Vegetarians Benefit Socitey - Con

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Since the beginning of time, people have eaten meat. Many vegetarians, however, believe this is we should eliminate meat from our diets. By doing so, we are not only harming ourselves, the consumer, we are harming others as well.

Vegetarians hurt the livelihood of farmers. Many farmers rely on raising livestock such as chickens, pigs, and cattle to earn a living. If more people become vegetarians, it would be extremely difficult for these farmers to switch to growing fruits and vegetables. Fruit and vegetable crops also need more land to grow. Farmers will be forced to spend money to buy more land. Also they will need to hire more workers to harvest the crops. Farmers who raise animals will be hurt financially.

The lives of doctors will be much harder as well. Vegetarian patients will require attention to their special needs because their unique diets. Doctors must also educate themselves on the special needs of vegetarians. Also, because vegetarians may not eat a full, balanced diet that includes meat, doctors must keep a watchful on their diets so that they consume the proteins and other nutrients that they need. Supervising patient's diet makes it harder for doctor's to care for more serious diseases.

What if you were to become a vegetarian? For ordinary consumers, it is not a sensible choice. People are naturally omnivores so eliminating meat is unnatural. You will be deprived of nutrients that come from animals. These include proteins, oils, and amino acids, which help to keep bodies strong. Your diet will be unbalanced. Also, you may believe that you are helping animals by not eating meat. However, if no one ate meat, livestock animals such as chickens and cows would not survive in the wild. They would quickly go extinct.

Vegetarians may claim that animals should not be eaten. They may claim they are healthier. The truth is that by becoming a vegetarian, you are not only harming your body, you are making the lives of farmers and doctors more difficult as well.

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