a successful endeavor. So what has been happening for so long? Our ancestors have been using animals as sources of food, clothing and protection, and they set the example for their future generations. What a person eats is their personal decision, and it should be made through personal thought, research, and helpful health advice from a physician. However I am going to tell you why you should absolutely not be a vegetarian. Vegetarians claim that their lifestyles are healthier for their bodies than
economic vegetarianism. An economic vegetarian is someone who practises vegetarianism
Vegetarians do not eat meat, and some people go as far as to not consume anything that comes from an animal. There are various reasons that a person may choose to become a vegetarian. Some people choose to omit meats from their diet due to religious reasons, for their health, or some people just do not agree with killing animals to be used for food. Whatever the reason may be for a person to adjust their diet, it is debated whether or not it is healthy for people to limit their diets to being vegetarians
prevents diseases. In Sarah Barns’ view, “Vegans and vegetarians typically have… a lower risk of death from heart disease, and lower overall cancer rates. Science and research confirms that you don’t need meat to be healthy at all, in fact statistics point to quite the opposite” (“Live Longer, Boost Immunity, Slim Down: 10 Reasons Why You Should Go Vegan In 2015, Daily Express” par. 3). Basically, Sarah Barns is saying that having a vegan or vegetarian diet will decrease the chances of dying from heart
Around 500 BCE, Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher, followed and advocated a vegetarian diet. Another person that advertised vegetarian diets was Buddha. In 1806 BCE, Dr. William Lampe and Percy Bysshe Shelley were one of the first people to refuse the use of eggs and dairy, publicly in that time period. A vegetarian is someone who does not gormandize eggs or any type of meat or fish. Veganism is the practice of a strict vegetarian diet that requires the abstinence from the use of animal products. This
Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated that Americans ate an average of 52.3 pounds of beef, 57.4 pounds of chicken and 43.5 pounds of pork per person.(citation?) Only 5% of Americans are vegetarians and with that much meat eaten by Americans, in one year alone why should you to forced to become vegetarian? With meat being the main staple in the Americans diet there is no reason we should take that of the table. That fact alone shows that most Americans’ diets are made up of meat sources. According to
Around 500 BCE, Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher, followed and advocated a vegetarian diet. Another person that advertized vegetarian diets was Buddah. In 1806 BCE, Dr. William Lampe and Percy Bysshe Shelley, were one of the first people to refuse the use of eggs and dairy, publicly in that time period. A vegetarian is someone who does not gormandize eggs or any type of meat or fish. Veganism is the practice of a strict vegetarian diet that requires the abstinence from the use of animal products. This
murderers, you ask? They are the vegetarians. Vegetarians: You believe that all sentient beings are entitled to life and freedom. And yes, we would much prefer to watch a video of someone cutting an apple than slitting the neck of a pig. This is because you do not believe a vegetable is capable of emotions as they do not possess brains nor a nervous system. Well, if that is the case; how did the scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz manage to stay alive? He didn’t have a brain, yet he could still feel enough
average. Over the years while our meat consumption increased, our lifestyles became more and more sedentary. So, it is no surprise that in America the top three leading causes of death are heart disease, cancer, and stroke. The cost to treat these diseases are breaking our health care system, and killing 1.4 million people a year (CDC, Death and Mortality). These diseases can be directly related to our current diet of excessive meat and sedentary lifestyles. Also, our high demand of meat is causing
other diets. They often claim that low carb, high-fat diets like the Atkins diet similar to varieties of vegetarian diet are dangerous and that the evidence shows vegan diets to be superior. But it is actually been proved false by some study that shows that Atkins diet causes greater improvements in pretty much all health markers like lost more weight with no loss of nutrients, had a greater decrease in blood pressure, increase in good cholesterol etc. Proponents of vegan diets often make false