Why is it good for you to be a vegetarian? In this new age, vegetarianism has become the buzz word around the globe. More and more people are turning vegetarians. Celebrities are endorsing vegetarianism. What is this craze all about? We, in India, have known the virtues of this *sattvic* eating habit for eons. Let us revisit these eternal truths and freshen our perspective. Let me clarify here that vegetarian food means food from the plant kingdom. All dairy products are as much animal food as meat and eggs are. Even though in our culture we have always considered milk and milk products as vegetarian, we cannot deny the fact that these come from animals and are technically animal products.
Some of the arguments for eating food from the plant sources are categorized here. *Environmental issues* • Vegetarianism helps conserve fossil fuel in a major way. Studies have shown that it takes 35 calories of fossil fuel to produce 1 calorie of mutton; 22 calories of fossil fuel for 1 calorie of poultry; but just 1 calorie of fossil fuel for 1 calorie of vegetables. By eating plant food we can help conserve our non-renewable sources of energy. • It has been observed that it takes about 3 to 15 times as much water to produce animal food, as it does to produce plant food. Thus by becoming vegetarian we can conserve our water resources. Continue<http://tickledbylife.com/index.php/why-is-it-good-for-you-to-be-a-vegetarian/> http://tickledbylife.com/index.php/why-is-it-good-for-you-to-be-a-vegetarian/ best regards *[email protected]*
