If vegetables contain necessary nutrition, how can all toddlers (and some adults) survive without eating them?

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How are we all still alive? Whats the physiological effects of not having veggies in the diet?

Asking as a new parent who’s toddler used to eat everything, but now understands what “greens” are and actively denies any attempt to feed him veggies, even disguised. I swear his tongue has an alarm the instant any hidden veggie enters his mouth.

I also have a coworker who goes out of their way to not eat veggies. Not the heathiest, but he functions as well as I can see.

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Survival ≠ healthy

You can survive on the bare minimum for X amount of time. But you’ll most likely feel like crap, and have no energy, and liquid poop which just speeds up dehydration.

On the other hand, eating a balanced diet has a boat load of effects. From blood pressure, to brain function, to muscle development, and healthy one wipe poops

And it’s not just the nutrients. The fiber you get from veggies goes a long way to help your digestive tract

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