Heh, I have an acquaintance, who I game with from time to time, who likes to lecture on how "unhealthy" vegetarians and vegans are. I get just as annoyed with him as a I do the opposers.
If I invited somebody over to my house, and they had told me beforehand that they were a vegetarian or a vegan, I would probably ask a few questions, so I could prepare a dinner that's satisfying for everybody. I like to hear others opinions on things, but I don't need to be lectured every time we meet. :P
I've met some really great fat people and some really great skinny people. I used to be one of those skinny people without effort, until my body decided to hate itself (which was probably caused by my lack of eating habits, by the way). Even then, I've only gone up 20 pounds (and if you ask most people, they think I look a lot better than I did before).
Though some studies have suggested that thin people are at risk for different things than fat people, a lot of it has more to do with eating habits (among other things), than anything else.
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If I invited somebody over to my house, and they had told me beforehand that they were a vegetarian or a vegan, I would probably ask a few questions, so I could prepare a dinner that's satisfying for everybody. I like to hear others opinions on things, but I don't need to be lectured every time we meet. :P
I've met some really great fat people and some really great skinny people. I used to be one of those skinny people without effort, until my body decided to hate itself (which was probably caused by my lack of eating habits, by the way). Even then, I've only gone up 20 pounds (and if you ask most people, they think I look a lot better than I did before).
Though some studies have suggested that thin people are at risk for different things than fat people, a lot of it has more to do with eating habits (among other things), than anything else.