Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism

Radhika Patel

Sullivan University

Abstract

Vegetarianism is a type of eating habit followed by people who prefer only vegetables, fruits, and grains for their food. Normally, total vegetarian people do not include meat, poultry, fish, eggs, gelatin, and milk products in their diet. This essay describes the disadvantages of a meat diet such as heart diseases, cancer, food borne diseases, obesity, and bone problems. Here, it proves that a vegetarian diet is healthier than a non-vegetarian diet. Also, the meat production process is harmful to the environment because of the presence and use of contaminants, while vegetables are freshly produced by the farmer which is one of God’s gifts. Many scriptures and religions believe in vegetarianism and their followers support this principle in their life.

Vegetarianism

What is vegetarianism? When people hear this term, they think about vegetables because the word “Vegetarianism” contains the word “Veg”. Usually, people who eat only vegetables are called “Vegetarian”. Generally, vegetarians are people who do not eat meat, fish, poultry, eggs, gelatin, and dairy products. These products are used to classify vegetarians into different groups: “(1) vegan or total vegetarians: people who do not eat meat, fish, poultry, eggs, gelatin, and dairy products. (2) lacto-ovo vegetarians: this includes people who do not eat meat, poultry, and fish, but they can eat eggs and dairy products. (3) Lacto vegetarians: this category of people does not eat meat, poultry, fish, and eggs, but they can eat dairy products like milk, butter, or cheese. (4) Ovo vegetarians: under this class, people do not eat meat, poultry, fish, and dairy products, but they can consume eggs. (5) Partial vegetarians: in this category people avoid meat, but they eat fish and poultry” (Harvard Women’s Health Watch, 2009).

Vegetarianism has been a widely debated topic among doctors, researchers, scientist, and health organizations....