The Increasing Shift Towards Vegetarianism

 

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“Those who eat flesh are but eating grains and vegetables secondhand How’ much better to get it direct, by eating the food that God provided for our use!” – Ellen G. White
Vegetarians do not eat meat for health, philosophical or moral reasons. Some, such as Jains and Brahmins, are vegetarians because of religious beliefs.
There are three main types of vegetarians: lacto-ovo-vegetarians, who eat dairy foods and eggs; lacto-vegetarians, who eat dairy foods, but no eggs; and vegans who consume no animal foods of any type.
Food influences every aspect of our well-being including the physical and emotional. There are arguments for and against vegetarian diet. Many argue that man was born to be a vegetarian and God intended him to be so; it is only a deviation that we have taken to eating non-vegetarian food. The argument that if nature wanted us to be meat eaters, it would have equipped us with sharp teeth to tear into flesh and given us acidic saliva to digest animal protein backs their theory. For instance, carnivorous animals have claws, teeth that can tear into flesh and a round stomach, which produces enough hydrochloric acid to digest meat. They also have shorter intestines to shorten the process of meat digestion and a liver that is equipped to get rid of excess uric acid.
That man was created as a vegetarian is borne out by the molars that are designed to crush and grind. Our saliva is alkaline in nature, which is perfect to digest plant protein; we have a stomach and greater length of intestines, designed for vegetarian food. The liver of human beings is also not equipped get rid of excess uric acid that the animal protein breakdown produces. That is one of the prime reasons for the painful disease called gout.
On the other hand the proponents of non-vegetarianism argue that all food that can be digested by man should be considered normal and healthy. Their point is that only non-vegetarian food can provide all the elements of a nutritious diet and so it is healthier than the vegan diet.
There are many factors against the consumption of meat. Animal protein is tough to digest and the food putrefies inside the system creating toxins that are harmful to the body.

 
 

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