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Vegetarians

Vegetarians


Hugh Buchanan

Growth problems.   Animal population problems.   Disease.   These are all problems
caused by being a vegetarian, that is, one who only eats vegetables.   There are
different degrees of being a vegetarian.   To one extreme, is a person who eats
nothing associated with animals (no yogurt, ice-cream, or even anything that has
come in contact with meat or another animal).   The opposite are those who just
eat vegan most of the time and will still eat animal bi-products.   Then there
are others who are in between.

Being a vegetarian is not natural.   Since the beginning of time, humans have
been consuming animals.   A vegetarians diet lacks energy, calcium, zinc, and
vitamins (B-12 and D).   Without supplements, severe medical problems can arise.
Also, those supplements are usually man made and do not require some of
substances, still un-identified, in meat.

A carnivorous diet has always been in American history.   Turkey is eaten on
Thanksgiving, not Tofu Surprise.   Fish on Fridays, not salad.   Pop and son would
go hunting in the winter for fresh game to eat, they wouldn't go picking berries
and roots.   Those who could not or would not eat meat did not survive.

Studies have been done by M. J. Lentze, a German who found that vegetarianism
causes impaired growth in children five years or younger.   Vegan children even
fail to grow as well with supplements that exceed the Recommended Daily
Allowance.

It is true that many vegetables contain a high amount of protein, but the amount
is not even close in comparison to meat.   To get the same amount of protein from
vegetables as you would from just one pound of meat (although most people don't
eat this much meat anyway!), you would be eating for hours.

Most people become vegetarians because of the Animal Rights Movement (ARM).   But
in fact, the movement has "elevated ignorance about the natural world" according
to Richard Coniff.   If you give rights to animals, you should give rights to
plants.   Think of...