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<\/p>\nYesterday was the kick-off to World Vegetarian Week, an effort sponsored by PETA to encourage more people to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. Bruce Friedrich, a VP at PETA, has given a top-ten list for reasons you should consider going veggy, and we’re sharing that summary here. <\/p>\n
1.\u00a0 Helping animals helps the global poor<\/strong> 2. Eating meat supports cruelty to animals<\/strong> 3. Eating meat is bad for the environment<\/strong> 4. Avoid Bird Flu<\/strong> 5. If you wouldn’t eat a dog, you shouldn’t eat a chicken<\/strong> 6. Heart Disease: Our number one killer<\/strong> 7. Cancer: Our number two killer<\/strong> 8. Fitting into that itty-bitty bikini<\/strong> 9. Global Peace<\/strong> 10. The joy of veggies<\/strong> Body by God\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n The Maker’s Diet\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yesterday was the kick-off to World Vegetarian Week, an effort sponsored by PETA to encourage more people to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle. Bruce Friedrich, a VP at PETA, has given a top-ten list for reasons you should consider going veggy, … Continue reading
\nIt requires 7x as much grain to feed animals so that we can eat meat, than it does to produce biofuels.<\/p>\n
\nDue to factory farms, it is rare that farm animals get to experience the idyllic barnyard lifestyle due to the inhumane environment they are raised in.<\/p>\n
\nA UN report claims eating meat is “one of the … most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems.” The report goes on to say that eating meat creates 40% more greenhouse gas than the combined emissions worldwide of cars, trucks and planes.<\/p>\n
\nW.H.O. warns that if this virus were to mutate, eating undercooked eggs or even touching a contaminated egg shell could pass the virus to humans.<\/p>\n
\nSome research has shown that chickens’ intelligence outranks that of cats and dogs, and is relative to primates.<\/p>\n
\nA vegetarian lifestyle<\/a> can reduce your risk of cancer, stroke and heart disease.<\/p>\n
\nThe author of the China Study says, “No chemical carcinogen is nearly so important in causing human cancer as animal protein.”![\"pamela](\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/pamela-anderson-vegetarian.jpg\" "\\"pamela")
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\nVegetarians are 1\/3 as likely to be obese while vegans<\/a> are 1\/10 as likely. These diet lifestyles are proven to help you lose weight and keep it off.<\/p>\n
\nIf you want to live in a peaceful world, it has to start by not killing and eating animals.<\/p>\n
\nVegetarians say the broad range of food they discover after giving up meat “explodes”.<\/p>\n![\"skinny](\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/skinny-bitch-book-cover.jpg\" "\\"skinny")
If you’re interested in adopting a vegetarian or vegan diet, check out these reviews:
\nSkinny Bitch<\/a>, the New York Times Bestseller<\/p>\n