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Awesome job Devon! this is a great paper and is very informative. You obviously did a lot of research. I think everyone should pay attention to this post. Weather people are vegetarians, want to be vegetarians, or love eating meat, we all need to watch what we eat and make sure what we put into our bodies makes us feel good. When I became a vegetarian, it made me a lot more conscious about what I ate, not only because I had to pay attention to whether or not food had meat, but also because I had to make sure I was getting all the correct nutrients. This really help the way my body felt, because I was only eating what made my body happy. Vegetarians have a stigma placed on them that I think would be lifted if more people really knew facts from the myths. This paper does a good job at outlining the facts. This information is good for both the people who do eat meat and the people who don't eat meat.
i think i could be a good thing if you do it right. by that i mean you eat healthy and keep up with all of your protein. i personally like so i would rather stay the way i eat.
I have a friend who is a vegitarian and though she eats very healthy she still has to take some prtoein supaliments. I know there's protein in other foods such as beans and nuts instead of just in meat but it is still not enough to get the full amount needed (unless you eat a ton load!) Despite that vegetarians have a heathly food intake they still have to be careful and really watch what nutrients they need. My hats off to them for I can't even really keep track what I eat now!
This looks really good, I have been meaning to look into vegetarian diets. Thank you for the information.
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There is plenty of protein in nuts and beans and other non-animal products. You do not need to eat "a ton load" to get the necessary amount. That is one of the myths Devon was discussing. I don't eat any meat. I eat a peanut-butter sandwich and some nuts or rice and beans everyday and in my nutrition analysis I was even a little bit high in protein. So you do not need to eat meat to "get the full amount." and a vegetation certainly should not need to take a supplement. Your friend is probably getting to much protein.
I was impressed by the way in which you provided both sides of the argument about vegetarianism. My aunt was a vegetarian, who then went to the vegan diet, which she then switched off of, which is a testament to how ones body changes over time. Personally, with the full feeling that one gets from lots of fruits and vegetables and legumes in a diet, there is an overwhelmingly improved feeling that you put the right foods into your body. However, I also feel like it would be difficult to eliminate meats completely from my diet. In this regard the Mediterranean diet is ideal because it includes fish only once in a while, which has is a leaner type of meat and is abundant in omega 3 vitamins.