Vegetarianism is very good!I am personally a vegetarian, and i think it is the best thing that i do.I don't belive that it is right to eat helpless animals.I couldn't imagine ridding by a farm,and seeing cows,then going to Burger King and eating a Whopper.Some people say that your body needs meat,but there are other ways for your body to get what it needs, with out eating animals!!!I think animals are beautiful and i would never eat them!!
Animals are affected by vegetarianism as well as the environment and the people who partake in vegetarianism.
Vegetarianism is very good for the environment. Animals produce large amounts of CO2. It also takes a lot more water to produce a kilogram of meat compared to a kilogram of vegetables.
Vegetarianism
Yes; there is much heated debate as to what constitutes vegetarianism and how healthy it is.
Suggestions from the WikiAnswers community:"Viva la vegetarians!""Animals are not for eating"
Bodhipaksa has written: 'Living as a river' -- subject(s): Impermanence (Buddhism), Meditation, Buddhism 'Vegetarianism' -- subject(s): Buddhism, Budismo, Health aspects, Health aspects of Vegetarianism, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Vegetarianism, Vegetarianism, Vegetarianismo
Rafeeque Ahmed has written: 'Islam and vegetarianism' -- subject(s): Islam, Kindness, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Kindness, Religious aspects of Vegetarianism, Vegetarianism
Henry Stephens Salt is the author of a 1988 essay entitled A Plea for Vegetarianism.
A choice; no one can force you to be one! Many never choose vegetarianism.
I'm guessing ovo-lacto vegetarianism--it has the least restrictions of vegetarian diets that I know of...
Some of the world's oldest religious traditions have advocated vegetarianism as a means to both physical and spiritual health.
Meat can have an agitating, aggressive quality to it, so avoiding it can make one more peaceful. Respecting the lives of animals can increase kindness, compassion, and help you avoid bad karma. Respect for the earth is central to many faiths, and vegetarianism is easier on the environment.