| Before anyone makes the decision to become a | | | | feed also contains hormones to make them put |
| vegetarian, they often question whether it will | | | | weight on faster so vegetarians are not usually |
| make any difference. A person in this situation | | | | exposed to these chemicals which most people |
| may also be questioning if this dramatic change to | | | | consume everyday. Some digestive conditions are |
| their life will help the planet at all. With sufficient | | | | claimed to be caused by a reaction to lactose |
| people changing their eating habits, it will make a | | | | which is avoided if you are a non-meat eater. On |
| huge difference for huge numbers of animals that | | | | a more ethical note, you will be surprised how |
| would have otherwise died. The primary reason | | | | much less suffering in animals you will be |
| for the change is the reduction of deaths caused | | | | responsible for by becoming a vegetarian. |
| by heart disease that is brought about by the | | | | One particular study illustrates this point by |
| huge consumption of meat. | | | | claiming that the average American is responsible |
| Meat, dairy produce and eggs are the main | | | | for the death (for food) of over two thousand |
| sources of cholesterol which are the contributing | | | | seven hundred animals during their life. Even a |
| factors in coronary heart disease and other | | | | single person could, in the space of a few |
| circulation problems. Statistics for heart attacks | | | | decades, save the lives of many hundreds of |
| clearly indicate a dramatic rise in the probability of | | | | animals which would have been killed for food. In |
| a heart attack for someone who eats meat | | | | addition to this, if you stop eating eggs and |
| compared to a person who is a vegetarian; in fact | | | | drinking milk, you will also reduce your share in the |
| they are four times as likely. Pure vegans have | | | | suffering and death of battery hens and their |
| an even lower likelihood of a heart attack with | | | | offspring, as well as dairy cows. |
| only a 10 percent chance against a meat eater. | | | | It is difficult to ignore the impact that eating meat |
| The heart is only one organ that benefits from a | | | | has on the planet and makes the case for |
| vegetarian diet because there are other health | | | | becoming a vegetarian stronger. It is hard to |
| advantages. | | | | ignore the facts and the number of animal lives |
| Cancer is another area where reductions are seen | | | | that would be saved is huge, not to mention the |
| as meat contains a number of preservatives | | | | reduction in your chances of contracting a heart |
| which have been linked to this disease. Animal | | | | condition or cancer. |