[codeflow2202]

I'm aware of the hype and the optimistic studies around vegan diets (as an ex vegan I've been through a lot on the topic). The problem with the vegan narrative is that it tends to focus on 2 main outcomes: weight management and the health of the circulatory system. This is fine and nobody doubts that compared to a typical diet composed of processed foods this is a great improvement. What the discourse is severely lacking is what are the shortcomings of this diet. You always get generic messages that you must be careful and keep an eye on b12, iodine, iron, zinc, vit d, calcium and b3 but we never had large studies about how well this warnings are being followed. Are you in an optimal weight? How about your lean mass? Any deficiencies? I couldn't find any large scale reliable study on these values. But by experience of myself and people I know (and by many people who had to stop this way of eating) it seems like it is a real problem, much more difficult to get around than the news outlets will make you believe.