My daughter is a vegetarian. There are different types. From a health point of view, I do not like the vegan diet. In addition to it being extremely difficult to maintain, vegans are at risk for nutritional defiencies, especially calcium. I believe you will see a lot of bone health issues with vegans when they are old. Also, it is kind of a pain in the @ss for friends and family of the vegan, because their diet is so limited, it is hard to accomodate them.

However, I think a traditional vegetarian diet that includes egg products and dairy is easy to maintain and is good for you.

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