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why be a vegan?
hi i'm a vegitarian and i do it because i love animals, its better for the earth & your body. but i was just wondering why do people become vegan? i know alot of people who are vegan, and they are really sick now. (not saying that happens to everyone who is vegan, just some people i know.) so i was just curious, why be vegan?
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Most vegetarians claim that they became a vegetarian for one of three reasons.
The first reason, which most vegetarians claim, is that they have ethical problems with eating meat. Most disagree with how chickens are debeaked, forced to live in small cages, and are then slaughtered when they do not produce eggs fast enough.
Most vegetarians also disagree with the crowded and stressful environments animals are forced into; and the hormone-laden feed used to make them grow faster and produce more.
People who become vegetarians for this purpose often draw ethical boundaries in different spots, depending on their personal beliefs. For instance, some staunch vegans won't consume yeast, wear wool, or even eat certain vegetables, such as carrots, that require killing the plant to harvest.
On the opposite side of the spectrum, some vegetarians -sometimes referred to as pseudo-vegetarians - will actually eat fish and chicken on a regular basis.
The second biggest reason vegetarians claim for not eating meat is that it conflicts with their dietary preferences. Some of these vegetarians simply do not like the texture and taste of meat; others do not eat it because it is high in cholesterol and often contains high concentrations of hormones and preservatives.
The third and smallest group of vegetarians cite environmental reasons for not consuming meat. They complain that consumption of meat causes farmers to continually deforest land to create grazing land for cattle.
In addition to these three major groups, there are a number of other smaller groups of vegetarians who stopped eating meat for entirely different reasons.
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Well, the vast majority of true (and I mean true, true vegans/vegetarians) are so because of medical reasons; their bodies can't process animal products, or they have a medical issue that disallows them to eat meat.
But as others have said, its because they feel bad for the animals, they want to rebel against what's normal, they support PETA (*rolls eyes*), they simply don't like the taste of animal products, and they think its healthier (although as far as I know, nothing has been proven that eating animal products is less healthy than not eating animal products).
But, if you are a vegetarian, I do suggest seeing your doctor or a nutritionist so you can lay out a diet plan so you can get all the proper nutrients your body needs (so you don't become sick, because that can happen to vegetarians as well as vegans).
~Maria, 17
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most people do it for health reasons. Milk products generally have a lot of fat, and there is lots of cholesterol in eggs. Also, there is a general feeling that being vegan is "healthy". In some ways it's healthy, but most vegans don't know how to eat properly so they end up lacking a lot of important good fats and vitamins. Unless a person has time, knowledge and access to healthy food, being a vegan isn't a great idea. but overall to answer your question I'd say people are vegan to:
* lose weight
* be healthy
* be better to the earth
* seem cool and original
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Because people are idiots, vegans are true signs of the apocalypse.
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