What Are The Pros And Cons Of Being A Vegetarian?
If you are considering becoming a vegetarian, then you must be asking yourself about the pros and cons of doing so. There are different ways of looking at this. On the macro or global scale, you as an individual, by giving up eating meat, will personally save the lives and suffering of all the animals that you would have eaten, if you had not given up.
On the other hand, a few hundred animals during quite a number of years will not make much difference to the animal population. What is more, with the Chinese and Indian populations becoming richer, it is almost guaranteed that they will be eating more and more meat in the near future. You will be doing your piece though.
However, on the micro, or personal level, becoming a vegetarian will change your life. Those who have faith in detox diets say that lots of the toxins that they say mount up in our bodies come from the hormones, pesticides and antibiotics that are in meat but ought not to be.
Meat, eggs and dairy products are a Westerners main sources of cholesterol and fat and cholesterol and fat are blamed for being the foremost contributor to the West's biggest killer - heart disease.
It is a fact that there are other reasons for heart disease, but it has been estimated that vegetarians have about a quarter of their meat-eating compatriots' chances of having a heart attack. This appears significant, yet the difference between vegans and meat-eaters is even more glaring at one tenth the likelihood.
So, it seems to count what kind of vegetarian you become, because many vegetarians still eat fish, eggs and cheese and drink milk. However, by giving up meat alone, you will miss out on many of the chemicals that farmers force into their meat and poultry.
For instance, preservatives are reckoned to be linked to some cancers; growth hormones given to animals affect our own hormones and many individuals simply cannot digest milk, which causes the production of mucous and can give rise to digestive problems
On the negative side, you will need to learn a whole new system of supplying your body with the nutrients and vitamins that it requires. Meat is a concentrated kind of food and just eating a regular western meat and two vegetables sort of meal without the meat will soon become boring and land you in very hot water.
Malnutrition is the biggest danger that novice vegetarians have to be wary of. Obviously, it is not so a problem to get hold of knowledge to help you make your vegetarian diet correct as it used to be and there is a huge choice of foodstuffs available to the modern vegetarian, but they are not all cheap, so cutting out meat will probably not save you much money.
At the end of the day, becoming a vegetarian is a highly personal affair. It is between you and your conscience, but doing the right thing will make your life more difficult, as does attempting any lifestyle change, yet you will find it simpler as you get into the swing of things.
On the other hand, a few hundred animals during quite a number of years will not make much difference to the animal population. What is more, with the Chinese and Indian populations becoming richer, it is almost guaranteed that they will be eating more and more meat in the near future. You will be doing your piece though.
However, on the micro, or personal level, becoming a vegetarian will change your life. Those who have faith in detox diets say that lots of the toxins that they say mount up in our bodies come from the hormones, pesticides and antibiotics that are in meat but ought not to be.
Meat, eggs and dairy products are a Westerners main sources of cholesterol and fat and cholesterol and fat are blamed for being the foremost contributor to the West's biggest killer - heart disease.
It is a fact that there are other reasons for heart disease, but it has been estimated that vegetarians have about a quarter of their meat-eating compatriots' chances of having a heart attack. This appears significant, yet the difference between vegans and meat-eaters is even more glaring at one tenth the likelihood.
So, it seems to count what kind of vegetarian you become, because many vegetarians still eat fish, eggs and cheese and drink milk. However, by giving up meat alone, you will miss out on many of the chemicals that farmers force into their meat and poultry.
For instance, preservatives are reckoned to be linked to some cancers; growth hormones given to animals affect our own hormones and many individuals simply cannot digest milk, which causes the production of mucous and can give rise to digestive problems
On the negative side, you will need to learn a whole new system of supplying your body with the nutrients and vitamins that it requires. Meat is a concentrated kind of food and just eating a regular western meat and two vegetables sort of meal without the meat will soon become boring and land you in very hot water.
Malnutrition is the biggest danger that novice vegetarians have to be wary of. Obviously, it is not so a problem to get hold of knowledge to help you make your vegetarian diet correct as it used to be and there is a huge choice of foodstuffs available to the modern vegetarian, but they are not all cheap, so cutting out meat will probably not save you much money.
At the end of the day, becoming a vegetarian is a highly personal affair. It is between you and your conscience, but doing the right thing will make your life more difficult, as does attempting any lifestyle change, yet you will find it simpler as you get into the swing of things.
About the Author:
Owen Jones, the author of this piece writes on a variety of topics, but is at present involved with Recipes to Lower Your High Blood Pressure. If you want to know more, go to our website at Gourmet Recipes and Good Health.
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