not eating meat and becoming vegetarian?
I am going to prove that eating less meat and becoming a vegetarian is better for your health.
A very common misconception is the mislabeling and generalization of those considering themselves to be vegetarians. Vegetarian is used to describe people who exclude meat, poultry, fish, or any other animal derived food from their diet. However, within the generalized term "vegetarian" come numerous different forms of the lifestyle, each classified based on the degree to which animal products are excluded from their diet and the reasoning such as ethical, religious, health. The different groups of vegetarianism fall along an imaginary spectrum, with semi-vegetarians, who are often excluded entirely due to behaviors conflicting with the practice, on one end of the spectrum and at the opposite end are vegans, the strictest of vegetarianism. The semi vegetarians, or those who exclude animal products from their lifestyle to some degree, are often banished by true vegetarians. This is partially due to the fact that semi vegetarians consume some sort of animal products, thereby contradicting the definition of the term. However, semi vegetarians' motivations are highly different. Some are obligated by religious beliefs to refrain from eating particular types of meats. Others follow the lifestyle for health concerns; say perhaps a person chooses to not eat red-meat because of cholesterol problems. Another possible motivation would be pure personal preference. Even though semi vegetarians fall short, they still obtain some of the positive health benefits that vegetarianism brings. Although meat is both healthy and harmful to your body it has its own
reasons. Meat has been a staple food in the diet of mankind since the early ages of civilization. Whether or not people realize the sources from which meat in modern day society comes from, they cannot deny the fact that meat is delectable. Sadly, many people who are aware of where their meat comes from will argue that it is unethical to eat meat that is grown purely to satisfy the hunger of people. The ethics of eating meat should be based on how healthy you want your body to be, although in this modern age it is all about what tastes good. While everything tastes great it is definitely not great for your body. In the past few decades, food production has included numerous artificial ingredients that are said to be the cause of various health problems. Various artificial ingredients that are commonly placed in the American diet include hormones and steroids. Major problems faced by the food industry includes food contamination, hormonal imbalance and obesity. Although there are many negative aspects on the American Diet, there are ways to reduce the problems that occur within the diet.
We may not realize exactly what we are putting into our bodies, but it is time that we watch everything that gets put into our bodies. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and that is why this controversy may never die down or even go away, but it is always up for a great debate.