Study Group 05/10
Our human beings are an omnivorous species, so I think being a vegetarian is a little bit unnatural. Many experts said we can get all the nutrition we need from vegetables, if we have well-planned diets. However, why should we choose those substitute nutrition from vegetables instead of just eating meat?
We read three articles this time and they provided three different reasons.
First of all, those slices of meat we ate came from the animals which were treated cruelly. They were crammed into tiny spaces, drugged to keep them alive or to grow faster, and slaughtered in pain.
Second, vegetarians are less likely to develop heart disease and to be obese. In other words, they are healthier.
Third, raising animals for food wastes more resources and produces more pollutions than growing vegetables.
In my opinion, we can choose to eat meat from animals which are treated well and slaughtered humanely. By doing this, we can encourage those factory farms to adjust their balance between low cost and high quality.
Concerning the second reason, I think people who choose to be a vegetarian (no matter out of health or religions) more care about their health than other people. That’s why they are healthier. XD
Going to the third one, we should turn off the light, use the public transportation system, not waste food, not waste paper …etc. to protect our environment. However, changing to a vegetarian? I don’t think it’s necessary to put it on the list.
We also discussed about the inconvenience of being a vegetarian, how people who have different diet habits can get along well…etc. and had a simply conclusion: the diet habit is an import parameter to influence our daily life, and it’s hard for everyone to change their own diet habits.
