The Health Of An Individual

In his essay, “Against Meat”, found in the They say/I say readings, author Jonathon Safron Foer analyzes how he became a vegetarian and how it affected his future lifestyle. Foer delves into his childhood and explains what caused him to become vegetarian, as well as the people that influenced his decision. He also discusses the importance of what pursuing this type of lifestyle can do for those that decide to follow his footsteps. Although meat may contain types of protein and other favorable aspects, Foer and others argue that, in the long run, abstaining from meat provides to be more beneficial for your health.

There are two main lifestyles that we as human beings practice that impact our eating habits. One being a Vegetarian, a person who chooses not to eat meat. The other being a Meat Eater (also known as an Omnivore), a person who chooses to eat both meat and vegetables. A controversial debate continues to go on, evaluating the pros and cons of each group, along with the reasons behind their choice. In the end it all depends on the individual’s outlook on life that makes the decision.

Most people around the world weren 't ever -- or are even now -- eating the way some of us do every day: steak-and-egg sandwiches for breakfast, quarter-pound cheeseburgers for lunch, two whole chicken breasts or a half-pound pork chop for dinner. And you know what? They were, or are, often healthier for it (if their diets provide adequate calories and nutrients for basic health, of course). Consider some of the studies reviewed in "Six Arguments," for instance: In one study, vegans (people who eat no meat, fish or dairy products) who added 8 ounces of beef to their daily diet saw their average blood cholesterol levels rise by 19 percent in just four weeks. In another, long-term, study, the American Cancer Society found that the people who ate the most beef, pork and processed meats (bacon, sausage, etc.) also had the highest risks of rectal cancer. And Harvard 's Nurses ' Health Study found that women who drink two or more glasses of whole milk a day substantially increased their risks of a heart attack. On the flip side, a community health program in California found that participants who switched to a low-fat, near-vegan diet -- and also boosted their physical activity -- saw their levels of bad cholesterol drop by 14 percent, their rates of high blood-pressure cut in half, and their weight reduced by an average of 7 1/2 pounds. In other words, meat

Veganism, a phenomenon of the twenty first century. Nowadays one percent of the population practices a vegan diet; but what about the rest of the population? The other ninety-nine percent follow what many would call a Western diet. In recent years, debate has persisted about which diet is superior and truly more beneficial. In this essay, the issue of a superior diet will be compared in terms of prevention of diseases and rate of mortality, nutrients and vitamins, water conservation, and cost effectiveness, ultimately proving that the vegan diet is more beneficial.

The correlation of health and diet has been an argument amongst many people whether they are vegan or not. A whole food plant based diet, or being vegan, is a very healthy lifestyle amongst many people for many reasons. First, eating meat and dairy products causes many health problems that eventually catch up to people through the chemicals or toxins they produce or the substances they have in the animal that people eat. Going vegan is very beneficial to everyone’s health and can prevent or actually reverse diseases. The second reason is it can help the environment since the environment is also being destroyed because of the production of meat and dairy products. Lastly, the cruel methods of producing the meat and dairy products

Veganism is a food lifestyle based on diet of vegetables, grains, seeds, nuts and fruits. People are being vegetarian because they think it is healthier to only eat vegetables without eating meet or chicken, and they think that they will get a perfect body shape, free of diseases. As in vegetarian, where they feed on foods that do not fit into animal flesh, whether from wild or marine animals. They also don’t eat food that comes directly from the animal, such as: egg that’s comes from the hen, milk that comes from cows, goats and honey that comes from bees. In India, Ethiopia and Jamaica there are a lot of vegetarian people, because they don’t have enough food to feed themselves, so they decided to eat vegetable. This paper argues that veganism is a harmful lifestyle for three major reasons.

A plant-based diet benefits a human’s overall well-being. According to a study done by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, vegans and vegetarians are overall healthier than omnivores, lacking in just a few categories. Omnivores have the highest obesity, total fat consumption, cholesterol, and sodium rates than those on a plant-based diet. Vegans were found to consume the most fiber and iron compared to vegetarians and omnivores. Although vegans have the lowest average daily energy intake, they are still above

Research shows that there are approximately one million Americans who are 100% vegan (Harris Interactive Service Bureau, 2013). It is unfortunate that the majority of the population is missing out on the opportunity to easily better their health and wellness, especially when the rate of heart disease, obesity, and diabetes has drastically increased over the last fifty years. It is completely within one’s power to prevent those specific illnesses and diseases, as well as many others. Learning about one’s body and what nutrition it actually needs to function is the most important knowledge to obtain when one is trying to better his or her health. Too often, the foods ingested as a population are lacking in essential ingredients which would nourish everyone’s bodies in the most efficient way. In the long run, humans will deteriorate at a much faster pace if they lacked the proper diet throughout life. In order for a person to maintain his or her best overall health, he or she needs to choose a plant-based diet which focuses on a surplus of fruits and vegetables while excluding animal proteins and processed foods.

With just 3.2 percent of Americans eating a vegetarian diet, 0.5 of them being vegan, consuming animal products is part of an everyday culture in the United States (“Vegetarianism in America”). Choosing to not consume animals may be seen as strange and unhealthy. Vegan and Vegetarian diets may be seen as restrictive because people are often misinformed about the lifestyle. During a course of one year, the average person will consume thirty-one land animals (Livestock Slaughter 2000...); on average, a vegan or vegetarian will save approximately thirty-four (Zacharias). Our bodies do not need animal products to function properly; by consuming animals, people are deteriorating the environment and their bodies. The choices a person makes in

It is believed that those that partake in vegan and vegetarian diets have a healthier lifestyle than those that partake in omnivorous diets. Vegans and vegetarians are healthier in that they have a lower chance of getting diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. According to the authors of the academic article entitled, “Vegetarian Diets and Weight Status” these diseases are some of the most prevalent with the highest mortality rates in the world. The number of those affected by these diseases are increasing quite rapidly, along with the number of overweight and obese people—approximately 1.2 billion; of this 1.2 billion, 64% are overweight and 30% are obese —which leads one to draw the conclusion that weight is a huge factor when it comes to attaining one of these three major diseases. There are of course many other factors as well, those being genetic and environmental. However, vegetarians and vegans typically have a lower BMI and are usually healthier than those that consume a higher amount of red meats, are more “health conscious”, and are less likely to smoke, drink, and tend to work out more (Barnard, Berkow 175, 176). The foods they eat also aid tremendously in reducing the risk of these diseases. These foods include: fruits, vegetables, nuts, and whole grains; they are lower in carbohydrates, saturated and trans fats, and cholesterol, which all have a negative impact on one’s health in

Having a healthy dietary method can reduce the chances of receiving many health diseases. These health diseases include obesity, heart disease, and cancer. By consuming certain foods and nutrients in one’s diet the risk factors for these health diseases can be reduced. A healthy dietary method that is beneficial to reducing and/or improving these health diseases is the vegetarian diet. The vegetarian diet follows a dietary pattern that is characterized by the consumption of plant-like foods and the avoidance of flesh foods (meat, poultry, and fish). The foods in this diet provide the body with many essential nutrients. This is why many health benefits have been associated with the vegetarian

A vegetarian diet can provide nutritional benefits to keep someone healthy but there are essential nutrients and health factors missing in a vegetarian diet that is found in a diet containing lean meat. Excluding meat and meat products can lead to significant differences in the nutrient intakes between vegetarians and omnivores (3). Meat provides nutrients such as protein, iron, zinc, vitamin B12 and vitamin D. Vegans may be missing sufficient intakes of calcium, vitamin B12, iodine, and vitamin D. In an Epic-Oxford research study, it explains how meat-eaters had higher intakes of vitamin B12, vitamin D, and zinc (5-6). It

Despite that fact that most people believe that eating food produced by animals is essential and most beneficial to a person’s diet, the Vegan lifestyle proves to be extremely advantageous. Though the Vegan diet does provide multitudinous health benefits, the perks of the Vegan lifestyle extend far beyond just well-being. The effect on other animals, the environmental impact, and influence on world hunger validates that the Vegan diet is a viable option for a conscious and sustainable lifestyle.

Throughout human existence, there has been a fascination to be “healthy,” and this has been especially true within the past decade or so. The rise of the media’s influence has connected people globally. As a result, especially in industrialized countries, veganism has become more popular. Although the trend to be “healthy” has always been popular with people as a whole, it is especially prevalent among women. An aspect of this phenomena is that what is preserved as “healthy” changes over time, and does not always align with what the media considers to be “healthy.” Therefore, the World Health Organization’s most recent classification of health is, “a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (Üstün & Jakob, 2009). When there are several tends and fad-diets occurring, it is important for women to maintain a truly healthy lifestyle, and to do so it is necessary for them to eat meat.

Life is a choice that isn’t easy to make. And in the world there are supporters and opponents, but every side have specific points of view that make them think they are better and thus are right. One day people and nutritionists debated of being vegetarian.Vegetarians claim that their way of life is healthier and better than normal people by claiming that their plant based diet gives them more activity and energy, no harm is done to any animal in the process and it is just as good as the normal diet.Over the years many nutritionists and doctors put a healthy diet system that is said if followed will guarantee the follower a long and healthy life free of most of the viruses and diseases, one of those diet styles is being a vegetarian, but although many people now are vegetarians there are many opposing ideologies that think that this isn’t good for a person and may cause deficiencies.