Do I Need A Reason For Vegetarianism
Written by Jim John on December 30th, 2008There are many who make a conscious decision to eliminate animal products from their lives. They follow a vegetarian diet that is nutritious, tasty and helps them to maintain their health and vigor. If this type of lifestyle is foreign to you, you may wonder why people choose this lifestyle.
There are several reasons why individuals choose a vegetarian way of life, but the health benefits seem to be predominant among them. Hormones and drugs in cattle are commonplace, therefore, they’re in your steak too. E-coli outbreaks and mad cow disease seem to be daily headlines. Obviously, these are significant points to think about when giving up beef, other meats and animal products.
The vegetarian lifestyle is very healthy, and with a little planning can be just as nutritionally beneficial as a diet containing meat and animal products. Most people that eat meat just do so out of habit. They probably have never even considered cutting meat out of their diet and replacing it with other healthy and delicious foods instead. Everybody can and should weigh their options and choose the diet that works best for them. Many people find that vegetarianism fits that bill perfectly.
Animal cruelty is another reason that people give to explain their vegetarian life. The way that meat is processed and obtained in our technologically advanced world leaves a lot to be desired. The production of meat, and that is exactly what it is, would make the biggest fan of meat products wince and vow to never touch another bite. The problem is that many people are unaware of what is done to provide the meat that is eaten every day.
Any true humanitarian or animal-lover cannot condone the awful treatment that animals are given just to provide us with food to eat. Vegetarians are people who choose to eat healthily and without being a part of the slaughtering of millions of animals for the production of meat each year.
Many people believe further that the human animal is not meant to be carnivorous. They feel that if the design of our teeth and internal digestive system were looked at closely we would discover that we are designed to be herbivores only.
The environment is another reason that is given for being a vegetarian. With all the worry and concern over global warming it is amazing that more people have not become aware of the environmental problem that is created by steer farms in the world. The production of meat involves the raising of millions of cattle that are bred for this purpose specifically. Cattle are responsible for more carbon released into the atmosphere than any other carbon releasing entity. If there is truly a need to protect the world from the effects of global warming then living a vegetarian lifestyle is the most effective thing one person can do to help the environment.
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