The Pros And Cons Of Not A Plant-Based Diet

Why or Why Not a Plant Based Diet?

For as long as fast food restaurants have been around, the increase of processed foods in the United States have risen and this has lead to many illnesses. However, the United States is not the only country affected, it is more than half of the world that is being taken over by many diseases such as different cancers, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, etc. These maladies could be simply prevented by adopting a whole foods plant based diet. A whole foods plant based diet is a healthy diet in which a person does not consume any meat or dairy products. One of the many reasons people have chosen to take on this diet is that it can help ease and even reverse many of the pains they are suffering from such as chronic back pains, neck and chest pains. It can also help reverse high cholesterol, diabetes, and obesity. Another reason in which people have chosen to switch to this lifestyle is that it can lower the cost of medical care as they are getting affected by their illnesses less than before. Moreover, switching to a plant based diet can also help the environment and the livestock population as many of the animals we consume have been treated cruelly.
In support of the first reasoning mentioned above, in the documentary, Forks Over Knives by Lee Fulkerson, many patients who have been …show more content…
Before taking on this ‘challenge’ many of the participants were taking multiple medications such as amlodipine, and other medications for their high cholesterol, diabetes, etc. Their previous diets also included a lot of processed foods such as meat and dairy. After a few weeks of sticking to the plant based diet, their results showed drastic changes in their blood sugar and cholesterol levels. Most of them claimed to have felt better and that they feel more energized and were not experiencing any of the previous problems they had