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betterletter OP wrote

all they said was that vegans take more sick days and visit their doctor more often. not necessarily a bad thing, my guesses are:

A) vegans are frequently middle-class and have access to jobs that allow sick days

B) are generally more concerned about their health

C) tend to be left-wing and dont give a shit about workplace loyalty

who knows really. I just thought it might cause some interesting discussion because I get the flu every year and I didnt last year when i went vegan

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existential1 wrote

Am vegan. Have had less sick days taken since becoming vegan. I do visit the doctor more often, but I've also gotten better jobs with better healthcare since becoming vegan.

The only serious health-issue I had related to my veganism was like some weird ear pain and earwax stuff related to a lack of particular fats....but then I just adjusted my diet and everything was fine.

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edmund_the_destroyer wrote

As a single anecdotal point, my sister was an omnivore that almost never went to the doctor or took sick days in her 20s because she was too poor. She managed to get better paying jobs and became vegan, and is at the doctor a lot for problems she always had but could not get care for when she was younger.

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