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ctsub2003 -> RE: A question for Vegans & Vegitarians re: animal products (7/8/2008 2:43:03 PM)
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As a healthcare professional, i can honestly say people are meant to be omnivorous, it is so blatantly obvious, I can't believe we are debating it. Veganism is essentialy an artifical construct- if it were a century or two ago, or one lived in an extremely rural area, like the Bush in Alaska, hunting/fishing are a necessary part of life; I work in the medical field and have visited Jains in India (who consume an entirely vegan diet- not even onions nor potatoes are allowed). They have serious vitamin deficiencies. Of course, there are more options in the US for isotopes of meat- veggie burgers, dogs, tofurkey, lol, but by and large an entirely vegetarian diet is not realistic, nor desirable; That being said , I abhor cruelty to animals and I would like a better quality of meat- (i.e steroid free, with reasonably humane treatment of the animals, grazing, feedings or whatever). But I do not believe it is innately wrong to kill and consume animals. I eat meat, have no qualms about it. I have hunted, killed and skinned. To address an earlier comment, I think people become defensive, b/c they feel they are being judged; experience has taught them that vegans tend to be judgemental. True, I have met a few who weren't, but by and large, they feel the need to prosletyze and it angers them that the general population views them as lunatics on the fringes of society. Veganism is a personal choice, but it is poor reasoning to conclude that people who eat meat have more heath problems than people who don't- factors such as sample size, proportions of the population, and numerous other factors come into play. The Sardinians and Japanese have the longest life expectancies on the planet, both consume meat- the question isn't whether you should eat meat or not, but what kind of meat/what quality of meat should you consume?
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