Being Vegetarian: Is It Good or Bad for You?
Vegetarianism is the practice of observing a diet that consists of vegetables, grains, fruits, and nuts, and excludes meat and fowl. Vegetarians hold differing views about fish and those foods derived from animal products, such as milk, eggs, butter, and cheese.
The word vegetarian was first used in the 1840’s, although the practice of vegetarianism goes back thousands of years. People are influenced to follow this diet for a number of reasons – religious and moral, hygienic and physiological. Certain Hindu and Buddhist groups, Seventh-Day Adventist, and some Roman Catholic orders are among the religious group abstaining from meat. Some people feel that life is sacred to all living creatures and that it is ethically wrong to shorten the life-span of any animal to obtain food. Some vegetarians believe that the flesh of dead animals may harbor disease-causing bacteria and other impurities, and that no animals flesh can be as pure as plants grown by nature.
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