Why do vegans gimp themselves?

[JujuFish]

Basically it's the consumer-sheep principle: whatever is in fashion will be sold, regardless of the reality of the product. So if "gluten-free" is popular, then you can slap a sticker on a chemical list & people will buy it. For example, Domino's Pizza has a gluten-free crust option now; one of the ingredients is Avicel, which is a brand name for cellulose. They are literally selling you sawdust in your food now:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcrystalline_cellulose

The best part is that selling wood as food is completely legal. It falls under GRAS (generally recognized as safe) since it's been around for 30+ years. They use it in stuff like vitamin pills & low-fat foods because it makes you feel full, but doesn't have any negative (or positive) effect on your body:

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/fcn/fcnDetailNavigation.cfm?rpt=scogslisting&id=160



Must be safe, right?

I'm failing to see your point. It seems like you want us all to be offended by cellulose, but nothing you've mentioned bears that out.

 

[mirageracerx]

the evangelical vegan are assholes. i have met my fair share. and ironically enough are the more common to "cheat" their vegan diet. they are the typical hypocrite always looking to fill their superiority complex, similar to snobby prius drivers yelling at diesel truck owners. I've seen it go as far as some college vegan prick slapping food out of people's hands on campus. i tripped the guy and proceeded to let the campus police know this dick was harassing people. *shrugs*

 

[ultimatebob]

I like vegans... the less meat they eat, the more that's available for me!

 

[Hugo Drax]

I like vegans... the less meat they eat, the more that's available for me!

True point.

 

[alkemyst]

no different than the guys crying about beer is special, pizza is special and even hot dogs are special.