There are many reasons to abandon animal food. Someone wants to do this for health reasons, someone can not eat steak from religious or aesthetic considerations. Vegetarianism walks with an enviable pace and if you are thinking about switching to such a way of eating, then this information is for you.
Pros and cons of vegetarianism
If you are going to switch to vegetarianism, do not immediately cut your meat diet. The transition should be gradual and smooth, reduce the amount of meat consumed and increase the share of vegetables and fruits. The body itself will refuse at some point from beef or pork, because he does not need it.
The Pros of Vegetarianism
Pros: Vegetarianism is good for health
As scientists have shown, vegetarians rarely suffer from high cholesterol and obesity. If you compare with meat lovers, then vegetarians can boast a longer life and health. It's not clear until the end, maybe the fact is that among the vegetarians there are more well-off people and fewer smokers.
Pros: the person is not adapted to meat food
There is an opinion that the human digestive system is not adapted to digest meat. Allen Carr, who is famous for his technique of quitting smoking, says that meat for a person does not have nutritional value, it is a surrogate. The intestines are long in man, and the meat decays very quickly. And since it is in the human body for a long time, it gradually becomes a poison.
Pros: Vegetarianism is educated and smart
Vegetarians are socially responsible and the most educated people. British scientists have concluded that children who have high IQ, when they grow up, often become vegetarians.
Pros: brutally kill animals
Vegetarians believe that it is unethical and cruel to eat the meat of living beings, especially if there is no vital need for this. For this reason, some become vegetarians.
Cons of vegetarianism
Cons: Vegetarians are deprived of trace elements and vitamins
People who are against vegetarianism say that those who do not eat meat may lack calcium, iodine, protein, vitamin B12, iron, lack of zinc. Scientists of the Slovak Research Institute of Nutrition have identified a deficiency of protein in children whose parents are vegetarians and have lower levels of iron in their blood.
Cons: eating meat is normal and natural
The remains of the most ancient European were found, this finding is estimated in a million years. Beside him were the bones of animals and the simplest weapon, which indicated that our ancestor was eating meat of wild animals.
Cons: Vegetarians are slightly "inhibited" people
Instead of meat, vegetarians eat soy products. This food for vegetarians replaces essential amino acids that affect memory. And those who often use soy cheese Tofu, their brain activity is reduced by 20%.
Cons: Brutally force people to change their eating habits
Vegetarianism is a luxury, only residents of warm countries can afford it. It is inhumane to "export" such an image to the regions where the main source of energy is animal food. Vegetarians themselves advise - that the diet is not harmful, you can not give up meat. You need to understand your financial capabilities, your health. It is quite expensive in a country where the winter is 3 times longer than summer, being a vegetarian. You can not abruptly give up the usual food, otherwise it will harm your health.
Given all the pros and cons of non-animal products, everyone decides for himself whether vegetarianism suits him, or he can not live without a steak with blood for lunch.