Veganism is the practice of not eating meat or any animal products, such as milk or eggs. The controversy over whether going vegan is healthier or damaging to one's health has sparked a lot of arguments. Going vegan is a good idea for anyone ranging in the ages of 13 and older. Reasons for supporting veganism have become undeniable since it has been scientifically proven to improve one's lifestyle in several different ways. Switching to a vegan diet can make one feel more awake and energized now that their body is cleansed of all toxins, causing you to make better decisions and other healthy choices. Going vegan can improve one's health tremendously, cutting out risks of many heart problems and forms of diabetes, decreasing the risk of many
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During the study, they saw that the average annual weight gain was lowest among individuals who had changed to a diet containing fewer meats, while the meat eaters having the highest BMI and vegans the lowest (Comparison of Nutritional Quality). While veganism was spreading out through the rest of the world America was still trying to wrap its head around going without meat. People thought it was crazy to believe you could go without eating meats or other animal products. People were dead set on finding reasons to be con vegan. They conducted studies on rats to see how the vegan diet affected them. The studies showed that rats grew best when fed a combination of plant foods whose protein patterns resembled that of animal foods (The Curious Case of Campbell’s Rats). Which is how the concept that vegans couldn’t be healthy because of the lack of protein was construed. There had never been any studies on humans, only on. If one really believes that you cannot live healthy without protein, then how they they explain that the animals we eat for protien, such as chickens, cows, and pigs, live off grains and a plant based …show more content…
Why would someone give up dunking their Oreos in some delicious cow milk? Well, first of all, it’s cow milk. Why did drinking the milk from a cow become a thing and why don’t we drink the milk of our lactating cat? Breast, Ovarian, and Prostate cancers have been linked to dairy consumption ( Michael Hammers, 11 Reasons to Stop Drinking Cows Milk). In The China Study, they show how casein ,the main protein in milk, links to cancer. Dr. T. Colin Campbell, professor emeritus of nutritional biochemistry at Cornell University and author of The China Study, says “casein is one of the most significant cancer promoters ever discovered”. Skim milk is marketed for lower fat content, yet a 2011 Harvard study of 12,829 children showed that the milk sugar in skim milk may make you fatter than whole milk. And, all milk products contain cholesterol. Think about how often children are pushed to eat milk, yogurt, and cheese. Childhood diets rich in dairy products are associated with cancer in adulthood. Americans are taught at a young age that one must drink milk to keep their bones strong, but it’s been proven that in the countries that don’t drink milk, or consume other dairy products, they have a lower risk of osteoporosis. Everyone is raised on the fact that dairy is a “great” source of calcium, but what Americans aren’t being told is all the other
During the study, they saw that the average annual weight gain was lowest among individuals who had changed to a diet containing fewer meats, while the meat eaters having the highest BMI and vegans the lowest (Comparison of Nutritional Quality). While veganism was spreading out through the rest of the world America was still trying to wrap its head around going without meat. People thought it was crazy to believe you could go without eating meats or other animal products. People were dead set on finding reasons to be con vegan. They conducted studies on rats to see how the vegan diet affected them. The studies showed that rats grew best when fed a combination of plant foods whose protein patterns resembled that of animal foods (The Curious Case of Campbell’s Rats). Which is how the concept that vegans couldn’t be healthy because of the lack of protein was construed. There had never been any studies on humans, only on. If one really believes that you cannot live healthy without protein, then how they they explain that the animals we eat for protien, such as chickens, cows, and pigs, live off grains and a plant based …show more content…
Why would someone give up dunking their Oreos in some delicious cow milk? Well, first of all, it’s cow milk. Why did drinking the milk from a cow become a thing and why don’t we drink the milk of our lactating cat? Breast, Ovarian, and Prostate cancers have been linked to dairy consumption ( Michael Hammers, 11 Reasons to Stop Drinking Cows Milk). In The China Study, they show how casein ,the main protein in milk, links to cancer. Dr. T. Colin Campbell, professor emeritus of nutritional biochemistry at Cornell University and author of The China Study, says “casein is one of the most significant cancer promoters ever discovered”. Skim milk is marketed for lower fat content, yet a 2011 Harvard study of 12,829 children showed that the milk sugar in skim milk may make you fatter than whole milk. And, all milk products contain cholesterol. Think about how often children are pushed to eat milk, yogurt, and cheese. Childhood diets rich in dairy products are associated with cancer in adulthood. Americans are taught at a young age that one must drink milk to keep their bones strong, but it’s been proven that in the countries that don’t drink milk, or consume other dairy products, they have a lower risk of osteoporosis. Everyone is raised on the fact that dairy is a “great” source of calcium, but what Americans aren’t being told is all the other