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Originally Posted by Michelle  Are there any? Have there been studies done?
There is so much discussion going on as to why one shouldn't eat meat, it makes me wonder if there are convincing arguments for eating it. |
Michelle, as far as I can see there are no benefits of eating meat.
The human body expends a huge amount of energy trying to digest it. Quite simply when you look at the digestive systems of a broad range of animals from carnivore, omnivore and herbivore: The human system is more aligned to the herbivore system. Our dental setup is also similar where they have primarily evolved for grinding not ripping.
Remember also that much of the meat that humans eat is processed meat .ie that is junk
The unprocessed meat is also liable to be riddled with antibiotics and steroids as an example as most of the chicken that is eaten is from factory farms where disease is rife and antibiotics are fed with the feed to suppress viruses. They are also fed steroids to make them grow faster onto the supermarke shelf. Cattle are fed 'supplements' which as we have seen through BSE is a sure way to cause an epidemic of unparalled magnitude.
Its just a shame though that people cant just give up meat, not for the raesons above, if not compelling, but just out of a love of life for whoever we can give it to.