Why Do We Still Eat Meat?

Anyone could tell you that physical health is an extremely important aspect of a person’s life. We hear a lot about weight, weight-loss, eating healthy, 60 minutes of exercise, etc. but many people are completely misinformed about what exactly is healthy. A common misconception—specifically in America—is that you need an excessive amount of protein. While it’s true that protein is an important nutrient, we do not need nearly as much as people think. Americans eat nearly 6% more protein than we actually need. Because of our misconceptions about protein, many people think that vegetarianism, and even veganism, are both harmful to the body. However, there are many ways to get the proper amount of protein from a vegetarian diet. Meat is not essential. We can get the proper amount of protein from nuts, soya, dry lentils, and more. Plus, not eating meat could help cut down on the overdose of protein that most of us are taking in. Protein isn’t the only nutrient that people think you can’t get from being vegetarian/vegan, but that just doesn’t make sense. Many of the nutrients people get in their diets come from fruits and vegetable or we can get those nutrients from fruits and vegetables—or raw food based products.

Not only are vegetarianism and veganism just as healthy—if not more so—in terms of nutrients, they are healthier in terms of fats and sodium. Meat and dairy have a significant amount of fat. Think about this: milk was MADE by the cow to turn a 60 lb. calf into a 1,600 lb cow. And people are wondering why they’re gaining weight as they drink milk… As well, red meat is known to cause a significant number of health problems, but we continue to eat it.

Speaking of eating meat, things like hot dogs and sausage should be illegal. They are all the discarded parts of an animal that aren’t used for the normal meats.