How do you feel about Vegetarianism?

Question

I believe in eating meat bcos if you only stick to eating one type of food not only does ur body not benefit but it means one food chains getting cut out more creating an imbalance. What does everyone else think?

Answer 1

Up to the person but they should not force their opinion on others. We are designed to eat meat, thats why we have canine teeth. You can survive without meat, but you can survive without clothes on, but it does not mean you should. People are veggies for mainly one of two reasons. Either they don't like the taste of meat (my mother falls into this catagory) or they don't like the idea of killing animals. This been the case the really should be vegans ie no animal or by product; eg no fish (its still an animal), no egg or milk you are exploiting an animal. Don't wear leather, carful on the beer or wine you drink (the finings used in production usually come from fish). The list goes on and on but if you want to be like that fine but equally allow me my meat.

Answer 2

You can get all the nutrients you need from a vegetarian lifestyle you just need to research a bit more into nutrition. I'm a vegetatian and much healthier than when I wasn't one but that is due to other diet changes. It's up the the individual but I definately think that there is nothing natural about the way that humans eat meat in this day and age. Apart from the ethical side of things meat that is not reared organically often contains things such as antibiotics which are injected into the animals and therefore doing more harm than good. I think most nutritional research suggests that certainly red meat is not healthy. Fish is much better for you (although I don't eat this due to ethical reasons). Also with regards to creating an imbalance, so many animals are reared unatural to try to meet the demands of human consumption so it's very imbalnced as it is

Answer 3

Choices are just that....*choices.* I don't think that eating meat is necessary... actually I think there's pretty well done research showing that we have more fruitarian digestive systems than anything (afterall, we most likely came from fruit-eating primates). However - I think alot of people revert to vegetarianism because of a moral conflict with eating animals. And (at least for me) even if that means I'm not getting everything I need (though I am and I've felt great for the last 25 years)- My morals will always outway my own needs.

Answer 4

Vegetarians eat more then one kind of food and a vegetarian diet, if done properly is healthier then a meat eating diet.

A meat eater would get ill with no plant foods in the diet but a vegetarian would not get ill because of no meat.

PS: There is no such thing as a semi vegetarian and protein is the easiest nutrient to get in a vegetarian diet.

Answer 5

its a personal choice thing! I love meat but wouldnt force the issue on another. Veggies dont get the range of nutrients that we do and tend to be more political about their vegatarianism. Dont know about the food chain imbalance though but I thing live and let live (apart from the animals that I enjoy eating that is)

Answer 6

I think it a great hypocracy for someone to eat meat and not slaughter animals themselves. If someone really wants something to be killed just to eat it then they should be prepared to kill it themselves. Unless someone actualy gets a cow or pig or whatever and kills it and butchers and cooks the remains they are not actually performing the role of a natural predator - they are scavenging at the remains of another person's kill like a baby lion eating what it's mother has killed.
Also if it is good to eat some of each thing for a balanced diet then we really should eat cats and monkeys as often as pigs and cows.

I personally do not eat meat because I do not personally want to slaughter and butcher animal carcases but think it would be cowardly and wrong of me to eat meat unless I am prepared to fufill the natural role of a predator at least once in life.

Answer 7

I think being a vegetarian has allowed me to construct sentenced in English, my diet hasn't hampered me in that way.

I've been veggie for 26 years, since i was 14 years old. I own an arable farm and spend most of my time doing physical work.

I have no need to eat meat to have a balanced diet,. As I'm a fairly normal human being I would suggest that this would apply to most other people.

Answer 8

Have you studied Nutrition? Well how would you know that vegetarians are eating ' only one type of food'? There are a great deal of varieties in vege food! It would also depend on how well meat or vege eater's diet is in general. There are huge benefits with a properly planned vege diet.

Answer 9

even though i am a big meat eater i have nothing at all against vegetarians its their choice and i admire them for their persistence I could not eat a meal without meat.>>My wife was vegetarian for 40 years and never once faltered, and her reason was she didn't like the way animals were slaughtered in the abattoirs she regarded it as barbaric, She and I have heard the mournful cry from the animals as they enter the doors they have senses and feelings and I have to admit it affects me but I must have my meat so I could be classed as burying my head and I'm not proud of that

Answer 10

I've been pretty harsh on vegans in this forum but the inevitable truth is that if they dont want to eat meat better for me more meat for the meat eaters.