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
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Vegetarians vs. Meat Eaters: whose diets better? “A vegetarian is a person who eats no meat‚ fish‚ or poultry and no by products from those sources” (Havala) such as chicken broth. There are many different forms of vegetarians “Lacto Ovo vegetarian excluded meat‚ fish‚ & poultry but includes dairy products and eggs. Lacto vegetarian eats no meat‚ fish‚ and poultry‚ but does include dairy products and eggs to some extent in the diet. A vegan is someone who eats no meat‚ fish‚ poultry‚ eggs
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consume meat. With the decline of nutritional value in meat and rise of healthier vegetarian alternatives‚ consumption of meat is now purely for gustatory pleasure. By eating meat‚ the consumer is contributing to the slaughter of animal for pleasure opposed to survival. Eating meat with the intent of survival is morally acceptable‚ while contributing to the torture or killing of animals for personal pleasure is morally impermissible. Therefore‚ it is immoral to eat meat if healthier vegetarian options
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Became a Vegetarian A) Introduction: According to American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada about 2‚5% of adults in the USA follow the vegetarian diets (4‚7 millions people) from the book Vegetarianism. 1. Background information: a. Author Jacqueline L. Longe in her book the Gale Encyclopedia of Children’s Health wrote that‚ the term vegetarians was coined in 1847 by the founders of the Vegetarian Society of Great Britain. b. Vegetarian has been around as long as people
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feel if you got challenged to just eat vegetables and fruits without eating any animal products? Well‚ some people do this for other reasons but this is called vegetarianism. Vegetarianism is when you do not eat meat and some other animal products. Most people do this because they are afraid for the animals rights and the environment. It is absolutely critical that the United States should help more people become vegetarian because‚ it will help the U.S. become healthier‚ also it would help the
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Johnny Izaguirre Professor Orshan ENC1101 June 19‚ 2013 Eat less Meat As reported in 2007‚ 275 million tons of meat were produced worldwide. This is enough meat to supply everyone with 92 pounds of meat. What does this statistic really mean? We will find that the mass consumption of animals is a primary reason why humans are hungry‚ overweight‚ or sick. Also a leading cause of the depletion‚ and pollution of water‚ the degradation and deforestation of natural forest. While causing extinction of species
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However‚ vegetarian teenagers seem to “fall between the cracks” when nutrition is taught. Even though some vegetarian teens are healthy‚ educating them on nutrition‚ health risks and benefits is very important. Healthy eating is an important part of life. Eating the right balance of food and exercising leads to a healthy life with less health issues. At times‚ eating a balanced diet may be difficult to accomplish. For instance‚ does a vegetarian obtain the same amount of nutrients as a non- vegetarian
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According to studies‚ vegetarians have better health than people that eat meat. They have lower rates of coronary artery disease‚ gallstones‚ cancer (particularly lung and colon cancer)‚ kidney stones‚ colon disease‚ diabetes and high blood pressure. It has been shown that sometimes a vegetarian diet can help cure these diseases. A vegetarian is also less likely to be overweight than a non-vegetarian. In 1961‚ the Journal of the American Medical Association stated that ninety to ninety-seven percent
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between Vegetarians and Meat Eaters During the last 20 years more and more people decide to cut their daily menu any meat and animal products for many different reasons such as fear of food poisoning‚ diseases or etc. However‚ eating meat is part of the daily life of billions of people all over the world. Meat is a prehistoric‚ basic food full of proteins‚ iron‚ and amino-acids. People who eat meat live longer than vegetarians‚ but a meatless diet is healthier than a diet containing meat. To say
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more on body images‚ eating poorly or properly‚ and focus more on judging one’s image. Half of the society believes most Americans health issues must do with the lack of eating habits or constantly consuming dairy products. Currently in the United States‚ most vegetarians assume that meat and dairy are dangerous to one’s health. In contrast‚ meat is essential to the human diet and society does not realize that consuming meat can be a healthy choice to one’s wellbeing. Vegetarians held strong beliefs
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