The Benefits of Being a Vegetarian
You may be wondering if your decision to give up meat is the right one. Although people considering this will ask what difference will one person make? Although a single person’s sacrifice may be small, you have to multiply that by many millions around the world. For instance the number one cause of death in the United States and other countries with meat centered diets is heart disease.
If it weren’t specifically for meat, eggs, and dairy products which are the three largest sources of cholesterol, heart attacks and other heart and circulatory problems would be far less prevalent. The organization Earth Save has calculated that a vegetarian has only a quarter of the chance of a heart attack as someone who has meat in their diet. The risk of a heart attack for vegans is even lower with only a one in ten chance of having a heart attack against those of a person who eats meat. The health of a persons heart is only one of many areas where being a vegetarian will benefit their overall health.
For instance, you won’t be exposed to nearly as many preservatives, which are common in meat and are linked to cancer. In addition to this, a vegetarian consumes fewer hormones which are found in the feeds that animals are given. The consumption of lactose will also be reduced which is claimed to cause some digestive problems. The fact is people who become vegetarians have healthier lives; they can also feel comfortable knowing that they are not responsible for the slaughter of any animals.
The organization Vegan Out-Reach claims that the number of animals killed to feed the average American citizen during their life is in excess of two thousand seven hundred. Just in a couple of decades, many hundreds of animals would not need to loose their lives if you were to make this commitment. To help even further and stop the number of battery hens and dairy cows from having to suffer degrading conditions you could stop drinking milk and eating eggs. The arguments are very convincing and difficult to dismiss; it is definitely better to become a vegetarian. It matters to the thousands of animals you could potentially save and it matters to you as an individual because you can greatly reduce your chances of getting cancer and heart disease.
