Vegetarian vs. Vegan According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 2009-2010‚ one third of U.S. adults and almost 17% of youth are considered to be obese. The increase in obesity has more than ever called for a transition into healthier diets. Vegetarian and vegan diets‚ two of the better-known alternative diets‚ are becoming increasingly popular choices to counteract obesity in America. A vegetarian diet is a diet that consists of non-meat products and sometimes the omission
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Response Paper #6 The article‚ “Vegetarian is the New Prius”‚ written by Kathy Freston‚ discusses the amount of contribution that livestock actively plays in the most crucial and serious environmental problem‚ from a local scale to global scale. Freston writes that the amount of livestock raised in United States soil is the main cause of air pollution‚ land degradation‚ water shortage‚ water pollution‚ biodiversity‚ and especially aids to global warming. This article attempts to convince readers
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The Different Kinds of Vegetarians There are different kinds of vegetarians‚ depending on what they eat. The definition of a vegetarian that’s most widely accepted by fellow vegetarians is a person who eats no meat‚ fish‚ or poultry. A vegetarian consistently avoids all flesh foods‚ as well as byproducts of meat‚ fish‚ and poultry. Of course‚ vegetarian diets vary in the extent to which they exclude animal products: * Semi-vegetarian: Someone who’s cutting back on his or her intake of meat
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may I help you?” “Do you serve any vegetarian meals?” “Sorry‚ no…” Has this ever happened to you? I bet if you are a vegetarian that has happened to you‚ at least once. Finding a restaurant that has a menu that fits my diet is like finding a four-leafed clover in a large field‚ they’re rare but they are out there. Most fast food restaurants don’t have healthy vegetarian meals. Fast food places should know that 20% of Americans are vegetarians. Vegetarian choices are healthier but the popular
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1. What type of diet does a vegetarian follow? What different types of vegetarian diets are there‚ and what do individuals consume or not consume when following them? Vegetarian’s don’t eat‚ “meat (including fowl) or seafood or products that contain them”. The three types of vegetarians are‚ lacto-ovo‚ which are ” based on grains‚ vegetables‚ fruits‚ legumes‚ seeds‚ nuts‚ dairy and eggs”. Then there is lacto‚ “ which excludes eggs as well as meat‚ fish and fowl”. The last types is vegan‚ which
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A vegetarian is someone who avoids all meat‚ chicken‚ and fish‚ they also avoid dairy products and eggs. The vegetarian diet is also called vegetarianism. There are various types of vegetarian diets these include lacto-vegetarian‚ ovo-vegetarian‚ lacto-ovo vegetarian‚ vegan‚ pescetarianism‚ . Someone who observes a lacto-vegetarian diet avoids all animal products but consumes dairy. A ovo-vegetarian avoids meat but consumes eggs. A lacto-ovo vegetarian eats no meat but consumes eggs and dairy. Vegans
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Benefits of Being Vegetarian by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj In the last decade‚ we have witnessed an explosion of scientific knowledge that has made more information available to humanity than in all previously recorded history. Due to the dedicated research of scientists and doctors‚ we now understand more than ever before about our physical body and what measures promote good health. As more evidence is coming to light about the beneficial effects of maintaining a vegetarian diet‚ the number
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Reasons for Being Vegetarian Animals are my friends and I don’t eat my friends. George Bernard Shaw Vegetarianism used to be an unusual lifestyle choice. Today it is becoming more common and accepted by mainstream society. While there are many reasons for choosing a vegetarian diet‚ the most important are health reasons‚ environmental and economic reasons‚ and‚ above all‚ ethical reasons. Health reasons alone are sufficient grounds for becoming a vegetarian. Research has
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anyone‚ whether young or old‚ healthy or sick. Reasons supporting vegetarianism are inarguable since becoming a vegetarian is scientifically proven to improve one’s lifestyle in several different ways. First and most importantly to many‚ vegetarianism improves one’s health tremendously. Secondly‚ it can improve or display one’s spirituality and beliefs. Another reason for changing to a vegetarian lifestyle that most people don’t know is for the ecology and our surroundings. All of the above reasons and
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The Vegetarian Discourse Community “Talk lives in a man’s head‚ but sometimes it is very lonely because in the heads of many men there is nothing to keep it company - and so talk goes out through the lips.” ― Beryl Markham‚ West with the Night Roughly ten years ago‚ I was an impressionable fifth grader looking for a belief to stand by when I conveniently happened to stumble upon PETAs website in my elementary school ’s computer lab. After watching multiple investigative videos of the gruesome
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