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Are you / Could you ever be a vegetarian?

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    #92
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    smokingman wrote: »
    Doesn't tofu increase your estrogen levels...even in males...
    Explains why veggie guys are so effeminate I suppose...:P

    It's true, soy does increese estrogen levels, this is one of the dietry reasons why there is no word for menopause in the japanese language!


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    #93
    Rented Mule
    Registered Users Posts: 5,153 ✭✭✭Rented Mule


    I did the whole vegetarian thing for about five months at the start of the new millenium. It is not a way of life that I would recommend to anyone.

    We were given incissors for a reason.


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    #94
    Gazza22
    Registered Users Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Gazza22


    A few years ago i was going to become a veggie but i decided against! mmm meat...i couldn't live without it.


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    #95
    Gummy Panda
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    smokingman wrote: »
    Doesn't tofu increase your estrogen levels...even in males...
    Explains why veggie guys are so effeminate I suppose...:P

    I heard something like this on another part of the forum, when someone asked about protein powders.


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    #96
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Seaneh wrote: »
    It's true, soy does increese estrogen levels, this is one of the dietry reasons why there is no word for menopause in the japanese language!
    Soya contains Phytoestrogens which can mimic the chemical effect of estrogen, but are in fact, not estrogen.

    The chemicals found in soya have no effect on male fertility in adults and do not affect testosterone levels or femininity.

    There is in fact a word for menopause in Japanese. There is no word for "hot flash" in Japanese, you've clearly been the victim of some form of misheard/altered myth. Hot flashes are rare in Japan because phytoestrogens can help maintain estrogen balance in the menopausal body.


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    #97
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    seamus wrote: »
    Soya contains Phytoestrogens which can mimic the chemical effect of estrogen, but are in fact, not estrogen.

    The chemicals found in soya have no effect on male fertility in adults and do not affect testosterone levels or femininity.

    There is in fact a word for menopause in Japanese. There is no word for "hot flash" in Japanese, you've clearly been the victim of some form of misheard/altered myth. Hot flashes are rare in Japan because phytoestrogens can help maintain estrogen balance in the menopausal body.

    er, I got con fuddled, I read the source of my (self confused) info about 6 years ago and it always stuck with me.

    But yeah, I knew it was something like that.


    When did the seagull turn into a smarty pants?


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    #98
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    When he learned how to use google and wikipedia to appear like he knows a lot.


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    #99
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    OOOOOooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhHHHHH!

    (I actually said it that long with those pitcxh changes, true story)

    That's just cheating!

    I'm coming for you Seamus, I know where you (used to at least) live!


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    #100
    smokingman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,737 ✭✭✭smokingman


    seamus wrote: »
    Soya contains Phytoestrogens which can mimic the chemical effect of estrogen, but are in fact, not estrogen.

    The chemicals found in soya have no effect on male fertility in adults and do not affect testosterone levels or femininity.
    You sure about that?


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    #101
    Mrs JackDaniels
    Registered Users Posts: 172 ✭✭Mrs JackDaniels


    Veggie since i was 8 and still going strong
    :D


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    #102
    Cunny-Funt
    Registered Users Posts: 2,748 ✭✭✭Cunny-Funt


    midlandsmissus wrote: »

    Bloody anti - vegetarian nazis.

    Hitler was a vegetarian.. so eh I think you'll find you guys are the nazis :pac:


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    #103
    Seaneh
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    Arf!


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    #104
    monellia
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    Rented Mule wrote: »
    We were given incissors for a reason.
    Yes - to tear through tough food materials, not necessarily meat.


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    #105
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    smokingman wrote: »
    You sure about that?
    The Belfast study showed that eating large amount of soya in early childhood could lead to problems with sperm count and fertility in later years. There was no link between moderate intake (i.e. tofu with dinner 2/3 times a week) in adults and any kind of fertility problems.
    The primary concern raised by the study was the sheer volume of soya-based products in everyday foods (not just vegetarian ones) and the fact that we are feeding these to our children, who may grow up to be affected by it.
    Cunny-Funt wrote: »
    Hitler was a vegetarian.. so eh I think you'll find you guys are the nazis :pac:
    Hitler was a vegetarian for medical reasons, not ethical ones. He loved meat and often ate it, even when he wasn't supposed to.


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    #106
    smokingman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,737 ✭✭✭smokingman


    I know it's actually video game related but...


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    #107
    Seaneh
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    Oi, you, stop googling ffs, you're making us think you're smart all of a sudden.


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    #108
    Dave!
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    I just eat meat out of habit tbh... I could probably be a vegetarian if I cared enough, but I'm quite content to eat meat so I'll continue to do so.


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    #109
    Naos
    Registered Users Posts: 4,728 ✭✭✭Naos


    Not a chance I could go without eating meat. I love it.

    All you vegetarians out there eating fish?


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    #110
    bronte
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    Naos wrote: »
    Not a chance I could go without eating meat. I love it.

    All you vegetarians out there eating fish?

    Nope


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    #111
    Naos
    Registered Users Posts: 4,728 ✭✭✭Naos


    Good woman!

    Nothing more hypocritical than a vegetarian that eats fish.


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    #112
    Ross_Mahon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,283 ✭✭✭Ross_Mahon


    "You do know Daves a vegetarian..."

    *Surprised look*

    "Oh my god dude....How long has he had that?"


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    #113
    Keogg
    Registered Users Posts: 427 ✭✭Keogg


    No way could I be a Vegetarian.
    I love meat waaay too much.

    Gimme some steak over veggies anyday, and it had better be bleeding on the inside... Mmmmmmm


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    #114
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    A vegetarian that east fish is known as a pescatarian. A person who eats fish but calls themselves vegetarian is simply misinformed, not hypocritical.


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    #115
    Mrs JackDaniels
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    Naos wrote: »
    Not a chance I could go without eating meat. I love it.

    All you vegetarians out there eating fish?

    god no!! fish eeeeewwwwww


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    #116
    brianthebard
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    Can't afford meat that often these days, sucks. Would probably have to give it up if I ever went to the US, or only eat organic, the farming industry over there is too messed up to just eat the run of the mill stuff.


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    #117
    [Deleted User]
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    Naos wrote: »
    Nothing more hypocritical than a vegetarian that eats fish.


    Unless you counts a meateater dictating how vegetarians should subscribe to their idea of a cookie cutter moral code.


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    #118
    Naos
    Registered Users Posts: 4,728 ✭✭✭Naos


    seamus wrote: »
    A vegetarian that east fish is known as a pescatarian. A person who eats fish but calls themselves vegetarian is simply misinformed, not hypocritical.

    Agreed and I know the term Pescatarian, however I have met a lot of "Vegetarians" who also eat fish. I do understand that that's not hypocritical, so I'll retract that.


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    #119
    Naos
    Registered Users Posts: 4,728 ✭✭✭Naos


    Moonbaby wrote: »
    Unless you counts a meateater dictating how vegetarians should subscribe to their idea of a cookie cutter moral code.

    Whats a cookie cutter moral code when it's at home?

    And are you one of these "Vegetarians" that eat fish?


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    #120
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Naos wrote: »
    Agreed and I know the term Pescatarian, however I have met a lot of "Vegetarians" who also eat fish.
    To be fair, it's also easier when you're eating out to say "vegetarian" because most people know what that is. We had a discussion once with a waitress in Meath who swore blind that vegetarians eat fish, despite having 5 vegetarians arguing with her. When we told her that was a pescetarian, her answer was, "I thought that was a religion". (Presbyterian)
    Imagine telling someone in the South of France that you're pescetarian....


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    #121
    az2wp0sye65487
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    Whats the point in vegetarian Mince / Sausages / Burgers etc...

    If you're a vegitarian, why are you eating a meat imitation?


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