People who make the decision to change their diets and embrace a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle do so for a number of reasons. They believe in the sanctity of all life and are against all forms of animal cruelty. They seek to exclude the exploitation of other animals for food, clothing or any other purpose. They believe eating meat is unhealthy and that raising beef cattle and dairy cows is bad for the environment and ecologically irresponsible.
Taking each of these points into consideration, let’s take a look at the big picture to clear up any misinformation and save you from compromising your health by becoming an herbivore. We won’t get into a discussion of individual moral ethics. This article will discuss eating animals strictly from a heath perspective.