Why+become+a+vegetarian?

People choose to become Vegetarians for many reasons. Here are some common reasons:

1. Health. Many Vegetarians choose to become so because they believe it will have a healthy impact on their diet. They may believe there are less fatty proteins than meat, or that they can avoid hormones fed to animals or reduce probability of food poisoning. There is also some evidence that suggests vegetarians are on average slimmer than non-vegetarians. Also, the following diseases are more common among meat eaters: anemia, appendicitis, arthritis, breast cancer, cancer of the colon, cancer of the prostrate, constipation, diabetes, gallstones, gout, high blood pressure, indigestion, obesity, piles, strokes and varicose veins. Lifelong vegetarians visit the hospital 22% less often than meat eaters and for shorter stays. Vegetarians have a 20% lower blood cholesterol level than meat eaters and this reduces heart attack and cancer risks considerably.  2. Animal Cruelty. Animals are not treated in the nicest ways. Animals are being fed corn because it is cheaper when they are supposed to be eating grass or other natural foods. This does not agree with cows because they have stomachs made for grass. When corn is fed to them, many cows' stomachs twist and contort in bad ways. This causes some cows to die. Food industries recognize this as "An inevitable problem" that is factored into the cost of your meat. So part of the reason meat is so expensive for us is because it is cheaper for the food industry to feed cows corn. Farm-raised salmon are also fed corn, which decreases their nutritional value. This is just what the animals are being fed. Their living conditions are worse. Most meat we eat is raised not on farms, where we envision it is from, but on a feedlot. Feedlots are giant spaces of land that animals live on in their own waste. If animals defecate on a farm, it would be gathered for fertilizer or absorbed into the ground. In feedlots, Animals are packed together so tightly that the waste piles up to their knees and they are literally swimming in their own feces. This is a HUGE reason people choose to become vegetarians.

3. Global Preservation Reasons. Another con to eating meat is that the way it is produced is so bad for the Earth. Cows eating grain grown on 100 acres of land will produce enough meat for 20 people. If wheat is grown on these very same 100 acres, it could produce enough wheat to feed 240 people. Feeding cows on this land is a huge waste of energy and food. Looking for a way to end world hunger? Look no further than this.  Also, The world's fresh water shortage is being made worse by animal farming. Meat producers are the biggest polluters of water, letting waste run into the water of nearby lakes and rivers. It takes 2,500 gallons of water to produce one pound of meat. If the US meat industry wasn't supported by the taxpayer paying a large proportion of its water costs, then hamburger meat would cost $35 a pound. 

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