2006-07-16 14:33:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
You don't need meat, but you do need protein and B12. Protein you can get from legumes, but B12 occurs only in animal products. B12 is an essential vitamin. w/o it, you will develop all kinds of nasty anemias. So if you go vegan, take those B12 supplements.
2006-07-16 15:19:44 · answer #1 · answered by Ally K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are certain proteins in meat our bodies need. But since meat also contains things which are bad, moderation is the key. A diet of mainly fruits and veggies, with a little meat, is best.
2006-07-16 21:37:05 · answer #2 · answered by fishing66833 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in this day and time you don't have to eat meat as long as you take vitamins and supplements that contain what meat has in it. but if you don't take any of that then yes. we need meat to survive.
with out meat there are a lot of bad things that can happen. just be careful if you want to try a meat free diet.
2006-07-16 21:37:16 · answer #3 · answered by maharet3am 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You don't need meat to survive...but you must make sure that you really eat properly if you don't eat meat.
2006-07-16 21:37:17 · answer #4 · answered by mrselange 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YOu don't need meat to survive You need the nutrients in the meat. You can become enemic if you don't eat other things to replace the nutrients you lose. TO replace the nurtrients you lose try other foods like dry beans, peanut butter, and peas.
2006-07-16 21:40:20 · answer #5 · answered by luckystar53 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you don't necessarily need meat, you just need protein to survive. You can get protein in many other foods besides meat.
2006-07-16 21:37:19 · answer #6 · answered by AuroraBorealis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The main reason we need to eat meat is for it's protien. But you can find other foods with protein in it. I'm not sure what happens if you don't eat protien.
2006-07-16 21:37:09 · answer #7 · answered by penguin lover 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
meat has essential vitamins which everybody needs for their body to function properly and if a person stops eating meat it is possible for that person to become really weak or even die since meat also helps the immune system to work properly.
and that's why you should always eat meat.
good luck.
2006-07-16 21:37:24 · answer #8 · answered by john 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
meat provides you with protein, an essential for our diet. but you can always get protein from nuts and eggs, etc if you should decide to remove protein from your diet. you'll survive.
2006-07-16 21:41:52 · answer #9 · answered by gurrrly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You turn into a whiny tree hugger.
2006-07-16 21:44:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋