Debate: Non-vegan foods should be banned worldwide.
Side: Yes, I agree.

Lol, Jace I read through all the links. I didn't respond line by line, but I did take some broad strokes against them. Just because you claim one of your links can discredit my claims, doesn't make it true.  Your persistence made me think that I missed something. I checked back, and my first guess was correct. Its becoming increasingly clear you have almost no knowledge on the subject of veganism. I have learned a lot about entomophagy, and I've also learned enough about the eating of insects to know its limitations.  If all anyone cared about was the environment entomophagy makes sense. Yet, if the only concern was the environment, beef would be the first product to be phased out. People are emotionally attached to their food.  The position that you advocate for seem to be one where insects are added to the diet. This is more feasible for sure in the sense that it is easier for a human to add a new item to the menu than subtract. Yet, if people are eating grasshoppers next to a hamburger, the effect would be minimal.  Since people already eat lettuce, potatoes, and other vegan dishes. It makes more sense to encourage people to eat more of the healthier and environmentally friendly choices they are already eating.  I will now go line by line and tell you why your sole link on nutrition is inadequate to disprove my claims.  "Surveys of vegetarian populations indicate that vegetarians, particularly vegans, are at an increased risk for dietary deficiencies of protein, vitamin B-12 and vitamin D (10,17,18)."  This sounds true. Yet, its common knowledge that vegetarians and vegans are in the minority. That many are ethical vegetarians/vegans who don't know that much about nutrition.  Now look at the link 17. Vitamin D in the winter. In other words the vegans didn't go outdoors enough to receive enough sunlight and vitamin D in the winter. "At northern latitudes, dietary intake of vitamin D in vegans was insufficient to maintain S-25(OH)D and S-iPTH concentrations within normal ranges in the winter, which seems to have negative effects on bone mineral density in the long run."  Now link 10 "Protein, saturated fat and vitamin D intake were significantly lower in the vegetarians, particularly in the vegans." [10] This doesn't mean that they were undernourished. If the omnivores had too much of each, then the vegans would be in the normal range.  Now B12 is a problem "The vegans all had B12 intakes below the RNI; and 35% of the long-term vegetarians and vegans had serum vitamin B12 concentrations below the reference range."  This is why B12 supplements make sense. Also in the same article, the vegans had higher fiber intakes. Fiber is known for its health benefits. Now link 18, again with B12. " however the plasma vitamin B12 concentration decreased progressively from the high-meat-eating group to vegans (P<0.05). An inverse trend was observed with plasma homocysteine concentration, with vegans showing the highest levels and high meat eaters the lowest (P<0.05)." [18] I could go through every link that your sole links references, but instead I will jump to the conclusion. "In conclusion, we have designed a food guide pyramid specifically addressing the nutrient inadequacies and reduced mineral bioavailability of lactovegetarian and vegan diets. Three new food groups, green leafy vegetables, dried fruit, and nuts and seeds, have been added to the traditional food groups, increasing the protein, calcium, iron, and zinc contents of the meal plans by 15–20%." [1] In other words Jace your link supports my claim. It proves everything I've been stating. That there are vegans who eat bad diets and are deficient. Yet, its entirely possible to a healthy vegan diet. Thanks for the link btw. 1171018fatsickandnearlydead