Many people claim that, to maintain health people should stop consuming meat and be vegetarian. While, there are some health and environmental benefits, I disagree with this statement, it is not a particular solution to stay healthy.
On the one hand, plant-based diets are lower in saturated fat and cholesterol which causes lower risk of heart disease. People can replace animal fats to healthy unsaturated fats from avocados and nuts. In addition, vegetarian diets play a crucial role in digestion and people’s overall health, because of growth of good gut bacteria by consuming fibre-rich nature. Meanwhile, going veggie has a positive impact on the planet. For instance, animal agriculture is a major contributor to greenhouse gasses, so, opting out of meat may help reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, raising livestock requires large amounts of land, water and feed even the livestock is not large. Choosing vegetarian diets might allow to people to use land for other purposes and conservate water for future.
On the other hand, not all area especially in rural or low-income communities have access to fresh produce and vegetarian-friendly options. It may be limited or it may not always offer readily available vegetarian options, requiring preparation or it can potentially feeling excluded. In addition, travelling to another country especially where meat consumption is prevalent can create challenges for vegetarians. Navigating unfamiliar food landscapes and language barriers can add complexity to maintaining a vegetarian diet while traveling. Therefore, plant-based diets without proper planning can increase risk of nutrient deficiencies such as calcium and zinc. For example, diary products are a significant source of calcium but vegetarians who do not consume it may cause serious health diseases if they do not include calcium rich plants to their diets.
In conclusion, although vegetarian diets may beneficial for people’s overall health and environment safety, people should not completely stop eating meat because it also causes to stay healthy.