ESSAY.
In the future more and more people will become vegetarian. Pros and cons of not
eating meat.
Vegetarianism is a movement that advocates for living solely on vegetables, fruits, grains,
legumes, and nuts. However, it involves other areas beyond nutrition, advocating for the
exclusion of any product, and in some cases, the by-product of slaughter. This concept
indeed is based on the belief that it is unethical and cruel to slaughter sentient beings
endowed with emotions and social connections for food.
Meat has been a dietary staple for centuries, however, its healthiness has been questioned.
According to recent studies, eating meat can increase disease risk and provoke several
chronic diseases, like cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, high blood pressure levels, and
cancer. However, a vegetarian diet can meet protein requirements, provide all the essential
amino acids as well as all the necessary vitamins, fats, and minerals.
Several research studies have suggested that the vegetarian diet has the lowest impact on
the planet, even compared to the popular Mediterranean diet. The livestock sector is the
major contributor to climate change which increases greenhouse gasses by enteric
fermentation, manure decomposition, and deforestation to make room for grazing animals
and growing feed.
Many meat-eaters claim processed vegetarian protein options such as soy and tofu can
cause more greenhouse gas pollution than farming meat. However, if eating soy does not
cause Amazon deforestation, its production does, meaning only 6% of the soy produced
globally is for human food use, the remaining is for animal feed.
In conclusion, adopting a vegetarian diet offers benefits on all fronts. Raising animals for
food not only contributes to Earth’s damage - polluting its air and water - but eating animal’s
flesh contributes to harm to humans just as well.
Transformation of the industry could bring significant benefits in terms of improved public
health, better animal welfare and the unique ability to tackle multiple environmental crises
simultaneously.
