What are the pros and cons of being a vegetarian?

Question

Just curious.

Answer 1

as much as i just want to list pros, there are a few cons.

pros:
helping the enviorment
saving alomost 100 animal lives a year, beacuse the meat can be used for another.
health benefits.
less likely to get diabetes.



oooh. and one thats gonna gross ya out. in every package of chicken, there is supposedly chicken poop.

the cons are:
its harder to get the nutrition you need. (but not impossible.)
some people do not have the taste for veggie burgers,
and you cannot survive on only fruits and vegetables.

heres a link to show you the pros.

thats the side in leaning towards as you can tell that they are more.
if you are thinking about it, i hope you pick the right choice.

Answer 2

Pros:
Healthier/better blood lipid levels
Usually results in a decrease in calorie consumption, so can initiate some weight loss
increased fiber intake usually regulates bowels pretty efficiently

Cons:
Hard to eat out if not it a large metro city
Cooking dry beans and peas on an almost-daily basis takes awhile (use pressure cooker or crockpot to lessen your time in teh kitchen)
You must carefully monitor what you eat so that you get enough nutrients (complete proteins, as well as iron, calcium, and other nutrients)

Answer 3

pros:

You doing a good deed.
lower your risk of getting diseases that some meats can transfer.
meat, poultry, etc. can make you gain weight.

cons:

it's kind of unhealthy in the way, that you need protein
you need to eat double the amount of servings get the same protein as meat, fish, etc.
there are a lot of things that you need to worry about where there's a lot of products with hidden animal proteins, etc. in it.
here's a quick list:
(gelatin- that's made from a part of a horse's hoof
marshmellows- it's made from the bone marrow of an animal
red bull (the drink)- bull sperm)

hope this helped!

Answer 4

pros :

its guilt free
no animals die
less fat
lose some weight
great meat alternatives such as quorn (which actually is really nice)


cons
meat cravings
lack of protein
hidden animal products in foods (gelatin)
hard to check wether fast food is suitable for you

Answer 5

Pro: PETA loves you

Con: Veggies hate you....

Answer 6

well, you see, eating only vegetables and fruit will clean your body if you only do it for a while, but the truth is that the human body is designed for eating meat as well as vegetables and meat contains many of the substances you need to function properly...I wouldn't worry about moral issues of killing animals: in civilised countries, the animals that can be eaten are only raised for this purpose. Therefor, if people stopped eating meat, millions of animals wouldn't even be born anymore, they might even become endangered in some countries. I mean, ok, cows would still be raised for milk and chickens for eggs, but pigs are only mainly raised for their meat. Furthermore, plants are alive too, just as well as animals...

Answer 7

pros...
live longer,
feel healthier,
have more energy,
feel better about yourself,
be healthier,
etc...

cons....
trolls.

Answer 8

There are NO pros. Being a vegetarian will kill you.

Eat meat. Who cares if some feeling-less pigs die? I want my meat!