthy” diets, or two diets that are similar. Like diet with more Whole Foods, less processed foods, less trans fats is going to be better for you. If all parameters are met, is a vegan diet actually healthier?

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

There is info on whole foods plant based diets reversing diseases like heart disease or diabetes. Watch the doctors and documentaries on Plant Based News, Plant Chompers, Mic the Vegan, Lifting Vegan Logic, BitesizeVegan, and FullyRawKristina. Watch Rich Roll on the blue zones of long living people. The man who investigated the blue zones for years said it convinced him to eat plant based.

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

B12: duckweed, banana peel, tempeh

[@miketaylor110]

Watch the recent video on Plant Chompers called "Unravelling the Controversy". There, Chris interviews several of the study authors from the recent "vegan vs. omnivore" study (assuming this is the same one you refer to) and the researchers directly address and explain the way that these things were controlled for and why. I think that might address many of your concerns.

[@SarahDeshay]

The plant based diet is considerably more healthy for the animals. That is an undeniable fact.

[@angelaisacliche]

Being vegan is slowly killing my faith in humanity

[@cleberdc2293]

Great video!

[@Sarah-sj6lj]

We appreciate you putting the mental and emotional labor into videos like this to wade through and call out misinformation and to break down and provide the facts. It's such important work and you are very appreciated.

[@helloalanframe]

Wish I could vote for you on Thursday.

[@tom4412]

So You’d vote for someone that doesn’t want humans to exist

[@TheHoveHeretic]

​@@tom4412 foolish comment

[@Jesse47249]

Why aren't those articles taken down when it's clearly spreading misinformation that can potentially hurt the health of so many people? Where the hell is the responsibility? Why aren't those people being held responsible for promoting their harmful ideological agenda at the expense of people's health?

[@julioandresgomez3201]

Nonetheless the best plant foods have existed for thousands of generations.

[@maxwell_edison]

blessed be the tofu cube

[@zed5129]

Pescatarianism was established pretty early - microbes eating microbes, fish eating fish, long before mammals existed. Arguably eating plankton was first I guess, but not by much.

[@johnnyveganite9141]

It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled , Mark Twain.

[@Endanimaloppression]

The problem is people lap up these kind of articles. The joke is a lot of those foods usually contain animal products. Great work as usual ❤

[@SarahDeshay]

Sure they do, they want to ease their conscience about what they know is immoral and articles such as this one does that for them.

[@zed5129]

@@SarahDeshay you really think everyone non-vegan is concerned about their conscience? You're projecting...

[@bernadettemccartney5171]

Can he be taken to court for misrepresentation and bias misrepresentation, particularly as ethical veganism is now a protected characteristic

[@smokeasmrme]

yet youll never see a headline say meat eater are kllling themselevs

[@DJParamore]

Nothing wrong with not wanting to eat animal products.

[@erikolsen6269]

Awesome video

[@falsificationism]

The appropriate term for writers like Jamie is, "Smugnorant," a portmanteau of Smug and Ignorant.

[@otakunthevegan4206]

My blood test results say otherwise.

[@1ReikiFloW]

love how youtube hides comments from certain people.......the truer the comment, the bigger the shadowban. Click sorty by and choose latest comments to see them all.

[@debbiewall2160]

Truly . . . you have to wonder if this is a tragedy or a comedy?

[@ValeriaRossellini]

Great work as usual, thank you 💗💗

[@MOOin.thegamercow]

vegan for justice for all.

[@ArucardPL]

Yes! Love your avatar btw :)

[@kilometreman]

​@@ArucardPL Your avatar's cool and all! Mine is a big capital 'L' 😂.

[@MOOin.thegamercow]

@@ArucardPL thank youu!!! I made it on my phone, kinda pixely, gotta redo it😂😂

[@MOOin.thegamercow]

@@kilometreman 😭🤌

[@kayliejones3670]

I’m reading your book right now. It’s been very helpful.