...Vegetarianism There are multiple reasons why people choose to become a vegetarians. Many people choose to go vegetarian or vegan for the health benefits, environmental protection and ethical reasons. Therefore vegetarianism is seen by Americans as a healthier, ethical and environmental solution for becoming a vegetarian. There are several different types of vegetarians. Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian: does not eat meat, fish or fowl; eats dairy and egg products. Ovo-Vegetarians: does not eat meat, fish, fowl, or dairy products; eats egg products. Lacto-Vegetarian: does not eat meat, fish, fowl, or eggs; Eat dairy products. Vegan: does not eat any animal products including meat, fish, fowl, eggs, dairy, honey, etc.; most vegans do not use any animal products such as silk, leather, wool, etc. as well. By eliminating meats from your diet you can take a crucial step towards a long life of health and happiness. “This is because a healthy vegetarian diet is typically low in fat and high in fiber. However a vegetarian diet can be high in fats that include an excessive amount of fatty snacks, fried foods, whole milk, dairy products, and eggs. Therefore a vegetarian diet like any other diet must be well planned in order to prevent certain diseases” (Brown Edu). Some of the leading killers in America today, include heart disease, cancer, obesity, and strokes, and they are directly linked to meat-based diets. Heart disease is the number one killer in America, which is caused by a buildup...
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...Vegetarianism Vegetarianism is defined as the life choice of not consuming any meat, poultry, or fish. Those who practice the acts of being a vegetarian eat mostly fruits, nuts, vegetables, and grains. Many vegetarians aren’t opposed to consuming eggs and other dairy and/or other dairy products. Some people choose vegetarianism because they think eating meat is cruel or unethical. They believe that if humans have the option to avoid meat, and still be healthy, then animals are being killed out of selfishness. The majority of people are omnivorous, which means that their diet consists of both plant and animal origins. Most omnivorous people believe that eating meat is not cruel or unethical/unnatural, and that it is a natural cycle of life. Another argument between both sides is whether the human body was made for the consumption of meat or not. The anatomy of a human has evolved to that of a vegetarian. We do not have the carnivorous teeth or large mouths; instead, we’ve developed rounded, flat teeth that are used for chewing more fibrous food. On the other hand, with the large number of omnivores, the human taste buds have come to crave the flavor of meat. But, that is because people have been consuming meat for 2.3 million years. Being vegetarian or omnivorous both have their health benefits, but meat is not a necessity. Vegetarianism has been proven to deliver complete nutritional benefits Eating meat provides healthy vitamins which are proven to boost the human body’s...
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...Vegetarianism “They are neglected, mutilated, genetically manipulated, put on drug regimens that cause chronic pain and crippling, transported through all weather extremes, and killed in gruesome and violent ways.” Who? The 16 billion animals killed every year in the United States to provide food for the meat-eaters in America. Even the free-rage animals that are supposedly treated with better care are often kill without any type of painkillers after being kept in dirty, disease-ridden sheds and being force to endure long trips to slaughterhouses without food and water. How can we stop this? Vegetarianism. Vegetarianism is a healthier, more beneficial lifestyle than non-vegetarianism because it is better for your health, the environment, and animal welfare. (“Animals”) According to a recent poll 6 to 8 million American’s do not eat meat, fish, or poultry. From these people studies have been done about the affects of a vegetarian diet on the body. Compared to meat eater, vegetarians consume less saturated fat and cholesterol from not eating meat. This diet leads to better long term health. Research so far has shown that a vegetarian diet reduces the risk of heart disease. In recent years a study was done using 76,000 participants and the results showed that vegetarians were 25% less likely to die from a cardiac event such as a heart attack. This is because vegetarians tend to consume more high-fiber, whole grains, and legumes which have a low glycemic index and the body digests...
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...PERSUASIVE SPEECH Topic: Vegetarianism [INTRODUCTION] Attention getter: I’d like to start off my speech with the words of George Bernard Shaw: "Animals are my friends and I don't eat my friends." Purpose and Thesis: As you may have guessed, today I’ll try to persuade you all to consider thinking about being vegetarian. Enumerated Preview: Vegetarianism used to be an unusual lifestyle choice. Today it is becoming more common and accepted by mainstream society. While there are many reasons for choosing a vegetarian diet, I’ll tell you the most important ones. Throughout the course of this presentation, we will see the personal health advantages of becoming a vegetarian, our ability to prevent animal cruelty, and the benefits to the environment and the world. Impact of the Topic and Speech: I hope that my speech will give you some thoughts to think and questions to ask. So if you have any, you may ask them after my talk. Transition: First, let’s examine the health benefits of becoming a vegetarian [BODY] I. Becoming a vegetarian has substantial health benefits. HEART DISEASE RISK Vegetarians have a lower chance of developing heart disease than meat-eaters, according to a study published in the journal "Public Health Nutrition." This large-scale study was undertaken by researchers of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in Oxford, England, and studied a total of 76,172 women and men living in the United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Overall, vegetarians were...
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...Hidden Wonders of Meat in Corporate America I believe that people should eat meat over being vegetarian since it can greatly benefit the economy and makes billions of dollars every year supporting a huge amount of jobs. Meat greatly aids one’s personal health as well, you can only get the amino acids to synthesize the protein from meat. As a matter of fact, in America its easier to find a meal with meat than without. For thousands of years we have had no problem in finding ways to make a meal, with meat or without. Until now. In 1847 the idea of vegetarianism came upon us, but until 1971 it didn’t take much authority in America. This new healthier lifestyle introduced to the growing corporate America made us question how we ate, and if it would affect our personal health, and future wellbeing....
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...Once it is carefully and properly planned out, of course. In fact the design of a human’s intestinal tract, being long and all places homo-sapiens more in the category of herbivorous than carnivorous. As longer intestines allow herbivores more time to break down and assimilate tough-to-break-down plant fiber (Walker, 2006). A diet absent of meat can prove to be more advantageous than the contrary; as it consists of lower levels of total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol which allows for a lower risk of obesity, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure; and diabetes. Such a diet can also be more cost effective in certain countries and provide an idea of being morally right. One of the major issues regarding health today, especially in America is the vast amount of people that fall into the obese category. In fact, more than one third of U.S. adults—more than 72 million—people and 17% of U.S. children are obese (The...
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...1. In America, it would be important to increase sex education classes and have them provided in middle school. These classes should also address the current average costs of raising a child from birth to age 18, to encourage full awareness of what is involved. Birth control education is critical to controlling population. It is hard to envision the China rule becoming reality here, as it would be a violation of one's constitutional rights. Obviously, with time, certain social and natural factors may affect population, including war and feared new plagues or viruses. But these things (calamities) do unfortunately affect population. 2. I was born and raised in Pinellas County. Since 2000, the Pinellas County population has increased from approximately 900,000 to just under a million by 2010. Today, Pinellas County's population continues to grow. There has been of course ongoing development but residentially the County is and has been "built out" for some time. The real estate crash of 2008 halted new development substantially but that trend seems to be slowly reversing now. The racial and ethnic profile of Pinellas has not changed dramatically; however, consistent with most Florida counties, the Hispanic population does continue to increase among the general population. The community's social problems (crime, homelessness) have remained constant and the unemployment rate seems linked more so to the national economy than local community issues. Unemployment remains...
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...Environmental Ethics Environmental ethics is that branch of philosophy dealing with the major ethical questions regarding the relationships between humans and the environment. This includes issues such as biodiversity, wildlife management, ecological preservation, hunting practices, farming techniques, and food regulations. Emergence of the Field Environmental ethics emerged as a distinct field in in early 1970s. Among its driving forces were the environmental concerns regarding the dependability of our society on natural resources as well as the threat that our use of those resources poses to the integrity of the ecosystem; it should also be noted that the increased attention to an ecological perspective on life was promoted also by the prospect of exploring life on other planets. It should be noted that around the same period a cognate field was also developed: philosophy of biology. In the 70s, in other words, our theoretical perspective on life was deeply transformed and has led to movements such as the green revolution and the contemporary quest for sustainable living. Retrospectively, the emergence of those fields seems almost obvious. A Non-Anthropocentric Philosophy? Although environmental ethicist have applied ethical theories – such as consequentialism – to try and solve environmental concerns, the specificity of environmental problems facilitated the development of some novel ethical perspectives; an example of this is the non-anthropocentric...
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...including meat. A. Vegetarian diets reduce chances of cancer developing in many parts of the body. B. The diet provides all basic nutrients and vitamins the body needs as long as you know what foods to purchase. C. Foods rich in protein such as poultry, fish, and meat are found to be more involved in food-borne related illnesses. D. You gain better, lower cholesterol levels. II. Going on a vegetarian diet helps reduce overall weight and the harmful effects of obesity. A. The vegetarian diet is low in saturated fats, and these fats contribute greatly to weight gain. B. Studies have shown those who switch to a vegetarianism diet put on less weight as they age. C. Vegetarian foods are much higher in fiber than animal-based foods. III. Going vegan can be challenging or hard to keep up with, but the results make it worth the time and energy invested. A. While most vegan foods are cheap to buy, you need a very wide variety of them in order to obtain a balanced and nutritional diet. B. It’s very easy to find good vegan foods and alternatives. C. It is considerably cheaper compared to buying meat products. IV. Going vegetarian not only keeps you healthy, but the environment as well. A. Reduces pollution. B. Avoid toxic chemicals found in pesticides. ...
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...Vegetarianism doesn’t always mean no meat, no poultry, no dairy, no fish, and no seafood; there are different types of vegetarians and each type has different food restrictions. There can be confusion regarding vegetarianism, the lifestyle a vegetarian lives and the diet they follow. Some people may wonder what vegetarians eat, what they do not eat, and how they stay healthy and survive without the proteins and nutrients from meat and other animal products. Since there is more than one type of vegetarian there is no clear answer for the questions of what they eat, what they avoid and how they stay healthy; because each type of vegetarian follows different guidelines in their life which gives them different choices of items to consume. Some types of vegetarians eat meat and animal by-products; others may avoid meat but consume some animal by-products, while others may be more restrictive in their diet and avoid any types of meat and animal by-products. Regardless of the type of vegetarian an individual is every type follows the same main diet which focuses on large amounts of leafy greens, vegetables, fruits, healthy and whole grains, legumes, seeds, and nuts. Vegetarians fill their diets with protein packed grains such as quinoa, couscous, bulgur wheat, barley, and brown rice; they also ensure that they receive large amounts of proteins by eating large servings of legumes such as beans, lentils, and chick peas, to substitute for missing the proteins for restricted or limited...
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...Meat without Guilt of Ethics Jessica Paxton Devry University America today has developed a unique relationship with meat. They love meat because it is part of everyday life, but they have guilt about the process the meat has been thru to get to them. Meat in America goes through slaughterhouses that have been called into question more and more. Slaughterhouses stop many people from eating meat because of guilt, but changing the process by; first reevaluating the ethical treatment the animals go through, secondly meat needs to not have a sense of guilt come with it, then change the assembly line process when killing the animals, and finally reverting back to hunting animals for just what we need. First, slaughterhouses need to be reevaluated for the ethical treatment of how the animals are killed. There are rules that they slaughterhouses are supposed to abide by both ethical and legal. However, there are many situations where those rules are being broken, but nothing is really being done about it. There was one instance where PETA came in and found that one slaughterhouse was treating the animals with cruelty when they investigated. http://www.peta.org/features/Agriprocessors.aspx http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/news-slaughterhouse-cruelity-humane-death-myth In this specific case it shows how animals are inhumanely stored to be slaughtered. These companies plead guilty to 10 counts of animal cruelty after the investigation was over. They had been killing animals...
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...There is also a favorable reason for vegetarianism that many have not thought or heard about. Our environment is modified in many ways by livestock and other contributing factors. Surprisingly, every quarter pound of hamburger meat that someone consumes destroys 60 square feet of rainforest. Rainforest everywhere are already being demolished in the first place. The reason is because a lot of the cattle consumed in the United States have been bulked and fattened up and raised in past rainforest that was transformed to grazing grounds. In truth, more than one half of rainforest destruction has been from animal grazing. Other than the ruining of rain forest, more than 50% of all water supplies go toward livestock production. Elissar Abdul-Khalek...
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...was born and raised naturally or in a lab. This science is in its infancy however, and as GMO's become more prevalent, and their technology becomes readily available its legality will continue to be questioned and thus politicians will be forced to bring this issue to the forefront. The consumers right to know, this is pretty straight forward. What do we as consumers have the right to know. The most troubling, or another way to put it is, the area where the most questions are ask is with in the food industry. Much of the food we eat has some form of modified organisms in them. But, as a consumer we, with in this country do not have the right know about them. With health consciences become more prevalent with the the United States of America, people want to know what they are eating. The reason for this is most people want to eat healthy. There is a growing number of people who identify themselves as vegans. Almost 8 million people are people who identify themselves as vegans. Most of them, subscribe to a natural diet. By natural diet, I mean they want to only eat organic foods, with little to...
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...Nowadays, the number of people who aim for healthy lifestyles has significantly increased. Bedside exercising, being a vegetarian has become a very popular option that people choose to achieve their goals. According to Vegetarian Times, “7.3 million Americans are vegetarians” (vegetariantimes.com). Vegetarian diet provides many health benefits and helps to protect the environment. Although there are many advantages from being a vegetarian, one of its disadvantage is the lack of protein consuming. This paper will focus on both advantages and disadvantages from vegetarian diet. The first advantage of being a vegetarian is gaining many health benefits. Because vegetables contain high source of fiber and low saturated fat, eating more vegetables helps to prevent cancer. Several studies from German and England indicated that people who eat vegetables are 40 percent less likely to have cancer compare to people who eat meat (Vegetarian Foods). Vegetarian diet also helps to lower blood pressure. Back in 1900s, nutritionist discovered that a person’s blood pressure was significantly reduced after eating vegetables for two weeks (Vegetarian Foods). Moreover, vegetarian diet prevents obesity, especially for children. In 2009, American Dietetic Association stated that children who have grown up in vegetarian families generally look leaner than others (Bucking the Trend). The low fat and glucose in vegetables helps vegetarians to lower their body fat. The next advantage of being a vegetarian...
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...‘successful’ are thin to show that they are assured of their next meal.” This sentence gave insight to why people wanted to be thin. Furthermore, it tends to be a reason why many of us climb on our scales at home each day, and depending on what is read, determines whether we have a good day or a bad day (Beller 264). Whether it’s the unhappy news of the gained weight on the thighs, age creeping up on the body, or perhaps only being uneducated in nutrition. Overall well-being should be the goal for weight control, not only to enhance the body’s appearance (Sobal 81). Being overweight can be helped; as any degree of obesity can be considered one of the most preventable causes of death in America (Frankle et al. 1). Obesity in the United States has grown over the years with no real solution, however vegetarianism can contribute to overall well-being of any individual. Karlsberg states that obesity is “the condition of being extremely overweight”, being usually about twenty percent over healthy weight (77). Even if one is not obese, but overweight, the problems that obesity has could be the same. Such as heart disease, circulatory problems, high blood pressure, type two diabetes, certain cancers, and arthritis (78). Other troubles associated with obesity include, but are not limited to are: impairing vigor, increasing fatigability, gallstones, cirrhosis of the liver, hardening of arteries, and the increase of surgical risks. These reasons make obesity the “prime reason for early breakdown...
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