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Vegetarianism as a traditional diet
There are many reasons why people choose the vegetarian diet. Mainly, there are beliefs that meat is unclean and can give diseases. Most animalsare injected with steroids, hormones and other drugs in order to make them bigger to produce more meat; this can cause cancer so people go for the vegetarian diet more since vegetables contain fewerchemicals (Murphy, 2011). Vegetarian diet consists of a diet derives from plants so it could be eggs, dairy products or honey are not included. Vegan is another word for vegetarian meaning to excludethe use of animal products or consumption of living organisms, which includes seafood and even yeast (International vegetarian Union, 2011).
Another reason for the choice of vegetariandiet can come from a person's cultural background or religion. For example, Taoists, who believe that a person can be reincarnated as an animal depending on the karma level, abstains from meat sincethey feel that if they are eating meat they are also eating a person (Valea, 2011). Another example is Hinduism; where people believe that everything living thing including animals are sacred, thusthey abstain from meat for the purpose of animal rights (Robinson, 2011).
Some vegetarians eat animal products like eggs, milk, butter and seafood because they believe that those do notcount as meat, but some still abstain from it because they believe that those products are still forms of meat(International Vegetarian Union, 2011). Some take this diet for ethnic reasons(Vegetarian Diet Guide, 2011)
A vegetarian diet has its several advantages. The main advantage is that there is less risk of obesity and heart diseases since meat may contain cholesterol isconsumed too much. Vegetables also contain fewer preservatives than meat since it is usually eaten raw (the Nemours Foundation, 1995-2011). Secondly, a better physical figure can easily be obtained...