Is it true that a vegan diet will cut your life expectancy in half?

I was looking in the obituaries and I noticed one of my friends from high school died. I later found out the cause of death was veganism. I had heard where a vegan diet could reduce your life expectancy, but I never really thought it was that severe until now. I used to ivite him over for bar-b-q, but he would also say he doesn't like meat. If he would have just eat a little bar-b-q, he would be alive today.Is it true that a vegan diet will cut your life expectancy in half?
"If he would have just eat a little BBQ, he would be alive today." LOL...Is it true that a vegan diet will cut your life expectancy in half?
Maybe he was running off his mouth as usual about the virtues of veganism and one pi*sed of barbecue eater shot him dead or ran him over..
No, vegan or vegetarian diets should not cut someones' life expectancy. If they die because of a vegan or vegetarian diet, then they weren't doing something right. Vegans and vegetarians can live about the same, or even longer than a meat eater, as long is they're keeping up with getting proper nutrients in their system. If a vegan is someone who lives strictly off of just salad, than of course they could die of malnutrition. This still doesn't make a diet that consumes meat and other animal products superior, because plenty of health problems are caused from animal products.Is it true that a vegan diet will cut your life expectancy in half?
nobodys cause of death has ever been veganism. I can imagine that if you ate only twinkies..you would have some sort of deficiency but nobody has had a life cut short by veganism. How stupid do you think we are?
A well balanced vegan or vegetarian (yes they are different things) is much more healthier than an omnivore diet. Your friend must have deprived themselves of essential nutrients.Is it true that a vegan diet will cut your life expectancy in half?
you did not find out the cause of death was veganism.

THat does not kill.

Heart failure kills.
Vegan diets are life prologing is anything.

I think someone is telling porkie pies.
Pssh, I'm vegetarian and I still eat bbq.

Except with soy based meat instead of animal meat.
All you vegans and vegetarians should show us all these studies on how consuming a vegetarian diet is so much better for us instead of just stating it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rave on, if it makes you feel better about yourself and your choices.
Go to thechinastudy.com for a whole study that says that vegans live longer. Universal study.
I had heard that too.
Only if you do it wrong.