There are significant moral, ethical, environmental, health and humanitarian benefits of adopting a vegetarian lifestyle. Let us consider a few points to examine this closely. Better for Your Health
Virtually all the major scientific and medical institutions in the world agree that the risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and a host of other diseases is increased by consuming a meat-based diet, consisting of highly processed foods laden with fats and artificial ingredients. These institutions further agree that the risk is greatly reduced by adopting a healthy low-fat, high-fibre diet. This result is best achieved by adopting a healthy vegetarian diet consisting of organic and natural foods. Better for the Environment
In its 2006 report on global warming, the United Nations stated that raising animals for food generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars and trucks in the world combined. When emissions from land use are included, the livestock sector accounts for nine per cent of carbon dioxide (CO2) from human-related activities, but produces a larger share of even more harmful greenhouse gases. For the Sake of the Innocent Animals
Each year throughout the world, virtually uncountable billions of innocent animals are inhumanely raised in hellish factory farm conditions. Given the horrific suffering these animals endure, and considering that all our nutritional needs can easily be satisfied without eating these animals, vegetarianism is a moral and ethical necessity. Mother Nature has already provided ample vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes and dairy products for human sustenance. For all these reasons the single most important thing an individual can do for their health, for the environment, and for the sake of the innocent animals is to adopt a vegetarian diet. In future blog posts we will examine each of these points in more detail.
The Essay on World Health Day
We cannot achieve environmental security and human development without addressing the basic health issues” said Gro Brundtland. World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the anniversary of the founding of The World Health Organization (WHO), which is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is concerned with international public health. Each year, the Organization selects a key ...
