Meat, dairy, and eggs should be banned worldwide.

Intro Con has dropped many of Pro's statements. Instead mentioning new possible nutritional deficiencies and calls propaganda "Despite all the propaganda, there isn't any evidence that vegan diets are any better than other diets. Most of the studies are observational in nature." Con Con, also fails to refute Pro's evidence of vegan celebrities and millions of vegans living in the world. Clearly, nutritional decencies concerns over a vegan diet are unwarranted. Now to refute Con line by line. "Vegans are deficient in many important nutrients, including Vitamin B12 and Creatine." Con Pro has heard of B12 deficiency, yet Creatine is new. Claim 1: B12 is obtained from bacteria. Warrant 1: "Even though most lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are auxotrophic for several vitamins, it is now known that certain strains have the capability to synthesize water-soluble vitamins such as those included in the B-group (folates, riboflavin and vitamin B(12) amongst others). " [10]. Impact 1: Since bacteria is synthesized from bacteria and not animals, this weakens Cons claim. Claim 2: B12 can be gained from supplements. Warrant 2: "Vitamin B12 supplements" [11]. Impact 2: It is possible to be vegan and meet your b-12 requirement. Just because there are naive vegans who think b-12 isn't important, doesn't mean all vegans are b-12 deficient or ignorant. Onto Creatine. Claim 3: Creatine supplements exist. Warrant: "vegetarians creatine supplements" [12]. Impact: Vegans can use these supplements to avoid deficiency. Claim 4: The human body can synthesize Creatine Warrant: " It is not an essential amino acid, as we can synthesize is from other amino acids found also in plant foods" [12], Impact: This weakens Con claim about vegans and Creatine deficiency. "Studies show that vegans have much lower testosterone levels than their meat-eating counterparts." Con Considering that many vegans are female, this is good. For males, its possible to have excess testosterone, usually seen in athletes who take steroids. Claim 5: Excess testosterone is detrimental to health for men. Warrant: "Examples of drawbacks or disadvantages of men having higher than average testosterone levels include: Men tend to consume more alcoholic beverages. Men are more likely to smoke. Men are more likely to get injured. According to some researchers, the higher the testosterone level, the more likely men are to participate in risk-taking behavior (sexual, injury risk, and even criminal activity). " [13]. Impact: Lowering testosterone in men via vegan diet is good instead of bad. Claim: Excess testosterone is adverse to good health in women. Warrant: "Other possible effects include acne, an enlarged clitoris, increased muscle mass, and deepening of voice. High levels of testosterone can also lead to infertility" [14]. Impact: Lowering testosterone levels in women with a vegan diet is good for health. "Despite all the propaganda, there isn"t any evidence that vegan diets are any better than other diets. Most of the studies are observational in nature." Con Con uses a provocative term propaganda. Anecdotal evidence is evidence nevertheless and can be found all over the net. [15]. As for scienfic evidence there is plenty. "Those who ate a vegetarian diet had a 22% lower risk of colorectal cancer than those who weren"t vegetarians." [16]. "Cytotoxic activity, which is expressed as lytic units, was significantly higher in vegetarians than in their omnivorous controls by a factor of 2. " [17]. Most of the studies are observational in nature? Con stated there was no evidence and then contradicts himself or herself with this statement. Con knows about the observational scienfic evidence yet states there is no evidence. Most diet studies tend to be observational in nature. Since studies on vegan diets are a subset of the set diet studies, it only makes sense that most vegan diet studies are observational in nature. For scienfic evidence, a person only has to look at the fiber, antioxidants, phytonutrients, vitamins, and minerals in plant foods to realize they are healthy. Also it is common knowledge that fruits and vegetables are healthy. Next, meat has no fiber, lacks antioxidants for the most the part, and no phytonutrients. Finally, meat contains too much fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and animal protein which Pro has explained in the previous round. "Vegan proponents often use fear mongering and scare tactics in order to convince people not to eat animal foods." Con Con continues to use proactive language, fear mongering and scare tactics. At the same time Con uses the same tactics to convince people that they will have a nutrient deficiency of protein, b-12, and Creatine. That's hypocritical of Con. Pro has proven that through diet and supplements a vegan can meet his or her nutritional needs. "The China Study as evidence, which has been thoroughly debunked." Con What's debunked really mean? Definition of debunked "To cause to be no longer believed or valued:" [18]. By this definition Con is correct. Yet, by this definition it doesn't mean the China study is false. Pro contends that the China Study has been a victim of a smear campaign and thus debunked, yet the China study is true. Most people think of Denise Minger's criticism. Minger's criticism has been thoroughly criticized. Just for starters she is suspiciously young to understand advanced epidemiological studies. Minger confirms this suspicion by making mistakes. Here is several criticisms of Minger's work. [19][20]. If Con has a specific debunk of the China study Con must link to the criticism rather than the bare assertion, the China Study has been debunked, implying the China Study is false, when in reality it is true. "Vegan diets also recommend that people shun added sugar, refined carbohydrates, vegetable oils and trans fats. This is probably the reason for any health benefits, not the removal of unprocessed animal foods." Con Paleo also known as low carb diets make the same claims. Not all vegan diets recommend shun the listed foods. All that is left is Con's link. Note Con used no quotes. Pro will now refute the article in Con's link. "Perhaps the most striking commonality is an unerring reverence for animal foods. No traditional culture subsisted on a vegan diet, a fact that Dr. Price found particularly interesting." [21]. The status quo is not self justifying. These cultures most likely evolved around eating some meat, because eating meat is better than starvation. "T. Campbell, the author, notoriously cherry-picked data to arrive at a specific conclusion." [21]. Bare assertion. The author of link [21] never specifies why this data is cherry picked. "Denise Minger, author of Death by Food Pyramid, published a scathing critique of Cambell"s work in her article, The China Study: Fact or Fiction." [21]. Minger's so called debunk has been criticized heavily. See links [20] and [21]. "2. Vegan diets do not provide fat-soluble vitamins A and D" [21]. Vitamin D can be gained from sunlight. [22]. As for vitamin A this is just bizarre. There doesn't seem to be any case of vitamin A deficiency in vegans. "3. Vegan diets often rely heavily on soy" [21]. There are many alternatives to soy. Just because they are vegans who perform reckless actions, doesn't mean all vegans are this way. "5. Ethical omnivorism supports a healthy planet" [21] See slaughtering the amazon to see just how ethical these omnivore diets are. Free-range cattle take lots of acreage. [23]. "Many people choose veganism because they think it cruel to take a life, but something dies no matter what you eat. For example, field mice were demolished in order to grow the corn for a box of vegan cereal." [21]. This is true, but less animals die on a vegan diet. [24]. From the chart a person can see that eating chicken causes the most amount of animal deaths, 251.1 per million calories and grains cause the least 1.65 per million calories. Pro is out of characters to fully refute Con's sole link. Thanks for the debate. Summary Links. 10. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... 11. http://www.mayoclinic.org... 12. https://www.psychologytoday.com... 13. http://www.medicinenet.com... 14. http://www.webmd.com... 15. http://www.30bananasaday.com... 16. http://www.health.harvard.edu... 17. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... 18. http://www.thefreedictionary.com... 19. http://www.vegsource.com... 20. http://healthylongevity.blogspot.com... 21. http://empoweredsustenance.com... 22. http://health.usnews.com... 23. http://www.greenpeace.org... 24. http://www.animalvisuals.org...