why an when did you become a vegetarian or vegan?

Answer 1

Around 30 years ago, for ethical and spiritual reasons. An added bonus has been 30 years of excellent health.

Answer 2

I became a vegetarian maybe a year and a half ago, only cheating a few times due to extreme cravings. I'm not sure, but I think I was reading an article about some one who was vegetarian and wanted to read into vegetarianism more to see what it was all about. So I did that, found www.GoVeg.com, seen all the videos of feed lots and slaughter houses, read all the articles, and I didn't look at meat the same way again. I was also concerned about my weight and after the change I lost a simple 10 pounds in about a month or 2 with pretty much no exercise, just the usual walking and stuff I did throughout the day. The texture of meat is also plain disgusting to me now.

Answer 3

I became vegetarian at 7.I realised where meat came from and refused to eat it from then on.

I became vegan at 16 when I learnt about the cruelty involved in the egg and dairy industries.

I am now 25.

Answer 4

Last year in may I became vegetarian. My friend was a vegetarian and I informed myself about it and decided to do it. Since a few weeks I'm vegan because I think eating anything that comes from an animal supports cruelty. (Sorry for my English, I'm German.)

Answer 5

I worked in the meat industry 30 years ago and I saw the utter crap that went into processed meats and the hormones and anti-biotics that were pumped into animals every day just to keep them alive or make them grow faster in the horrible conditions in which they were kept .
Since then several of the people I worked with and who ate meat on a daily basis have died of heart attacks or strokes in their 40s or 50s and I am still free of those problems even though I have a family history of heart disease.
If you give up meat you feel stronger,fitter and more alert. In my present job I do heavy physical work most days and I know I am much fitter than my father was at the same age. It's just a question of educating yourself about nutrition so that you make sure you get the right amount of minerals and vitamins etc. Supplements are not necessary.

Answer 6

I was a vegetarian then i heard that the cows blood touches the milk in the udder know iam a vegan i just turned vegan and its hard to find vegan food can u tell me what vegans can eat and what sweets and chocolate can i eat and what pop and juice can i drink and what is Benzoates perservative do they put Benzoates perservative in codfish and margerine and soft drinks or

Answer 7

I went Vegetarian because of family inhereited cardio vascular heart disease. My sister and I found out that we carry the mutated chromosome for heart disease. My sister is not a vegetarian, but she has to take a doctor prescribed folic acid pill everyday. I started on a low fat vegetarin diet, I am currently trying to vegan...2 out of 3 meals a day are vegan and the one meal is i guess considered vegetarian...and some days are pure vegan meals. it really depends on how I feel. but I am trying harder to eat low fat, no animal bi-products more often, its been tough but that is why.

Answer 8

I went veggie after reading Fit for Life BUT in retrospect I'd always hated the taste of meat. Growing up when I was served meat it always had to be SMOTHERED in cheese, sauces or something. If I'd eat a cheeseburger and started tasting the hamburger I'd drink something really fast or eat something to cover the taste. I was 14 or 15. It's not for any animal rights reasons, mostly taste reasons.

Answer 9

Three years ago. Because There were plenty other alternatives out there that taste great and are meat-free. they just don't advertise so I needed to dig. And because they say that by not eating meat, you are taking a bigger impact off of global warming than the average person would be by not driving a car. Hope this helps and have a great day! -question001

Answer 10

x hi x
I'm 13 and I'm a HUUGE animal lover why should poor Innocent creatures be killed just for our pleasure it sux!!!
I've only just recently stopped eating meat age 12 i can't call myself an animal lover if i eat meat.
animals mean everything to me and i get so annoyed when people dont give a beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep
about them if i was an animal i would kick some human a ss and i dont blame all these animals who are going mad and killing people
animals rule people druel and that's why i dont eat meat!
it really helped and encouraged me because my mom is also a vegetarian so yaaaaay
animal luv 4eva!