re: Looks like his Robert Downey Jr's vegan diet is aging him quickly

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Bruh if you're a grown man and at 53 you go vegan it's absolutely is the case of being a pussy chasing some pussy.

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Not quite 53 but I was 40 and my wife followed me into about a year after me. She initially wasn't about it at all but she eventually crossed over to the dark side when she could no longer deny the results.

She still doesn't consider herself a "vegan" (she prefers plant-based). I consider myself vegan, but that came later.

RDJ looks old for the first time ever….I’m about 15 years behind him. Better get my will together and pick out a burial plot.

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I was around him recently and he actually is pretty healthy and looks fine.

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I dare you to defend DeNiro next.

He’s a drug addiction person. Been busted with crack, cocaine, heroin. Looks like that’s his diet.

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Something like a third quit in the first three months. Fewer than half make it a year.The annoying part is that those new vegans are usually the most vocal and obnoxious ones so they show their arse on social media and IRL, make us all look bad, and go back to eating meat and dairy right afterwards.

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That was my friend, exactly! Tried to recruit me into his lifestyle.

Logically speaking, we as humans have incisors and canine teeth for a reason. If we were meant to be vegan, we'd have teeth like a cow or any other herbivore.

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Logically speaking, we as humans have incisors and canine teeth for a reason. If we were meant to be vegan, we'd have teeth like a cow or any other herbivore.

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Type 2 diabetes diagnosis initially.

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Yep, great logic there. Diabetic and thinks protein is the problem.

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Yep, great logic there. Diabetic and thinks protein is the problem.

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I didn't think protein was a problem. I eat plenty of protein. Not sure where that came from.

eta- and I was taken off metformin in three weeks (off hypertenion meds a week later). A1C and BP have been good for half a decade now.

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Cohort studies strongly support the role of plant-based diets, and food and nutrient components of plant-based diets, in reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes. Evidence from observational and interventional studies demonstrates the benefits of plant-based diets in treating type 2 diabetes and reducing key diabetes-related macrovascular and microvascular complications. Optimal macronutrient ratios for preventing and treating type 2 diabetes are controversial; the focus should instead be on eating patterns and actual foods. However, the evidence does suggest that the type and source of carbohydrate (unrefined versus refined), fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated versus saturated and trans), and protein (plant versus animal) play a major role in the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes. Multiple potential mechanisms underlie the benefits of a plant-based diet in ameliorating insulin resistance, including promotion of a healthy body weight, increases in fiber and phytonutrients, food-microbiome interactions, and decreases in saturated fat, advanced glycation endproducts, nitrosamines, and heme iron.


Lifestyle changes address the root causes of type 2 diabetes and can ameliorate comorbidities while reducing the risk of polypharmacy, particularly in the elderly. Plant-based diets-i.e., eating patterns that emphasize legumes, whole grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds and discourage most or all animal products-are especially potent in preventing type 2 diabetes and have been associated with much lower rates of obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular mortality, and cancer

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How old were you when you got that diagnosis? And how old are you now and what has changed on your blood work since then?

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39. 44 now. My initial diagnosis was after My A1c was in the pre-diabetic/diabetic range (I think it was 7 something) two tests in a row. Haven't hit over 5 in the five years since then with zero meds. And the chronic hypertension I was diagnosed with in my 20's also went away. I spent 10 years taking pills and barely controlled it. It was gone after a month.

Also dropped 110 pounds in a year without exercise for the first half. Once the weight started dropping off my energy levels surged and I've been much more active since then. To the point I even quit my office job and took a more physically demanding job for the fun of it.