Vegetarian Or Carnivore?.....?

Question

Soo.. i recently read in a magazine...that read meat is part of the cause of Breast Cancer....Soo, i dont eat ANY meat of anykind...
So, do you know if thats true?
Are you A vegetarian or Carnivore, why?
**Be Kind**
btw...the reason im a vegetarian, is i cant stand the thought of an animal getting killed soo we get full tummies!???
thanks,
Kiira

Answer 1

Veggie, for animal anti-cruetly reasons, for 27 years

You see, i live in the farming community ( as an arable land owner ) and. believe me, it's far worse than you can ever imagine

Answer 2

What the previous person said about red meat being an essential part of a balanced diet is just not true. The nutrients present in ed meat that are essential are things like protien and Iron etc which are essential but you can get them from other foods like beans/ leguems for protein and you can take a multi vitamin to provide many of the others and be just as healthy are ever, But not eating any meat at all is in my opinion overkill and there really is no scientic proof that you statement about red meat and cancer is true, this likely only one study that found this to be the case, and likely their findings have been blown out of proportion. I am basing this info on my studies as a nursing student, and several college level nutrition classes I have taken. Ps I am a carnivor but I accept that some people like being a vegitarian and I think thats great cause they often times are much healthier and dont have problems like obesity as long as they arent moming down the entire bread and pasta isle in the supermarket.
Hope this helps

Answer 3

I've never met a person who was a carnivore, a lot of omnivores, some vegetarian and a few vegans, but not a single carnivore.

First I'm an omnivore, people evolved as omnivores. If we were plant eaters, our digestive system would look different than it does. Does that mean you can't be a vegetarian; no that's a lifestyle choice, I choose to include meat in my diet, you don't. But to deny that we evolved as an omnivore is just being silly. We are what we are, and we evolved as an omnivore. Now before the vegetarians and vegans get up in arms, I just pointing out the fact that we evolved that way. Yes, I’ve had VV (vegetarians and vegans) tell me that man didn’t evolve that way. Not that doesn’t mean you can’t be a VV and be healthy, if you want.

I also understand why people don’t want to eat meat. Bambi, how could you kill Bambi, just look at those eyes, and pooh bear, why he would never hurt anyone. We as people tend to put our emotions on animals, and have an unrealistic view of nature. A real bear could, and bears have, hunt you and Bambi down and eat you and not loose a moment of sleep. Yes, I think animals should be treated humanly, and should be killed as quickly and painlessly as possible.

But here in the US how many people really know what nature is like? Right now I’d say not many. Just look at the number of people who have never been to a farm. Never spent a night out were there were no people? Even the people who have spent a night out camping, do they worry about wolfs, bears, cougars? No, we tend to think of nature as a friend, but our forefathers thought of nature as a dangerous place that needed to be conquered.

Now, as I have posted before, I hunt and fish, I don't have a problem with killing what I eat. I try not to waste, by that I mean I try to use as much of the animal that I can. Now, I do think people in the US eat too much meat, yes, in the US we tend to eat too much of everything. But, that is another problem.

So I eat meat, and I enjoy it. I think I know better then most where my food comes from. (And yes I’ve see the PETA video, but I have a HUGE problem with PETA and this isn’t the time or place to get into that). So it really comes down to a lifestyle choice, I choose to be an omnivore and you don’t. Neither one is right or wrong.

I could go on but I think I made my point.

Now for the first part of your question:

Vegetarian women generally have higher estrogen levels then omnivores. That may protect from breast cancer, but estrogen may increases the risk endometrial cancer (cancer of the lining of the uterus [womb]). And some forms of breast cancer that can have both estrogen and progesterone receptors so in that case estrogen level wouldn't protect from cancer. But, in general vegetarian women have fewer incidences of breast cancer then omnivores. But that just may be because the omnivores are eating too much meat. If you look at where breast cancer is the lowest, you see that the women eat meat, but not at the rate that women in the US do. So it may just be a balance thing. Too much of anything even a good thing is bad.

But then again this is my opinion.

Answer 4

I'm a vegetarian because I can't stand the smell or taste of meat any more. I literally changed overnight from eating meat to waking up and not being able to stand the thought of it any more.

As for the "we need red meat to be healthy," I'm living proof that's just not so. Since I stopped eating meat, my cholesterol is low-normal, my blood pressure is normal, and I've lost 45 pounds. My muscles and joints don't ache nearly as bad, and I have more energy than I've had since I was a teenager.

I'm disturbed by the thought of animals being slaughtered, but there's an equally important economic reason for becoming a vegetarian. The amount of grain that it takes to produce a single pound of red meat would be enough to keep several people alive for days.

The last statistics that I read said that somewhere in the world, a child dies of starvation every 3 seconds. I can't justify feeding grain that could save their lives to cattle just so that I can have my artery-clogging steaks and burgers.

Answer 5

There is, yes, some evidence that vegans live longer and are at less risk to cancer and heart disease, etc; however those studies generally show only a marginal and insignificant difference and none of those studies have yet managed to identify meat as the only variable. Veggies are less likely to smoke, drink or eat junk food, and eat a wider range of fruit and veg, which are obviously better for health. On the other hand 'meat eaters' contains the groups of people who smoke, drink and couldn't give two figs about their health making the test results inaccurate and unreliable.
I'm guessing thing you saw was based on similar things, 'the rate of breast cancer is higher in meat eaters than vegetarians' and this would probably have ignored the above, as a healtheir lifestyle is shown to impact on all common diseases, and on average the veggie lifestyle is better, although that means very little.

"If no one were allowed to farm animals, farms would grow crops instead. The first thing to go would be all the animals. Once the rural landscape were rid of cattle, sheep, and the like, fields would get larger, for the convenience of the combine harvesters, and hedgerows would go. Wild animals like rabbits would now be a more major pest. No farmer would want animals eating the plants, and so the war on such animals would intensify. Grown in the fields would be domesticate species of food crops, and so the number of plant species would decline."

Domestication is one of the best things that can happen to animals. If the golden eagle tasted any good you can bet your life it wouldn't be nearly extinct.

"In the wild, a sheep would have to look for food, compete for it, jockey for position in the herd, look out for predators, guard its offspring, and it one day would die because of some accident, perhaps a fall, some nasty illness, or it would become weak and have its throat ripped out by the local predators. By striking contrast, the life of a farmed sheep is rather different. A farmed sheep has complete protection from predators; all the food of exactly its favourite kind at its feet all day every day, for which it does not have to compete; no competition for mates; no need to guard offspring; free health care; free haircuts; it is very unlikely to die in childbirth, and unlikely to die a nasty death. True, half a ewe’s offspring are taken away and killed. However, in the wild, a ewe would lose most of its offspring anyway, and in nastier circumstances. By the standards of the natural wild, a sheep’s life is about as cushy as a life could possibly be."

This is true, animals in the wild invariably die violent deaths. the closest an animal will get to dying of old age is being picked by a predator because it it old and therefore an easier to target. Farmed animals invariably lead happier, healthier, less stressful lives than those in the wild.

Answer 6

BTW, nice name.
I did hear that, but I'm not sure if it's true, so many things are linked to cancer nowadays it's impossible to know whats true or not. I once heard that a hand full of Brazil nuts a day would prevent all cancers, so there you go.
I'm a vegetarian because I don't like the way we treat animals before they're taken to be killed, which is equally horrific how that's done.

Answer 7

I'm a vegetarian because of the same reason as you. Lol! I'm not sure if the whole red meat/breast cancer thing is true or not. I've never heard that up until now.

Answer 8

Hiya!! Red meat is carcinogenic if consumed to excessive levels. Most omnivores are sensible and eat more poultry than red meat as poultry is a healthier option for them (unless it is from the 'Colonel' and dripping in batter.)
I'm a vegan and don't eat any animal products at all so I'm with you on the not eating meat issue !! I don't like the killing of animals for food but unfortunately , we are in the minority !!! At least we save a few animals between us all!!!

Answer 9

I'm vegetarian--- for my health, for the animals' health and happiness, for the environment.
Many people who express their opinions on this subject are too lazy to actually research the answers and get the facts.
Science and statistics have proven that meat causes all kinds of medical problems for people. Science has proven that raising meat animals is negatively impacting the environment. And anyone with a heart and conscience can see that factory farming animals is incredibly cruel.
Can your pet dog feel pain? so can the cows and pigs and sheep and even the dumb chickens.
Ignorance and selfishness keeps people in denial on these issues.
Go to this link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6180753.stm

Answer 10

When they say red meat raises the chances of breast cancer they dont mean if you eat red meat 2x a week you will drastically increase your chances. red meat has vital nutrients in it. I am a omnivore not a carnivore i dont live with wolves. I try to eat more white meat and lean meat than red meat or meat with a lot of fat. i think its fine to be vegetarian it is a healthy lifestyle but there are other ways

Answer 11

Cancer is like mould in bread. You will first see it on the top of the bread, but cutting it out will do nothing as the whole loaf is infected. It's the same with breast cancer. Cancer is part of whole-health, and not attributed to just eating meat or just one's breasts. It could be the fact that you breathe polluted air and drink polluted water. It could be that you are very stressed-out.

I'm acting as a Herbivore (not vegetarian or vegan), first for athletic performance, but over the years I have added additional reasons to that as I've learned more about the environment, nutrition, animal treatment, and such.