also, start with this and do a bit of research:
there is no way average joe can figure all these things out on a limited budget + limited time
evolutionary considerations are a part if everything. you cannot ignore how you got here and biology
To be frank, using the argument that plant based diets are "privileged" is cynical and disingenuous.
> Even meat eaters don't get enough B12 and should supplement, because B12 comes from the food animals eat, and their feed is insufficient.
Nope. Not having enough B12 is a rare condition.
> If you don't just eat Oreos and white rice, you should be fine as a vegan.
And yet, even vegan influencers get sick and start to eat meat again. And the argument is always “they must have done something wrong”.
High fiber diets reduce serum half life of vitamin D3: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6299329
Vegans have weaker bones due to lower calcium intake and vitamin D3 levels: http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullart... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21092700
Vegans have a worse memory compared to non vegans due to creatine deficiency in vegans: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21118604 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14561278
Vegans have less gains compared to non vegans: http://m.ajcn.nutrition.org/content/70/6/1032.full
Vegans are deficient in omega threes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16087975 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16188209 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12323090 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12323085
Vegans are deficit in carnitine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21753065 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2756917 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1628441/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11043928
Vegans are deficient in taurine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3354491
Vegans are deficient in iodine: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12748410 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21613354
Vegans are deficient in Coenzyme Q10: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16873950
Vegans are deficient in iron due to the fact that iron from plant sources is less bioavailable than iron from meat sources: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iron-HealthProfessional/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11269606
Vegans are deficient in vitamin A: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19103647 http://m.jn.nutrition.org/content/137/11/2346.full http://healthybabycode.com/why-you-cant-get-vitamin-a-from-e... (studies linked in the article) https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091118072051.h... http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/betacarotene.htm http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/71/6/1545.full http://www.fasebj.org/content/23/4/1041.full http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/beta-carotene-vitamin... http://empoweredsustenance.com/true-vitamin-a-foods https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/abcs-of-nutrition... https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/abcs-of-nutrition... https://philmaffetone.com/vitamin-a-and-the-beta-carotene-my...
Calcium in Rats https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3183773
Magnesium and Oxalates https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15035687
Vegans have a lower sperm count than non vegans: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35465 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3257705/
Vegans have lower testosterone than non vegans: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1435181 http://m.ajcn.nutrition.org/content/42/1/127.abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/159772 http://m.jap.physiology.org/content/82/1/49
Veganism causes loss of libido and erectile dysfunction: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21353476
Children who are raised on strict vegan diets do not grow normally: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4067152 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8005079
Children develop rickets after prolonged periods of strict vegetarian diets: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1874810/pdf/canm...
"There are some links between vegetarians and lower birthweight and earlier labour" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7788369
Most recent studies using more sensitive techniques for detecting B12 deficiency have found that 68% of vegetarians and 83% of vegans are B12 deficient, compared to just 5% off omnivores. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12816782 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10966896 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10552882
--------------------------------- These are case studies:
Cerebral atrophy in a vitamin B12-deficient infant of a vegetarian mother: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25076673
Severe megaloblastic anemia in child breast fed by a vegetarian mother: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8442642
Consequences of exclusive breast-feeding in vegan mother newborn - case report: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19748244
Nutritional vitamin B12 deficiency in a breast-fed infant of a vegan-diet mother: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3948463
"We report the case of a 7 month-old girl that presented with acute anemia, generalized muscular hypotonia and failure to thrive. Laboratory evaluation revealed cobalamin deficiency, due to a vegan diet of the mother." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18293883
You should filter these to be relevant to normal vegan diets rather than try to overwhelm with a gish gallop.
I challenge you to find a study showing health problems in vegans with a balanced normal diet.