Going vegetarian has become a buzzword these days and everyone, from executives and homemakers to celebrities and college students, are moving towards vegetarian lifestyles, owing to some of the following reasons.While the normal following of vegetarianism makes the people abstain from animal products like meat and eggs, there are also stricter people who refuse to eat any form of animal products including milk and other dairy items. These people are called vegans.
One of the main reasons why people turn vegetarian is because the non-vegetarian food makes the body more prone to heart diseases, stroke and certain forms of cancer.Moreover, meat is one of the most perishable food items and unless it is stored and cooked properly, it is one of the most common sources of people getting infection or food poisoning.On the other hand, the vegetarian food is much healthier and it keeps the body in a better shape.
Many people decide for going vegetarian when they realize the amount of cruelty and bad treatment the farm animals have to face in the poultry or stable before they are served as food.Various NGOs and other animal rights organizations have shown the video and footage of how animals are breed and the amount of pain and suffering they need to endure.Moreover, since the animals are kept on tranquilizers or drugs to keep them calmer, these drugs are also present in their body even after they are cooked, and thus these chemicals, which may be harmful also make way into the bloodstream of the eater.
Moreover, since raising animals takes more resources and emits more green house gases as compared to growing similar amount of food grains, turning vegetarian is also better for the environment in the long run.Various estimates also suggest that if a larger mass of people embrace vegetarianism, the current problem of food scarcity would be solved to a huge extent.These and such other facts also show the indirect benefits of going vegetarian to the people.
A lot of people think that they would miss out on various varieties and delicacies if they leave non-vegetarian food by going vegetarian.But this is not true at all, not only does the vegetarian food have a lot of variety in terms of options, but also there are various substitute foods available for the existing non-vegetarian items as well.These substitutes not only taste almost the same, are not but also are much healthier options of food, which are free from the chemicals.The above benefits and the overwhelming support from celebrities has led to better awareness about the benefits of going vegetarian among the wider masses.
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