My friend doesn’t eat anything green, meaning no vegetables. All he eats is meat, dairy, bread, etc…. he is really healthy… my question is: can you get all the essential nutrients without eating vegetables?

1. TIna - October 27th, 2009

   He might be healthy now, but he won’t remain that way until he changes his eating habits. Our bodies need not only the nutrients from fruits and vegetables, they need the natural fiber they provide. A well-balanced diet is essential to long-term good health. To determine if it is well-balanced look at the textures and colors. If there is a variety in every meal, it will be more healthful.

2. bmac - October 27th, 2009

   No, he ISN’T really healthy.
   Sounds like you all are fairly young, right? Oh, it will catch up with him. He probably doesn’t go to the bathroom (you know what I mean) everyday. If you don’t go everyday, you’ll probably get colon cancer before you’re 50. You’ll probably have diverticulosis, maybe Crohn’s disease….there are ALL kinds of terrible bowel diseases that not eating vegetables (then not having bowel movements) can contribute to (just look them up).
   Ask him if he wants to spend the rest of his life having to wear a BAG to poop into…..? Just eating meat, dairy, bread, etc…….it will sit in his colon………just sit there and become an obstruction………have surgeries……….

3. lv_consu - October 27th, 2009

   he is young which is why his health has not been effected “yet”.
   severe nutrient deficiencies can take years and decades before they cause the health to decline to a point where they are noticed. nutrient deficiencies do and will shorten the lifespan. no pill or medicine can reverse years and decades of insufficient levels of nutrients. a diet devoid of vegetable will lead to health problems so it’s not a matter of if but of when.

4. cluckinc - October 28th, 2009

   of course ! beer has vitamin bs – chips have fats and oils
   for example- pies and pasties have all manner of good vitamins and minerals-dont listen to the crap experts and governments tell you !!!!!!
   my diet is poor according to the so called ‘experts’ im 51 and been to the docs twice in my life- the key is to enjoy life and laugh and keep relaxed !!
   HA ! so ferk you so called nutricionists and experts !!!!
   I drink too much and have been married 30 years- !!!