

That is if you eat big animals regularly instead of smaller ones.
Vegans simply ignore the fact that humans are omnivores. One needs enough physical activity as well to reduce the risks for everything that you mentioned.
I know people who ate a lot of meat and did not workout and died early. I know people who are vegetarians who didn’t workout and died early as well. In both cases one might die earlier than the other. What matters is a balanced diet, physical activity and the rest of your lifestyle including sleep, sex life, stress and social life as well.


That doesn’t mean it is safe. Just because a pond is filled with garbage doesn’t mean we are supposed to throw more garbage in it.
In fact there is no known medically safe levels of lead intake, as even little can cause harm. So adding more lead in your system — however minuscule it is — is harmful.
All the food safety agencies just give a blanket estimate range for safe levels for how much is tolerable for a human body based on practicality, not on medical basis.