Vegetarianism And The Other Weight Problem Summary

There has always been a negative remark towards people that choose not to eat meat. I have been a pescartrain, a person that abstains from eating any meat except fish, for three years and most of the time people tend to either assume that I want to lose weight or try to convince me that it is an unhealthy lifestyle. They always say, “you aren 't getting enough protein”, or one of my personal favorites, “so, you only eat salad?”. As absurd as it sounds, I get asked this multiple times either from people I just met and even my family. People often stereotype vegetarians as skinny and extremely fit; however that is not the case. Adapting to non-meat eating lifestyle can be difficult; however there are many benefits. Even though many people assume vegetarians do not get enough protein, becoming a vegetarian can decrease the chances of certain cancers and heart diseases.

This paper is going to address Peter Singer’s first argument for vegetarianism, which was described in much greater detail in his book Animal Liberation. The first part of this paper is going to explain the argument under consideration. The second part of this paper is going to contain critical discussion of the argument. The third part of this paper is going to contain objections to the critical discussion of the argument in the second part.

The Western Diet mainly consists of fried foods, refined grains, sugar, high carbohydrate and fats, and meats (3). It has been hypothesized that having a Western Diet increases one’s chances for developing depression. There has been a great deal of research into why the western diet increase’s one chance of having depression. A common sense reason maybe that the Western Diet consisted of large amounts carbohydrates, fats and sugars which promotes obesity and then causes depression (1). More scientific evidence suggest that having a improper diet like the Western Diet negatively affects peripheral and central dopamine, which are neurotransmitters (chemical which transmit signals across the synapse from the nerve cell to the target cell)

This essay analyzes the ethical argument for veganism through the lens of philosophy using Utilitarianism defined by John Stuart Mill, and Deontological ethics according to Immanuel Kant. Through the use of these theories, I will justify the moral worth and legitimacy of the animal welfare debate that is often used to promote a cruelty-free and vegan lifestyle by analyzing questions of animal sentience, the worth of an animal’s happiness, and the right humanity supposedly has to the lives of other living creatures. Utilitarianism and Deontological ethics will provide two philosophical insights into the reasoning of a life abstaining from harming animals.

The traditional dietary guidelines most of us were taught in school are now being challenged as a result of a new diet. Remember when your teacher told you that all you needed to do to eat healthy you just needed to consume a lot of pastas and breads and eat meats and fats sparingly. Times have changed. In today's fast paced world of dot coms and international space stations, everyone is looking for something new. It's in with the new and out with the old. It seems this is true with our eating habits as well. I guess we could credit some of this change to the rise of obesity in America. Whatever the reason, it seems that this new high protein diet is here to stay.

“Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” – Albert Einstein. Born in the late nineteenth century, Einstein is widely regarded to be one of the most intelligent men in history. As an esteemed scientist and mathematician, he is therefore clearly qualified to provide input on such a matter. In spite of the fact that he may have considered vegetarianism to be a positive choice for health purposes, he clarifies his own reasoning for vegetarianism as a moral choice. In a letter to a close friend, he concedes, “I have always eaten animal flesh with a somewhat guilty conscience.” Although Einstein did not become a vegetarian until late in his life, he passed away at seventy-six years of age. Nineteenth century scientists who supported plant-based foodstuffs must have considered him a welcome addition to the group, albeit a late one. Despite the large contributions of iron and protein to a person’s diet, a plant-based diet has been proven to not only be beneficial to the world around us but also beneficial to our health.

It's not the lonliness that gets me at Christmas, I've grown used to it over the years. I welcome it when I arrive at my cold house and it greets me at the door. What upsets me at Christmas is the portion size.

The statement by Paul McCartney rings true, “If slaughterhouses had glass walls everyone would be a vegetarian.” Animal rights is a concept which people hardly ever consider in a serious light. Being born as a human being, having a superior mental capacity and sense of times makes people think that they can rule this world and use other living beings as they see fit. This mentality leads to people say things like “animals are born to eaten” or how Aristotle claimed “all of the nature exist specifically for the sake of men” and “that animal are merely instruments for humankind.” (Pg. 495). This way of thinking often leads to overconsumption of animals, cruelty to animals and loss of species.

“A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral” is an eye opening statement said by Leo Tolstoy. Tolstoy shows us that the killing of animals is one of the main reasons why being vegetarian is the right thing to do. Not only is being meat-free the animal-friendly thing to do, but it also promotes many favorable health aspects. With this in mind we can dictate that a vegetarian diet is the most beneficial and morale diet because of the positive effects it has to an individual’s health and the positives it entails towards the health of the environment and the health of animals.

Vegetarianism is a growing trend throughout many students in today’s culture. It is said that 3.2 percent of adults make up the United States vegetarians, but that leaves out children under the age of 18. School cafeterias provide different varieties of food, all that contain meat inside unless it is processed and unhealthy. Vegetarians eat more than just fruits and vegetables like dairy, eggs, beans, pasta, bread, etc. Simple things like gravy, meatballs in the sauce, and being cooked and served around the meat have an effect on certain individuals that not a lot of people realize. People who are not vegetarian need nutrients and more variety as well. Some people are against schools providing vegetarian meals, and others fully support it.

A vegetarian is defined as someone who does not participate in the consumption of poultry, red meat, seafood, or the flesh of another animal. Unlike vegans, vegetarians still will have dairy products though. There is much debate over this type of diet amongst people, as it is not the norm. Proponents of a meat-based diet sometimes claim that vegetarian diets are not healthy and lack the necessary nutrients a person needs to survive, which is in fact a myth. Additionally, since a meat-based diet is not the norm it is very difficult for people to imagine omitting meat entirely from their diets, mainly for convenience purposes. People who eat meat also think it tastes good so they are not willing to give up a food that is a part

Before starting this paper I knew the basic amount of information on being a vegetarian. I knew the most basic definition of a vegetarian, a person who does not eat meat, a pescaterian, a person who does not eat meat but eats fish, and a flexatarian, a person who is mostly vegetarian but it's meat on occasion. And I also knew people do it for health reasons moral reasons and religious reasons. Other than that you could say I was new to the topic.

Abstaining from animal sources for food has been practiced for long time. Vegetarian diets can be traced back to the seventh century BC in India. The term vegetarianism was became popular after the foundation of the Vegetarian Society in 1847, in Great Britain. The International Vegetarian Union was later founded in 1908.

humane than a diet with meat. I should know, I was shortening my life span by eating so

Approximately six to eight million people in the U.S. eat no meat, fish, or poultry, according to a Harris Interactive poll (Harvard Health,1). Not all of those six to eight million people are the same kind of vegetarian. There is four different kinds: lacto-ovo-vegetarians, lacto-vegetarians, ovo-vegetarian and vegans. The truth is that nothing will benefit your health more than a vegetarian diet.A vegetarian diet provides a more healthful form of iron than a meat-based diet (procon,1). When people hear the word vegetarian they usually think of people that want to “save” the animals. That is not always the case, sometimes they have vegetarian based diets to be healthier. They live off natural energy, not that processed junk that other people eat. God put us on the earth intending on us to eat foods grown from the earth. The majority of vegetarians will outlive the average human being. They know how to portion control and get the right amount of nutrients, without overeating. Even though it is hard to have such a strict diet, vegetarians have the right idea to living a healthy life. They are getting the right amount of nutrients needed, saving the planet, and gaining health benefits as they continue their diet.