Why I am not a vegan

[confusedseeker]

I know there a billions of people who live eating almost no animal products. (And they are fine.)

Western culture forgets eating meat isn't an option everywhere.

Well I can tell you that I'm Indian, and Indians have a very high population of vegans/vegetarians.  They also have a very, very high population of anemic women. Up to 52% in India:

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2012/765476/

Sure, you can survive off these diets, but there are animal foods that are so rich in micronutrients and bioavailable protein, it's not really ideal to ignore them. A cage free egg every once in a while, or some salmon 2-3x a week will go a longggg way.