Ozzy Becomes A Vegan

He’s bitten the head off of a bat, he’s bitten the head off of a dove, but, at least for the time being, Ozzy Osbourne has sworn off of meat altogether.

In fact, as Noisecreep has reported, the one time Black Sabbath singer has turned over a new leaf, literally, by embracing a vegan diet for what the Prince of Darkness cites as health reasons. Reportedly, after his assistant showed him the vegan documentary Forks over Knives, Ozzy decided that it was time to cut meat, fish, dairy and anything else derived from animals out of his diet. Speaking on Sharon Osbourne’s chat show, The Talk, the singer revealed that he his feeling the benefits:

"I feel OK actually, I feel better about myself, you know? I go on binges. That's the reason why I decided to cut out meat out and dairy because I've limited what I can have because when you're on the road and you're travelling, you grab buns and... burgers are everywhere... so now I've just narrowed the margin."

Ozzy’s new lifestyle choice comes hot on the heels of the news that he and his Black Sabbath alumni, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward may begin rehearsals for a final reunion tour. Braveworlds have recently published a rumour that, were Sabbath to reunite, they may be part of a tour package with fellow Birmingham metal legends Judas Priest, as well as speed metal pioneers Motorhead. That tour would reportedly be happening in the US in Spring 2012, with Sabbath then returning to Europe for the festival season in June or July.

If Sabbath do hit the road again, Ozzy may find some camaraderie from his new dietary choice in band member Geezer Butler. The bassist is a longstanding vegan, and has appeared in advertising campaigns for P.E.T.A.

Comments

[kerokero]

Motorhead, Judas Priest, Sabbath. What a BAD rumour. As much as I'd love to see this...it'll never happen! At least not for this spring.

Good on Ozzy for making the switch. I loves me my meat, but the occasional Veggie/vegan stint can do wonders on a persons body.

[BigMikeBDD]

Humans were meant to eat meat...end of story.

[PuddleJumper11]

I saw the title and was sure it was going to be misleading. Guess I was wrong!

[OldCouch]

Crazy, but that's how it goes ...

[PaisleyWilde]

Good for him getting healthy! I would hate for anything bad to happen before I was able to see him perform with Black Sabbath!

[Page/Rhoads]

Why would Ozzy ever worry about health? If he's not immortal, no one is.

[BaptizedinFire]

BigMikeBDD wrote:

Humans were meant to eat meat...end of story.

Humans were meant to eat nutrients, whatever way shape or form they may come in.

[peachesenregali]

BigMikeBDD wrote:

Humans were meant to eat meat...end of story.

(sigh) Let me guess...its natural right?

[whoomit]

Why's there a picture of Amy Winehouse?...

I think both him, and UG, have gone batty.

[whoomit]

Oh great, now the picture just changed.
Now who looks crazy *sigh*

[5uSg]

didnt he liked eating bats ??

[HaistaPaska92]

BigMikeBDD wrote:

Humans were meant to eat meat...end of story.

actually, humans were meant to eat whatever the hell we want. As long as we can digest it

[Sladey]

If we didn't farm animals for food, there would be far fewer of them alive today. Just pointing out an often overlooked fact.

[technoguyx]

BaptizedinFire wrote:

BigMikeBDD wrote:

Humans were meant to eat nutrients, whatever way shape or form they may come in.

Including meat and other products of animal origin, which is why not including them on your diet on purpose makes no sense whatsoever, humans are omnivorous and hence, they're meant to eat both vegetables and meat of predated animals. That's my opinion.

[frusciante08]

human's dna is 99.8% similar to that of monkeys and they eat nothing but fruits and vegetables. and they also do not ever get diseases such as cancer, heart disease, etc. coincidence? maybe we were meant to only eat fruits and vegetables.

[ne14t]

BigMikeBDD wrote:

Humans were meant to eat meat...end of story.

Our Appendix was for digesting grass or some stupid crap like that, does that mean we are meant to eat that aswell?

There are so many other food products that can give you your daily intake of protein. Also red meat has been linked several times to Colorectal, Oesophageal, Lung, Pancreatic and Endometrial caners. Cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes, Obesity, Hypertension and Arthritis.

[DeadlySurfer]

And begin the war of vegan/veggies vs meat eaters.

How about we all settle down and have our own opinions.

[kerrang]

Canine teeth settle the argument here. We're omnivorous, meaning that we need the nutrients found in meats (namely proteins) but these can be found in other foodstuffs. Naturally we eat meat, but we don't have to. However, cats (for example) are hyper-carnivores. They have to eat meat or else they'll die.
Personally, I don't see how anyone could pass up a good steak.

[zeek7pc]

frusciante08 wrote:

human's dna is 99.8% similar to that of monkeys and they eat nothing but fruits and vegetables. and they also do not ever get diseases such as cancer, heart disease, etc. coincidence? maybe we were meant to only eat fruits and vegetables.

ummm... Monkeys eat meat. Chimps hunt other monkeys and eat them.

[Exxonyd]

frusciante08 wrote:

human's dna is 99.8% similar to that of monkeys and they eat nothing but fruits and vegetables. and they also do not ever get diseases such as cancer, heart disease, etc. coincidence? maybe we were meant to only eat fruits and vegetables.

Humans eat meat --> smart/dominant species
Monkes eat fruits -->not so smart ;P

[LesThanPaul]

ne14t wrote:
Also red meat has been linked several times to Colorectal, Oesophageal, Lung, Pancreatic and Endometrial caners. Cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes, Obesity, Hypertension and Arthritis.

I hate when people just list diseases that meat can be linked too. I would say most people eat meat (assumption), so of course more people who get these diseases are going to be meat consumers. There's no problem if you don't want to eat meat, but it's just annoying when vegans try to shove health facts down our throats. The human body is perfectly capable of digesting meat as well as vegetables.

[deathofarev]

Page/Rhoads wrote:

Why would Ozzy ever worry about health? If he's not immortal, no one is.

Lemmy? what about him? he's the real immortal i think.

[kerrang]

frusciante08 wrote on 10/27/2011 - 11:54 am / quote |
human's dna is 99.8% similar to that of monkeys and they eat nothing but fruits and vegetables. and they also do not ever get diseases such as cancer, heart disease, etc. coincidence? maybe we were meant to only eat fruits and vegetables.

Sharks are the only animals that don't "get" cancer, they're perfectly capable of destroying cellular mutagens.
Further; we need a balanced diet. Eating meat isn't "wrong" in any sense, and to be honest a world view that seeks to circumvent a natural food chain, to me is rather embarrassing.
Veganism is a self-limiting lifestyle, but it doesn't do you any good other than thinking you made a world difference by not eating a chicken's baby for dinner with a side of cow's leg.

[EclipseNine]

This would be one hell of a tour, which to be honest should probably be the headline. I could never go vegan myself. taking out animal products leaves me with very few options for full meals

[scimitar_255]

BigMikeBDD wrote:

Humans were meant to eat meat...end of story.

Humans were meant to make their own choices.

but also that would be an amazing show...

[Chronologo]

There's nothing wrong with the meat, it's the abuse of it that can make you sick

[zomgguitarz1234]

Didn't he work in a slaughter house?

[deathofagod]

Well that's an amazing piece of news right there. I will store this in my "useless trivia" synapse.

[TheSilverBeatle]

kerokero wrote:

Motorhead, Judas Priest, Sabbath. What a BAD rumour. As much as I'd love to see this...it'll never happen! At least not for this spring.

Good on Ozzy for making the switch. I loves me my meat, but the occasional Veggie/vegan stint can do wonders on a persons body.

Yeah that would be like Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer getting together...oh wait.

[the_modfather]

most healthiest thing to do is... yep... become a vegan, **** protein

[omgbadman]

If he's doing it for health reasons I do believe he's a day late and a dollar short.

[Eirien]

Oh my days... Ozzy has finally lost it. PETA is one of the most disgusting organisations on the planet today. They're not much better than NAMBLA.

[Aliens-exist182]

I don't know how many people I've heard use the 'oh but we were meant to eat meat' blah blah blah 'it tastes so good' well its a bunch of shit. Ok the facts are, eating it IS bad for you,from there, it's you're decision whether you want to eat it or not, but don't ever try and tell me that its not unhealthy to eat it, because all you'll achieve is looking like a ****ing idiot
I've been a vegan for 2 years, and It has done wonders for my bipolar disorder, admittedly, I was manic when I made the decision, but ironically it's been the smartest choice I've ever made in my life, and one of the only Ive committed to for such a long time.

[RequiemofDemons]

Well it couldn't hurt him any thats for sure :/ lol hopefully it gives him a few extra years of rocking XD

[no lolage]

I'm training to be a doctor and reading the comments by some of the non-meat eaters here has been physically painful.....

[iscreamicecream]

PETA can kiss ozzy's ass while I grill me some good ole' steak.

[kerrang]

Aliens-exist182 wrote:


I've been a vegan for 2 years, and It has done wonders for my bipolar disorder, admittedly, I was manic when I made the decision....

LMAO

[Slaytan666]

So now he's the 'Prince of Cabbage'?

[rebeltildeth87]

Its not out of the question. A few years ago i saw motorhead, priest, and dio sabbath together. Oh, and testament

[hansome21]

Aliens-exist182 wrote:

I don't know how many people I've heard use the 'oh but we were meant to eat meat' blah blah blah 'it tastes so good' well its a bunch of shit. Ok the facts are, eating it IS bad for you,from there, it's you're decision whether you want to eat it or not, but don't ever try and tell me that its not unhealthy to eat it, because all you'll achieve is looking like a ****ing idiot
I've been a vegan for 2 years, and It has done wonders for my bipolar disorder, admittedly, I was manic when I made the decision, but ironically it's been the smartest choice I've ever made in my life, and one of the only Ive committed to for such a long time.

Maybe veggies are good for people who are a little "unbalanced" but if you work out and want to get women you should eat meat. Men need meat for proper muscle growth as well as how it makes you look. People who get protein fake ways like from soy your body treats it more like estrogen and you get girl boobs, wide hips, etc.

In other words, being a vegan is only 100% good for you if your a woman, since having extra estrogen is a good thing for them, not for men. It will make a man look like a hideous freak or some weak string bean, no thank you, I happen to like the way girls wrap themselves around my arm. It's why I work out

[no lolage]

Not to mention that the studies linking red meat to colon cancer were comparing people who ate meat less than once a week and people who ate it MORE THAN TWICE A DAY. It also only found an increase chance (not a direct correlation) of around 30%. Remember the chance of developing colon cancer is tiny anyway (about 2 million cases in the WORLD each year) so thats not a marked increase.... for example if we look at made up figures: an increase of 30% on 1% still only takes you to a statistical chance of 1.3%. Its not even surprising anyway..... eating red meat for almost every meal is a ridiculous amount. Most normal people would eat red meat MAXIMUM of every other day.....

[myfirebird]

I'm a t-bone man.Cook it medium well on the grill and the last few minutes brush butter over the top of it.Tossed salad with bacon bits and Italian dressing.Huge potato-butter,sour cream and salt to taste.Sauteed mushrooms(portabello)- Shrimp Cocktail-Large glass of cold beer

[Vinson]

It's not even good for women! Meat (beef for one) has proper levels of iron, and other nutrients that you don't get with a vegan diet.
If someone wants to eat vegan, fine, just quit trying to make ME eat the crap you eat!
Meat is VERY good for you.

[Zombow]

If Black Sabbath, Motorhead and Judas Priest are to do a world tour together, they must remember to include Iron Maiden. Those four bands are the kings of NWOBHM, but sadly the **** Sharon Osbourne hates Bruce Dickinson for no big reason, so them doing a tour together would be kinda unlikely to happen, unless Sharon stops making decisions for Ozzy. I love Ozzy, but Sharon is a ***** that always have to put her nose into everything Ozzy does. Atleast, that's the expression I get from her. Hopefully I am wrong.

[toyboxmonster]

but if you work out and want to get women you should eat meat. Men need meat for proper muscle growth as well as how it makes you look. People who get protein fake ways like from soy your body treats it more like estrogen and you get girl boobs, wide hips, etc.

In other words, being a vegan is only 100% good for you if your a woman, since having extra estrogen is a good thing for them, not for men. It will make a man look like a hideous freak or some weak string bean, no thank you, I happen to like the way girls wrap themselves around my arm. It's why I work out

Dear God. I don't like getting involved in arguments about morality and practicality of vegetarian diets because there simply isn't room for a proper discussion in the comment section of UG news articles, but the amount of misinformation in this post is mind-blowing.

Let's pick your post apart:
1) no one needs meat, per se, to grow muscles. What they do need (among other things) is protein.

2) There is no such thing as fake protein. The protein in the meat that you eat comes from the grass and/or soy that was fed to the cow (or other animal) from which the meat was taken.

3) Your body does not treat the protein as estrogen. It is simply the case that unfermented soy (as well as other fods like beans, lentils, beer) contains phytoestrogens, chemicals which act like estrogen in the body. However, most research I've seen indicates that the amount of phytoestrogens in soy is not enough to cause any sort of change in your body's functioning. In any case, there are plenty of other sources to get plant-based protein, tempeh (fermented soy, which contains no phytoestrogens) being one of them. I've been vegan for 3 years and have no womanly curves. I have several friends who have been vegan for well over 20 years, and none of them exhibit the symptoms you mention.
4) Your statement that "having extra estrogen is a good thing [for women]" demonstrates your rather flimsy understanding of hormones and the ways in which they affect the body.

[mh1986]

BigMikeBDD wrote:

Humans were meant to eat meat...end of story.

Yes, but not to the extent that most consume. We don't need meat more than a couple of times a week but most people have meat with every meal. That's not healthy.

We are omnivores, not carnivores. Wonder why stomach and colon cancer rates are so high...

[SanaySK]

well actually,humans have herbivore dentition. and our intestines are longer than those of a carnivore. :3

[Aliens-exist182]

hansome21 wrote:

Aliens-exist182 wrote:

I don't know how many people I've heard use the 'oh but we were meant to eat meat' blah blah blah 'it tastes so good' well its a bunch of shit. Ok the facts are, eating it IS bad for you,from there, it's you're decision whether you want to eat it or not, but don't ever try and tell me that its not unhealthy to eat it, because all you'll achieve is looking like a ****ing idiot
I've been a vegan for 2 years, and It has done wonders for my bipolar disorder, admittedly, I was manic when I made the decision, but ironically it's been the smartest choice I've ever made in my life, and one of the only Ive committed to for such a long time.

Maybe veggies are good for people who are a little "unbalanced" but if you work out and want to get women you should eat meat. Men need meat for proper muscle growth as well as how it makes you look. People who get protein fake ways like from soy your body treats it more like estrogen and you get girl boobs, wide hips, etc.

In other words, being a vegan is only 100% good for you if your a woman, since having extra estrogen is a good thing for them, not for men. It will make a man look like a hideous freak or some weak string bean, no thank you, I happen to like the way girls wrap themselves around my arm. It's why I work out

Yeah? I bet i get more girls than you any day, bitch. as you see, girls actually hate douchebags like you who take topless pictures of themselves in bathrooms trying to show off their 'sick' tribal tattoo and 'ripped' abs you have to flex to show any kind of definition.

If you want to believe that eating dead animals makes you more of a man than me or anyone else who chooses this lifestyle, you're an ignorant ****. just google it and realize you're as wrong as oprah in a bathing suit.

Have fun, Jersey Shore wannabe.

[Aliens-exist182]

toyboxmonster wrote:

but if you work out and want to get women you should eat meat. Men need meat for proper muscle growth as well as how it makes you look. People who get protein fake ways like from soy your body treats it more like estrogen and you get girl boobs, wide hips, etc.

In other words, being a vegan is only 100% good for you if your a woman, since having extra estrogen is a good thing for them, not for men. It will make a man look like a hideous freak or some weak string bean, no thank you, I happen to like the way girls wrap themselves around my arm. It's why I work out
Dear God. I don't like getting involved in arguments about morality and practicality of vegetarian diets because there simply isn't room for a proper discussion in the comment section of UG news articles, but the amount of misinformation in this post is mind-blowing.

Let's pick your post apart:
1) no one needs meat, per se, to grow muscles. What they do need (among other things) is protein.

2) There is no such thing as fake protein. The protein in the meat that you eat comes from the grass and/or soy that was fed to the cow (or other animal) from which the meat was taken.

3) Your body does not treat the protein as estrogen. It is simply the case that unfermented soy (as well as other fods like beans, lentils, beer) contains phytoestrogens, chemicals which act like estrogen in the body. However, most research I've seen indicates that the amount of phytoestrogens in soy is not enough to cause any sort of change in your body's functioning. In any case, there are plenty of other sources to get plant-based protein, tempeh (fermented soy, which contains no phytoestrogens) being one of them. I've been vegan for 3 years and have no womanly curves. I have several friends who have been vegan for well over 20 years, and none of them exhibit the symptoms you mention.
4) Your statement that "having extra estrogen is a good thing [for women]" demonstrates your rather flimsy understanding of hormones and the ways in which they affect the body.

I shed a tear of happiness when I read this, thank you, you wonderful, wonderful man.

[toyboxmonster]

Aliens-exist182 wrote:

Add me as a friend =3

My fiancee is a vegan chef/baker. Recipe share time!

[Aliens-exist182]

toyboxmonster wrote:

Aliens-exist182 wrote:

Add me as a friend =3

My fiancee is a vegan chef/baker. Recipe share time!

Yessir! :3

[Eirien]

mh1986 wrote:

BigMikeBDD wrote:

Humans were meant to eat meat...end of story.

Yes, but not to the extent that most consume. We don't need meat more than a couple of times a week but most people have meat with every meal. That's not healthy.

We are omnivores, not carnivores. Wonder why stomach and colon cancer rates are so high...

#

No I don't, it's because we eat so much processed food.

[lVlaniac]

Sladey wrote:

If we didn't farm animals for food, there would be far fewer of them alive today. Just pointing out an often overlooked fact.

i like how he defines fact as an asuption based on nothing biologically real.

I doubt hes heard about that little called theory of natural selection. In any case if i hold his asumption to be true then he would be right, there would be less animals but more variation between them.

[gnfnrs]

Aliens-exist182 wrote:

I don't know how many people I've heard use the 'oh but we were meant to eat meat' blah blah blah 'it tastes so good' well its a bunch of shit. Ok the facts are, eating it IS bad for you,from there, it's you're decision whether you want to eat it or not, but don't ever try and tell me that its not unhealthy to eat it, because all you'll achieve is looking like a ****ing idiot
I've been a vegan for 2 years, and It has done wonders for my bipolar disorder, admittedly, I was manic when I made the decision, but ironically it's been the smartest choice I've ever made in my life, and one of the only Ive committed to for such a long time.

Ya its just the same as vegans there main arrgument is that its bad to eat a living thing. Well last time i checked plants are a ****ing living thing

[toyboxmonster]

gnfnrs wrote:
the same as vegans there main arrgument is that its bad to eat a living thing. Well last time i checked plants are a ****ing living thing

I study ethical philosophy. It's what I do. I have never encountered a serious philosopher making this claim.

[peachesenregali]

gnfnrs wrote:
Ya its just the same as vegans there main arrgument is that its bad to eat a living thing. Well last time i checked plants are a ****ing living thing

You have won.....I've never encountered a sentient plant. What jungle do you live in?

[The Shroom420]

He's lived this long, shoving drugs into his mouth and most likely eating terrible food.

He goes vegan. He'll drop dead in 2 weeks.

*Knock on wood* but what if that happened?

[blacktoad]

Show me someone who has been a vegan for quite some time and I'll show you someone who is almost certainly deficient in vitamin B12, vitamin D, iron, calcium, important amino acids, and protein, regardless of their unnatural (and almost entirely unhelpful) supplements. Go back to patting yourself on the back for being so incredibly righteous. You're a freaking animal. Start acting like one.

[toyboxmonster]

*Points to self* My last blood tests showed excellent B12 levels for someone my age, and a normal red blood cell acount. Being Canadian, I've been deficient in Vitamin D much longer than I've been vegan, but now that I take D supplements, I'm doing fine. I am careful to take in the amount of calcium (and everything else) recommended by the Canadian food guide, and so don't see why I should be deficient in anything food-related.

[Parkesie959]

Exxonyd wrote:

frusciante08 wrote:

human's dna is 99.8% similar to that of monkeys and they eat nothing but fruits and vegetables. and they also do not ever get diseases such as cancer, heart disease, etc. coincidence? maybe we were meant to only eat fruits and vegetables.

Humans eat meat --> smart/dominant species
Monkes eat fruits -->not so smart ;P

That is possibly the worst argument I have ever seen...

[gnfnrs]

peachesenregali wrote:

gnfnrs wrote:
Ya its just the same as vegans there main arrgument is that its bad to eat a living thing. Well last time i checked plants are a ****ing living thing


You have won.....I've never encountered a sentient plant. What jungle do you live in?

not only that plants are sentient - they can certainly communicate through chemical signals and have complex responses to stimuli - but that may respond to humans in a manner that amounts to ESP and that may be interpreted as experience of pain and fear.The notion that plants are capable of feeling emotions was first recorded in 1848, when Dr. Gustav Theodor Fechner, a German professor, suggested that plants are capable of emotions and that one could promote healthy growth with talk, attention, and affection. One of the first to research the concept was the Indian scientist Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose, who began to conduct experiments on plants in the year 1900. He found that every plant and every part of a plant appeared to have a sensitive nervous system and responded to shock by a spasm just as an animal muscle does.

[toyboxmonster]

Reports that plants may be connscious are, as far as I know, widely rejected among the scientific community. In any case, several arguments for veganism/vegetarianism/conscientious meat-eating still stand if plants are indeed sentient.

[Blargaha]

SanaySK wrote:

well actually,humans have herbivore dentition. and our intestines are longer than those of a carnivore. :3

No.... We have the teeth of an omnivore. If you look inside the mouth of a horse, that's herbivore teeth. We have grinding molars and cutting inciscors.

Our colon is adjusted for an omnivore diet as well, it is longer than that of a carnivore, but shorter than one of a herbivore.

[stonedhippos]

peachesenregali wrote:

gnfnrs wrote:
Ya its just the same as vegans there main arrgument is that its bad to eat a living thing. Well last time i checked plants are a ****ing living thing

You have won.....I've never encountered a sentient plant. What jungle do you live in?

plants reproduce, absorb nutrients, and die. they are one of the 5 kingdoms of living things. the two types of bacteria are there too. notice he said living and not sentient .

[learningplayer]

BigMikeBDD wrote:

Humans were meant to eat meat...end of story.

Damnit I thumbed you down by accident.

[kerguitar08]

Geezer probably brainwashed him lol.

[hemibell]

Humans share 99.8% dna with humans, and also with bananas. But you never hear the evolutionists saying we're descended from bananas. Any excuse you crazy scientists!

[Nugma]

...
You guys are silly

He's become a VEGAN, not a VEGETARIAN. There's a difference. He's cutting meat for HEALTH reasons, not because he doesn't like it. Jeez.

[PeenieMcGee303]

frusciante08 wrote:

human's dna is 99.8% similar to that of monkeys and they eat nothing but fruits and vegetables. and they also do not ever get diseases such as cancer, heart disease, etc. coincidence? maybe we were meant to only eat fruits and vegetables.

WRONG! Monkeys eat insects. ie MEAT! Them canine teeth ain't for celery, pal. IMO Vegans are anti-human. The thousands of years and millions of lives lost perfecting our hunting skills and domesticating the delicious animals and you wanna survive off soybeans. For shame. Early man would kill you and eat you for surviving off of berries.

[PeenieMcGee303]

hemibell wrote:

Humans share 99.8% dna with humans, and also with bananas. But you never hear the evolutionists saying we're descended from bananas. Any excuse you crazy scientists!

Some ones been YouTubing Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

[LB swe]

OMG, ozzy is feeling ok AND is a vegan??? Because he only survives on drugs and bats I'll bet ya' 100 bucks he's dead in 6 months

[Atomic_Assault]

Meat eaten as part of a sensible, well balanced diet is not really going to cause any long standing health issues.

Also, since leaving school, I've worked with a few different vets that work with zoo's and such like. whoever said monkeys don't get heart disease or cancer is talking shite. Heart disease, and many other heart problems are commonplace, especially amongst the Great Apes.

[Atomic_Assault]

PeenieMcGee303 wrote:

Early man would kill you and eat you for surviving off of berries.

No, they wouldn't.

[iup788]

How can you tell apart an atheist, a christian, and a vegan?

They'll tell you.

[kerrang]

Atomic_Assault wrote:

PeenieMcGee303 wrote:

Early man would kill you and eat you for surviving off of berries.

No, they wouldn't.

You're right, but you would be shunned from the community.

[Nwright14]

frusciante08 wrote:

human's dna is 99.8% similar to that of monkeys and they eat nothing but fruits and vegetables. and they also do not ever get diseases such as cancer, heart disease, etc. coincidence? maybe we were meant to only eat fruits and vegetables.

Or maybe it's because monkeys don't eat processed white sugar, flour, trans fats and other unhealthy shit that people shovel into their bodies all the time? Humans have been eating meat for thousands of years and yet many of these diseases have only been a problem for humanity for the last 100 years or so. I'm pretty sure it's not the meat.

[Lansel0t]

Dietary balance is simple. A good enough balance includes around five portions of fruits and vegetables daily, fish about twice a week and red meat once a week is plenty (without getting into too much detail). Of course all this can be substituted with different foods (even in a vegan diet) but in terms of nutrients thats a good guideline.

Everyone is happy with this informative post and all can agree its all that needs to be said, right? (yea... right.)

At the same time I eat whatever I want whenever I want. As should you.

Also we should stop preaching (like, everyone). This is not a chapel and were not a priests (unless you are then keep it at the workplace).

[boomhower52]

hansome21 wrote:

Maybe veggies are good for people who are a little "unbalanced" but if you work out and want to get women you should eat meat. Men need meat for proper muscle growth as well as how it makes you look. People who get protein fake ways like from soy your body treats it more like estrogen and you get girl boobs, wide hips, etc.

In other words, being a vegan is only 100% good for you if your a woman, since having extra estrogen is a good thing for them, not for men. It will make a man look like a hideous freak or some weak string bean, no thank you, I happen to like the way girls wrap themselves around my arm. It's why I work out

Has anyone ever told you how gay you are? if not let me be the first..

[toyboxmonster]

Nwright14 wrote:
Or maybe it's because monkeys don't eat processed white sugar, flour, trans fats and other unhealthy shit that people shovel into their bodies all the time? Humans have been eating meat for thousands of years and yet many of these diseases have only been a problem for humanity for the last 100 years or so. I'm pretty sure it's not the meat.

Moving away from ethics and onto questions of health, I'd like to make two points:
1) Note that the problems you talk about have risen at the same time as economic conditions have allowed us to consume too much meat. So to the extent that people become unhealthy from overconsumption of meat, it is the meat itself, I think.

2) I entirely agree that, given proper rations, eating meat is likely beneficial to health; however, the various chemicals that are fed to commercially-raised animals are rather likely to be detrimental to health. If your sole concern is health, I would recommend buying meat from a small, local producer (preferably organic). Since such a producer is unlikely to own a factory farm, I would recommend this from an ethical perspective also.

[WaddleDeee]

So much Biology fail going on this comment section that I won't even bother begin correcting people.

Anyway, good for Ozzy. Vegan diet does wonders for your digestive system and specifically colon.

[kerrang]

Toyboxmonster nails the health argument.

[deathofagod]

the_modfather wrote:

most healthiest thing to do is... yep... become a vegan, **** protein

There are sources of protein other than meat, y'know.

[Robfreitag]

I guess he really is the devil...

[Woffelz]

I like salad.

[edgeyyz]

DeadlySurfer wrote:

And begin the war of vegan/veggies vs meat eaters.

How about we all settle down and have our own opinions.

At least it's better than the Metallica vs. Megadeth debates coming up with every other article.

[sickassfoo]

he is still alive?

[Air_Stryker]

embracing a vegan diet for what the Prince of Darkness cites as health reasons.

Like Ozzy needs to worry about health now? Everyone knows that what Ozzy has put himself through over the years is more than enough to kill a mere man. He's blatantly immortal / invulnerable.

[EthelTheFrog]

You know what I love? Taking advantage of the fact I'm an omnivore, and eating meat and vegetables/fruit at the same time. You guys should try it sometime.

Also, I feel obligated to quote the song "Crash the Pose" by Gauze (which was covered by Napalm Death, oddly).

"CRASH THE POSE, CRASH THE LIE, EAT MEAT, F-CK OFF THE VEGETARIAN!"

[p_a_morgan]

Humans were meant to eat meat, sure..

Too bad most of the 'meat' we eat these days isn't actually meat at all.

Taco Bell. That is all.

Go out and kill a wild bull and cook it if you want, but do not count McDonald's Chicken Nuggets as the 'meat' in your diet and expect to live for very long. Haha. As tasty as they are, they share an active ingredient with Silly Putty.

[metalhed0294]

Just another reason why I don't like Ozzy.

[darkstar2466]

Sabbath, Priest, and Motorhead? It already happened. It wasn't Ozzy though - it was with Dio. Sabbath was doing their Devil You Know tour.

[Nwright14]

toyboxmonster wrote:

Nwright14 wrote:
Or maybe it's because monkeys don't eat processed white sugar, flour, trans fats and other unhealthy shit that people shovel into their bodies all the time? Humans have been eating meat for thousands of years and yet many of these diseases have only been a problem for humanity for the last 100 years or so. I'm pretty sure it's not the meat.
Moving away from ethics and onto questions of health, I'd like to make two points:
1) Note that the problems you talk about have risen at the same time as economic conditions have allowed us to consume too much meat. So to the extent that people become unhealthy from overconsumption of meat, it is the meat itself, I think.

2) I entirely agree that, given proper rations, eating meat is likely beneficial to health; however, the various chemicals that are fed to commercially-raised animals are rather likely to be detrimental to health. If your sole concern is health, I would recommend buying meat from a small, local producer (preferably organic). Since such a producer is unlikely to own a factory farm, I would recommend this from an ethical perspective also.

You are 100% correct. Eating too much meat and not enough fruits and vegetables is extremely detrimental to one's health. I also agree with the point that a large portion of the meat we consume is unhealthy due to hormones and chemicals pumped into the meat. Like most debates in life, this one is answered correctly by standing middle ground. Carnivores are idiots for thinking vegan diets have no health benefits, vegans (ignorant ones that is) are idiots for thinking that meat is the reason that so many health problems are prevalent in society today. You want to live a truly healthy lifestyle? Stop eating white sugar and flour and you're off to a good start.

[Ibeanez]

frusciante08 wrote:

human's dna is 99.8% similar to that of monkeys and they eat nothing but fruits and vegetables. and they also do not ever get diseases such as cancer, heart disease, etc. coincidence? maybe we were meant to only eat fruits and vegetables.

And the average monkey lifespan is 30 years on the high end. Use your head.

[lvd1]

so i comment earlier that my opinoin is "who cares. this is dumb news." and i get a warning from someone. so lets get this straight. it's ok to use profanity in a arguement about if it's ok for an animal (human) to eat another animal but to say out loud that i simply think this news about ozzy is dumb is too flagrant. sure, ok. that makes total sense.

[bornIIhula]

The guy can do whatever he wants. But veganism is NOT going to improve his health.

Nwright14 wrote:

Eating too much meat and not enough fruits and vegetables is extremely detrimental to one's health.

Pretty much what this guy said. Too much of anything is probably bad, so I guess the old balance mantra rears its head again.

[h3nriqu3]

frusciante08 wrote:

human's dna is 99.8% similar to that of monkeys and they eat nothing but fruits and vegetables. and they also do not ever get diseases such as cancer, heart disease, etc. coincidence? maybe we were meant to only eat fruits and vegetables.

95% of our DNA ins't even functional.

Also if you examine our teeth were not like pure herbivores and not like pure carnivores, our bodies are made for the consumption of meat. Sure now there are many ways to be a vegan and still be healthy, but as far as biology goes we were definitely made to eat meat... AND plants.

[h3nriqu3]

isn't*

[Diek321]

IMO, it´s all about balance.
Vegans shouldn´t exaggerate that much and eat meat or dairy products (it won´t hurt).
On the other hand, us meat-lovers need to eat more veggies&fruits (make an effort)...
Anyway, I couldn´t go vegan for a DAY so props to Ozzy.
Kudos!

[Diek321]

Vegans shouldn´t exaggerate that much and SHOULD eat meat or dairy products (it won´t hurt).

Missed it!

[Skuzzmo]

Ibeanez wrote:

frusciante08 wrote:

human's dna is 99.8% similar to that of monkeys and they eat nothing but fruits and vegetables. and they also do not ever get diseases such as cancer, heart disease, etc. coincidence? maybe we were meant to only eat fruits and vegetables.

And the average monkey lifespan is 30 years on the high end. Use your head.

That's not because of what they eat.....

[Atomic_Assault]

kerrang wrote:

Atomic_Assault wrote:

PeenieMcGee303 wrote:

Early man would kill you and eat you for surviving off of berries.

No, they wouldn't.


You're right, but you would be shunned from the community.

Again. No, you wouldn't. There is evidence to suggest that some Neanderthal and early homo sapien societies lived an almost entirely vegetarian hunter-gatherer lifestyle, with relative success. Evidence for this continues right into the iron age.

[Oreosmith]

Can't wait for the next UG headline talking about how Westboro is protesting Ozzy's diet.

[mark3777]

He's the prince of darkness. If he's going to be eating veggies, I'm sure they're evil veggies grown from a diabolical garden.

[PeenieMcGee303]

Atomic_Assault wrote:

kerrang wrote:

Atomic_Assault wrote:

PeenieMcGee303 wrote:

Early man would kill you and eat you for surviving off of berries.

No, they wouldn't.


You're right, but you would be shunned from the community.

Again. No, you wouldn't. There is evidence to suggest that some Neanderthal and early homo sapien societies lived an almost entirely vegetarian hunter-gatherer lifestyle, with relative success. Evidence for this continues right into the iron age.

Yea, the homo sapiens were vegans but the sapiens ate meat.

[homesneez]

I guess you could say he's switched to eating "sweet salad leaf".

[Atomic_Assault]

PeenieMcGee303 wrote:

Yea, the homo sapiens were vegans but the sapiens ate meat.

Ah, my mistake. I didn't realise that you're about 10 years old.

Might want to check the site's T&Cs. You're not old enough to register little man!

[ninfan200]

DeadlySurfer wrote:

And begin the war of vegan/veggies vs meat eaters.

How about we all settle down and have our own opinions.

because the internets is serious buisness

[birds the word]

if people were made to be vegans, we'd have four stomachs and chew cud.

[BwareDWare94]

deathofarev wrote:

Page/Rhoads wrote:

Why would Ozzy ever worry about health? If he's not immortal, no one is. Lemmy? what about him? he's the real immortal i think.

Keith Richards

[AustinHoag]

No more bats in Ozzy's diet.

[GenerationKILL]

BigMikeBDD wrote:

Humans were meant to eat meat...end of story.

Humans were also ment to club eachother over the head, and be aggressive, territorial animals, does that mean we should also obey this primal instinct?

What a dumb thing to say. Some people, especially spiritual ones believe seperating us from common beasts is an important neccesity of leading a morally good life you know?

Good for Ozzy, with the amount of crap like hormones and other supplements they pump into farm animals these days, him and the rest of the vegans might be on to something.

I wouldn't cut out fish though, thats eliminating almost entire delicious cultural foods!

[-xCaMRocKx-]

frusciante08 wrote:

human's dna is 99.8% similar to that of monkeys and they eat nothing but fruits and vegetables. and they also do not ever get diseases such as cancer, heart disease, etc. coincidence? maybe we were meant to only eat fruits and vegetables.

Wrong. Wrong wrong wrong wrong.

1 - It's not monkeys. It's chimpanzees and bonobos.
2 - It's not 99.8%. More modern, conservative estimates place it as closer to 94%-98%.
3 - Chimpanzees are omnivorous.
4 - Primates DO get cancer and other diseases.

I don't know where you got your facts from, but you might want to do a little research before parroting them.

[PwnageGravy]

Crack is vegan right? If so he's fine.

[PeenieMcGee303]

Atomic_Assault wrote:

PeenieMcGee303 wrote:

Yea, the homo sapiens were vegans but the sapiens ate meat.

Ah, my mistake. I didn't realise that you're about 10 years old.

Might want to check the site's T&Cs. You're not old enough to register little man!

Whoa! Sombodys low on protien. Listen Ivalready gave an air tight argument on why humans eat meat. You can find all 6'5" 220lbs of me on twitter @ottovonbizmarck, little man.

[PeenieMcGee303]

You know what word meat eaters dont use? Deficiency.

[Opie2071]

well, thats good news for bats, and anything else that flies on stage

[MutePrintRuiner]

I eat meat but I wish I could go Vegan, but it would just be a bit to much to take on at this point in time. If a animal has lived without being mistreated and is killed humanely that is fine in my eyes. But it is this type of shit that goes on http://www.vimeo.com/13538635 which makes me wish I had the time and effort to go Vegan. This video takes short clips from a documentary called Earthlings and even though I havn't brought myself to watch the Doco cause i don't think i could handle it the music video was enough.

[EthelTheFrog]

GenerationKILL wrote:
Some people, especially spiritual ones believe seperating us from common beasts is an important neccesity of leading a morally good life you know?

Sounds more like a selfish need to seem important or better.

I mean, come on. Some people HONESTLY need to be considered a higher being, or different, to be morally good? That's a pretty unstable sense of morality they got there, then, if something as simple as realizing we're just another species in the animal kingdom can totally ruin it.

[LedHotZepPepper]

Some facts about meat eating, coming from an unbiased meat eater who has done a lot of research on the subject from scientific sources and doctors/scientists from both sides of the argument:

Our earliest ancestors did eat meat. However, eating meat was not necessary for our survival as a species, it was just more convenient most the time, and for some (but not all) all that was available. We would still be here if it weren't for meat, though.

Biologically, we are not meant to eat meat. There are several facts to prove this, including our intestine size (which matches all herbivores and no carnivores). We do have the ability to eat meat, however we are the only living creatures who cook our meat.

It's a bit tough for some to be a vegetarian and still get proper vitamins and minerals to be as healthy as possible. However, with proper diet, a healthy vegetarian will be healthier than a healthy meat eater (unless other factors are involved, of course, but we are talking about diet only).

Some people are better off eating meat due to current life situation/medical problems, but most people would be healthier as a vegetarian, as long as they get proper vitamins through other foods and/or supplements.

Personal experience: I tried being a vegetarian and lasted 2 months. At the end of the 2 months, I felt better than ever...however, my mom then cooked steak for dinner, and steak is the most delicious food ever, so...

[StratusX]

homesneez wrote:

I guess you could say he's switched to eating "sweet saladleaf".

I see what you did there...


But to contribute to the debate: I've been vegetarian for 5 years, and 2 1/2 of those vegan. And I'm healthy as ****!

[metallicafréak]

Vegetarian - ancient tribal slang for the village idiot who can't hunt, fish or ride.

[Brad_Bassist]

PeenieMcGee303 wrote:

Atomic_Assault wrote:

kerrang wrote:

Atomic_Assault wrote:

PeenieMcGee303 wrote:

Early man would kill you and eat you for surviving off of berries.

No, they wouldn't.


You're right, but you would be shunned from the community.

Again. No, you wouldn't. There is evidence to suggest that some Neanderthal and early homo sapien societies lived an almost entirely vegetarian hunter-gatherer lifestyle, with relative success. Evidence for this continues right into the iron age. Yea, the homo sapiens were vegans but the sapiens ate meat.

.. Wh-Wha?

[iwannabesedated]

Someone! Invent a tofu-based bat substitute!

[da_]

frusciante08 wrote:

human's dna is 99.8% similar to that of monkeys and they eat nothing but fruits and vegetables. and they also do not ever get diseases such as cancer, heart disease, etc. coincidence? maybe we were meant to only eat fruits and vegetables.

Thats actully a good point. I never though of that. Also my grandma got cancer and went on an all raw fruit and vegtable diet and that cancer went away. You could be on to somthing.

[NHECOS]

Damn... Ozzy a Vegan||| Now I've seen it all

[Sparda93]

So, Ozzy went vegan and people are bitching?
Fucking retards..

[chhang]

add iron maiden to that tour and you got the real big 4

[Atomic_Assault]

PeenieMcGee303 wrote:

Atomic_Assault wrote:

PeenieMcGee303 wrote:

Yea, the homo sapiens were vegans but the sapiens ate meat.

Ah, my mistake. I didn't realise that you're about 10 years old.

Might want to check the site's T&Cs. You're not old enough to register little man!



Whoa! Sombodys low on protien. Listen Ivalready gave an air tight argument on why humans eat meat. You can find all 6'5" 220lbs of me on twitter @ottovonbizmarck, little man.

No you haven't. You've stated that in the past, we did eat meat.

Also, for the record, I love meat. I'm also willing to accept that Iwill be unhealthier at the end of the day, than a vegan who balances their diet properly.

[camjf]

This is just an excuse to talk about the Sabbath Reunion again , not news

[rak41]

humans were meant to eat meat, but the world today makes me doesn't want to eat meat. just imagine the poor animals that are trapped in cages for all of their life and knowing that they are going to die, while watching their same kinds get dragged out. and that's why i am a vegetarian. i don't expect anyone else is willing to sacrifice, but at least i know i am trying to make the world a better place.

[MLK5060]

Not eating meat isn't "healthy", eating a balanced diet is. There's advantages to eating meat and if we as a species didn't eat meat then its unlikely that we wouldn't have the advanced brain size and associated virtues that that brings. If anybody wants to read about this hypothesis, check the link below. I see no advantages to not eating meat over eating meat, horses for courses.

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/20... ting-meat-led-to-smaller-stomachs-bigger-brains/

Anyway, Ozzy is a vegan, who cares? Some people eat poo, who cares?

[MLK5060]

Also, people saying things like "think of the animals that are kept in awful conditions, knowing their going to die", are quite frankly, idiots. Do you think chicken's have the ability to consider future situations?! They can't remember where they last went to the toilet! I also highly doubt that there is a chicken somewhere thinking "this is a disgrace, look at this floor, its wholly unkempt! I demand to speak to the person in charge."

Let me spell this out: animals can't reason like human beings. That's a fact, you can't dispute it. No chicken has any comprehension past: "food on floor, peck", you're ascribing human beliefs to animals and quite frankly, its retarded.
Yeah, killing animals by

[MLK5060]

Ignore the last line of the previous comment.

[Shinozoku]

ne14t wrote:

BigMikeBDD wrote:

Humans were meant to eat meat...end of story.

Our Appendix was for digesting grass or some stupid crap like that, does that mean we are meant to eat that aswell?

There are so many other food products that can give you your daily intake of protein. Also red meat has been linked several times to Colorectal, Oesophageal, Lung, Pancreatic and Endometrial caners. Cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes, Obesity, Hypertension and Arthritis.

Water has been linked to drowning, dehydration, and many nasty viruses and diseases. Should we cut water out?

[Shinozoku]

frusciante08 wrote:

human's dna is 99.8% similar to that of monkeys and they eat nothing but fruits and vegetables. and they also do not ever get diseases such as cancer, heart disease, etc. coincidence? maybe we were meant to only eat fruits and vegetables.

Cancer is accelerated mutation of cells caused by incorrect splitting of DNA in the S Phase of cellular reproduction. All living creatures have reproducing cells. Any mammal is capable of getting mutations. Remember the cyclops shark a week or two ago? Two-headed snakes and turtles? Shit happens.

[Enclose]

Shinozoku wrote:

frusciante08 wrote:

human's dna is 99.8% similar to that of monkeys and they eat nothing but fruits and vegetables. and they also do not ever get diseases such as cancer, heart disease, etc. coincidence? maybe we were meant to only eat fruits and vegetables. Cancer is accelerated mutation of cells caused by incorrect splitting of DNA in the S Phase of cellular reproduction. All living creatures have reproducing cells. Any mammal is capable of getting mutations. Remember the cyclops shark a week or two ago? Two-headed snakes and turtles? Shit happens.

Yups, cancer happens to a lot of animals (one of my dogs died of cancer), and all animals have certain sicknesses they can die from. Humans are meant to eat meat, but, as with ANYTHING in life, don't overdo it. Finding a good balance is the key, not just avoiding certain things alltogether

[Jdaniels2011]

I rather enjoy my meat. I can't see myself not eating a piece a meat for the rest of my life. But good for him. Dude's getting pretty old. He needs to take care of himself.

[wylde1994]

Black Sabbath, Judas Priest AND Motorhead holy Sh*t i've gotta see that gig

[goingnowhere21]

You have to admire the guy for trying to get healthy. But isn't it kinda late for that? Haha.

[guitarxo]

If he sticks to this much respect for him. I've been trying to be vegetarian for the last few years and I didn't eat that much meat to begin with but it's still really hard.

[Das_Skittles]

I saw Motorhead, Heaven and Hell, and Judas Priest together a few summers ago. I'll be shocked if Ozzy can perform at even half the level Dio did.

[IBuriedPaul]

It'll be fairly easy for him to perform better than Dio, considering Dio sucked ass at vocals. If I want to hear a whiny bitch, I'd go listen to power metal. Ozzy represents the true Black Sabbath sound.

[mrkeka]

IBuriedPaul wrote:

It'll be fairly easy for him to perform better than Dio, considering Dio sucked ass at vocals. If I want to hear a whiny bitch, I'd go listen to power metal. Ozzy represents the true Black Sabbath sound.

Seriously dude?
I'm an Ozzy fan, but Dio was one of the greatest singers ever

[shredharder]

MLK5060 wrote:

Also, people saying things like "think of the animals that are kept in awful conditions, knowing their going to die", are quite frankly, idiots. Do you think chicken's have the ability to consider future situations?! They can't remember where they last went to the toilet! I also highly doubt that there is a chicken somewhere thinking "this is a disgrace, look at this floor, its wholly unkempt! I demand to speak to the person in charge."

Let me spell this out: animals can't reason like human beings. That's a fact, you can't dispute it. No chicken has any comprehension past: "food on floor, peck", you're ascribing human beliefs to animals and quite frankly, its retarded.
Yeah, killing animals by

Chickens are actually really smart animals. Pigs also are smarter than dogs and 3 year old children. What you say isn't fact or undisputable, its just a poorly researched belief that you find convenient. Just thought I'd throw that in cuz they get an undeserved rep.
And yeah all food has protein in, thats the last of your worries. What your really craving from animal products is the fat :]