There are many pros to becoming any type of vegan or vegetarian. Vegetarians usually don’t eat as much saturated fat and cholesterol. Also, vegetarians usually get proper dietary fibers, folic acid, potassium, magnesium and vitamins C and E. Because of this lifestyle they are more likely to have a lower body mass index, lower blood pressure, and lower cholesterol. These factors help reduce the risk of chronic diseases. Scientists discovered most vegetarians
“Veganism is the practice of eliminating the use by human beings of non-human animal products. Ethical vegans reject the commodity status of animals and the use of animal products for any purpose, while dietary vegans or strict vegetarians eliminate them from their diet only” (Wikipedia, 2010) The first time I heard the word “VEGAN”, I thought of someone who only ate vegetables and didn’t think of veganism as a lifestyle. There are many different types of vegans. There are people who choose the lifestyle for dietary reasons or to lose weight, and there are also people who choose the vegan lifestyle for ethical reasons. Vegetarians are strictly people who do not eat meat, eggs or dairy.
It gives me a good place to start with, to see each point of view. I can you this information in my essay by providing pros and cons of each point of view. “Animals Used for Food.” People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).Web.25 Jan.2012. PETA touches on the big topics on how and why people are switching over to become vegetarians and reasons why it’s (from their point) a good idea. They bring facts such as 16 billion animals are killed each year.
It is also against the law to kill game for just the rack, tail, ect., and just a waste of meat. If someone who has a passion for hunting has no need or use for the acquired game, he can still make use of it by donating the meat to public help organizations or local soup kitchens. (Henry Garner) That is an average of 72 lbs. of meat that could be donated and used for good. (Zen Cart) Meat processors also make it for packaging.
That single cattle can jeopardize the entire food supply. Schlosser effectively communicates the fact that “fast food is bad for you” with tons of evidence ranging from news articles, factual events such as recalls, reports, and first person experiences. Most of the events lead back to Colorado Springs, Colorado due to all of the issues concerning fast food originates. Schlosser also takes experiences from labs, where scientists do various experiments to recreate the feel and taste of the food to satisfy the human from meats to fruits. This boasts the highest worst safety records in the world.
Meat Morality Many animal rights activists claim that the act of eating meat contributes to animal cruelty. Michael Pollan would refute this claim saying that we, as humans, can and should eat animals as long as we treat them with respect while they are alive. In his article, “An Animal’s Place”, Michael Pollan addresses the moral issue of whether or not it is right to consume animals. He goes to great lengths to research this topic to find a justification to eat meat. He does a great job supporting his opinion that we should be able to eat animals, by using narratives, compare and contrasts, and citing experts that he researched.
Because of this, it made lead people to believe that there is more nutrients or vitamins in the organic food. But this is not true, the Organic Trade Council stated “There is no conclusive evidence at this time to suggest that organically produced foods are more nutritious” (Jackson). Because there are fewer or no pesticides used in organic foods, consumers believe there is no bacteria or harmful chemicals in them either. But in fact these natural farms have other kind of bacteria in the soil. David Klurfeld, chairman of the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at Wane State
The exclusion of meat is also a respectful gesture of ‘down grading' the meals; that is, no fancy foods. Meat does not appear in family meals until the morning of the burial day. The family mourners diet is therefore vegetarian, and a common vegetarian dish is jai. Jai symbolizes purity, and by eating this vegetarian dish, family members keep their bodies clean. Whenever food is eaten by them, the same food is offered to the deceased.
They eat both eggs and dairy. There are miscellaneous groups such as pesco-vegetarians, who will eat fish, but no other animal flesh and flexitarians who are mostly vegetarian but occasionally eat meat. These are extremely lax on the vegetarian spectrum, whereas vegans are at the complete opposite. Vegans are sometimes considered “hard-core” vegetarians. They do not consume any type of
She claims that the Prius became a standard for environmentalism because of its low emissions, however the real issue is not vehicle emissions, but it is raising a preparing livestock for food.Freston continues by saying that a large issue is the gases produced, not only carbon dioxide but methane and nitrous oxide and that these gases come primarily from farmed animals. She ends by claiming becoming vegetarian has never been easier due to the immense amount of vegetarian friendly foods that have come about in recent years. The main appeal of the essay is the logical appeal. Freston uses hard evidence from sources such as reports published from the United Nations which concluded, “The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global.” (800)This is effective because is shows the reader that the issue of environmental problems is even being noticed by the United Nations. Freston continues by stating “the U.N. report says almost a fifth of global warming emissions come from livestock - that’s more emissions than from all of the world’s transportation combined.” (800) This can be alarming for the reader and is effective