Vegetarianism has seen quite a lot of popularity over the decades. It’s quite a movement unto to itself and is sincerely advocated by animal right activists, organizations and societies.Vegetarianism seem like a morally superior position, respecting the sanctity of life but it falls short in providing you the nutrients you need.

Eating animals is a natural instinct

Eating animals is instinctive and to ignore this instinct is fighting against our bodies. Our bodies communicate to us the need for consuming meat and other animal products, and leaving it bereft of the need means the body will suffer, and here lies the morally valid position. Providing to our bodies what they need as compared to withdrawing them completely from its carnal requirements is a good deed done and benefits the self.

Leaving yourself devoid of what your body needs is going to have negative repercussions, and according to nutrition science it is no small setback. Vegetarians need to pay attention to sources of proteins, Iron, calcium, vitamins D and B complex, and Omega 3 fatty acids. It’s impossible to get all these nutrients without a sufficient intake of supplements. It also needs to be said, you can’t get everything right if you are taking supplements. It’s just something about manufactured or manmade sources that end up leaving you with undesired side effects that come and bite back later.

Animals, well-treated ones, are a natural source of these essential nutrients, since they give you the right stuff and the right amounts of it. We will also mention that it is red meat and processed meat that has stuff bad for your health like saturated fats, though even these are not completely the bad guys, according to some reports by nutrition scientists.

Undesirable health effects

A study featured on the Independent  performed by the Medical university of Graz in Austria concludes that vegetarian diets characterized by low consumption of saturated fats and cholesterol carry elevated risks of cancers, allergies, and mental health problems. The study found that although vegetarians have better body mass indexes they were still in a poor state of health overall. The study has attracted quite a bit of controversy but its authors have defended it against the resultant backlash.

There are other negatives as well, especially among women who plan to bear children one day. It’s not just women who face nutrient deficiencies; it is their fetuses that face developing defects as well. It doesn’t end there; there are media reports that girls who follow a vegetarian diet face higher infertility rates than those on omnivore diets.

Conclusion

In conclusion, do include some measure of animal products in your diets, you can be strict with how these animals were treated but going the long yard of sticking to vegetarian lifestyles is certainly going to have repercussions later in life. Going vegetarian is a good thing, and should even be encouraged if proper sources of meat are not available. So, help yourself and live a balanced life with a balanced diet.

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