I want tο hear іn thіѕ area personal decisions tο become vegan.I”m a vegetarian, аnd аm considering going more vegan οr really vegan. I’m interested іn whу people become vegan.
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its healthy
people may not want to eat meat cause people killing them for food so they choose to eat vegetables
Honestly, there really aren’t good reasons as far as I am concerned. Becoming a vegan is not healthy at all. We are omnivores and need amino acids from animal products. I am supportive of people becoming vegetarians if they really are for animal rights, but becoming a vegan really is just unnatural, IMO.
Edit: There was a huge study done of vegans in Scandanavia that really shows how unhealthy it is.
There Are None
Just being a vegetarian is still contributing to animal suffering.
And being a vegan is healthy, just making sure your diet is properly planned and you are eating everything you need to be eating.
I am a vegetarian and am going vegan for lent, just to try it out. I can’t say that I have seen any changes in my health or anything, consider I’ve only started today [late starter for the lenten season]. But what helped me decide to go vegan is reading the article I have in my source. I think that as long as you eat a variety of foods it would be healthy. Going vegan can be one of the healthiest things for you, as long as you eat the right foods. I also take vitamins that contain nutrients needed like magnesium and iron, although you can get those plus b-12 and omega-3′s in different kinds of planet foods.
I guess to answer your question I have decided to become vegan because I believe that it will be healthier for me. It’s a challenge I’m willing to take on, and hopefully I’ve convinced you to try it too! If it doesn’t suit your tastes, you can always quit- don’t let people who don’t understand veganism or vegetarianism bring you down.
Common Sense and Consideration if you truly care or not.
That’s your answer.
Humans don’t need meat or dairy.
If you believe in evolution than you will realize that humans are not equipped in our most natural forms to consume animal products.
For example, Let me strip you but naked, and threw you in a stadium with a small dear or rabbit and told you to hunt. How can you do it? You quickly realize that nothing on your body can efficiently cut flesh nor are you built to catch it.
But that’s being vegetarian, being vegan is different. Dairy is the main concern. Should you eat dairy. No it isn’t needed. Every product in an animal can be found elsewhere except non heme iron. Which is just a better absorbed iron.
Dairy is lactic acid known as liquid meat. It clogs up the system and alters the ph balance which can make the body more acidic. It’s hard for the body to process.
Nothing I have given you is an opinion but facts. I wouldn’t be vegetarian if they weren’t. So why am i not vegan?
Pizza is fuckin awesome.
But giving up a lot of stuff because of a few more subtle ingredients is a whole new life style.
So that’s where your consideration comes in. If you don’t care then celebrate with a slice of pizza but if you do think it matters get your planning book out.
There are many excellent reasons.
Personally, I became vegan because I respect animals. If you’d like to learn more about this aspect, try reading some Gary Francione, Peter Singer, Carol J. Adams, Erik Marcus. There’s a whole world of moral philosophy out there to explore. Here’s a nice list of suggested readings:
http://www.veganism.com/books.html
The health reasons are abundant. Contrary to what has been stated in previous replies, veganism has been shown to be a very healthful and adequate diet. It is the position of the Dietitians of Canada and the American Dietetic Association that a vegan diet is sound for ALL stages of life, including pregnancy and childhood. Find the latter’s position paper here:
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_933_ENU_HTML.htm
The environmental reasons are also very compelling. I won’t go into all the stats about how much water it takes to make a pound of grain vs a pound of meat, you can Google this information yourself, but note that the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization published a report a couple of years ago entitle ‘Livestock’s Long Shadow’, which describes these issues in detail. Find the report here:
http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0701e/a0701e00.HTM
So there you have it. Animals, humans, health, environment. Some basic and good reasons to be vegan. There are other social justice issues as well, such as how the animal industry supports racism, sexism and lots of other ‘isms’. Read up on the ‘intersectionality of oppressions’.
Hope this helps.
The best, and only important reason, is it’s what YOU want to do. Not because somebody else wants you to.
brwneyes–I usually use “studies” against vegers but it goes both ways. Studies aren’t scientific research. Most are just questionnaire type data. All are sponsored by lobbyists of one kind or another. It goes something like this, “Here is X million dollars. Collect whatever data you need to show “THIS”. Studies regarding the food industry should always be taken with a grain of salt.
I think you have to do what your ready for, but once I went vegetarian I found going vegan fairly easy. I have never felt better and unlike what some misinformed people have said people do not need animal products to be healthy plenty of vegan products out there give you the proper nutrition. I think feeling good, my body never looking better (cant wait to put on the tiny bikini) and not adding to animal suffering are all good reasons.
It’s what you want to do. Since veganism is a lifestyle choice that you are free to make, that’s the only reason that really matters.
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