I think the main drawback to the vegan lifestyle is that it's common that the concern for the animals and environment causes you to reject any study that suggests it's not the best way to go long term for everyone. It becomes more of an emotional issue rather than a Science based thought process. You see what you want to see is the line that applies to many. If a study "proves" what you want to continue believing then it's a good study if it suggests you are currently misinformed you just ignore it and say it's a bad study.

Whoever started this thread is an idiot just looking to ruffle some feathers.

I have never seen a bald headed wrinkled vegan unless they are over 80 years old. I go to the Earthsave meetings here where I live and over 50 vegans show up. And They look like they are aging just fine.

Here is some good statistics for you. Out of every bald headed wrinkle faced, dark cirlces areound their eyes person you see walking down the street, 99% of them are meat eaters.

Lets see you type up your rebuttal to that after you set down the rack of ribs you are eating while you read this.

You flesh eaters are stabbing yourselves in the heart with a fork every day.

Read "Healthy at 100" by John Robbins to read about centurians that live over 100 and learn how they live and what their diet consists of. You will be suprised that they dont eat buckets of KFC on a lonely saturday night like you.

I notice this too. Most vegetarians I know do look surprisingly wrinkled as they get into their 40's and beyond. I've always wondered about this - especially since I stopped eating all meats/seafood a year ago or so. Oh well, my taste for meat has gone completely and I like that animals don't have to be sacrificed daily for my survival. I would have thought that's pretty silly before I gave up meat (for heath reasons) so maybe it's messed with my thinking as well. ;)