The number one reason a meat lover turns vegetarian is because of health, being vegetarian has health benefits. Compared to nonvegetarians, vegetarians are usually leaner and keep their body weight and blood lipid levels closer to desirable levels.
Being vegetarian will lower your chances of being a victim to the following diseases:
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cancer
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Diverticular disease of the Colon
Being vegetarian doesn’t automatically gauranteed you these benefits, but it helps. These benefits and more are reasons why so many people are making the switch to vegetarian.
The number Two reason a meat lover turns vegetarian is for ecological reasons. Live stock and poultry require alot of land, energy, water, and plant food, which is wasteful. According to the North America Vegetarian Society, grains and soybeans fed to livestock in the U.S. alone could feed 1.3 billion people. Livestock also wastes loads of water, it takes 2500 gallons of water to produce a pound of meat but only 25 gallons to produce a pound of wheat.
The number Three reason a meat lover turns vegetarian is for economics. A vegetarian diet is less expensive.
The number Four reason a meat lover turns vegetarian is for ethic reasons. Vegetarians believe that animals should not suffer or be killed unnecessarily. They feel that animals suffer real pain in crowded feed lots and cages. They believe slaughtering animals is traumatic.
The number Five reason a meat lover turns vegetarian is for religious beliefs. Some vegetarians like Seventh-Day Adventists, practice vegetarianism as a part of their religion.