YOur Guide to Becoming a Vegetarian
Becoming a vegetarian is an ideal for many people that believe they should convert but don’t fully understand the benefits. A person in this situation may also be questioning if this dramatic change to their life will help the planet at all.
Individually it probably won’t as it is only a small scale thing but if many people feel the same way, it does have an effect on the lives of many animals. The primary reason for the change is the reduction of deaths caused by heart disease that is brought about by the huge consumption of meat.
Many of today’s heart conditions would not be so commonplace if people did not eat so much food with high levels of cholesterol, such as dairy products and eggs. In fact the group Earth Save states that a vegetarian has around 25 percent less chance of a heart attack than someone who consumes meat as part of their diet. Pure vegans have an even lower likelihood of a heart attack with only a 10 percent chance against a meat eater. The improvements in health do not end there if you are a vegetarian.
Cancer is another area where reductions are seen as meat contains a number of preservatives which have been linked to this disease. Hormones used in animal feed are obviously not present either in vegetarian meals, which have proved to create hormone problems in people. The consumption of lactose will also be reduced which is claimed to cause some digestive problems. The health advantages to becoming a vegetarian are unquestionable but there is also the fact that many animals will not lose their lives to feed you either.
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.
Furthermore, by reducing your intake of dairy products and eggs, many hens and cows will have better living conditions. So the answer is yes, it does matter whether or not you become a vegetarian. The reduction in animal life lost and the improvement in your health should be convincing enough.
