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Originally Posted by Morgan
I most closely agree with Sherab, and I think there was one other who stated a similar viewpoint.
I really regret not having committed this information to my mind more thoroughly, but know it exists that vegetarianism is not the answer to all of our problems. I was a vegetarian for nearly 10 years, vegan for six of those, and I was quite ill by the end of that time. Adding meat and dairy back to my routine brought my health back up considerably.
I do disagree with commercial farming, factory farming, etc. I eat only organic animal products. We don't need to be inhumane and unsustainable in our practice of meat consumption. No answer is as simple as vegetarian vs. meat-eater. It's far more complicated than everyone just quitting meat.
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Totally agree with you and further more anyone who still insists that eating meat is bad for you, then I would remind them of all the native cultures that have been doing it for centuries and have maintained better health than us westerners. I agree that common animal farming is in most cases woeful but that by itself is not a complete argument against eating meat and I also believe that obesity has nothing at all to do with meat. Lets also not forget than for some people in some parts of the world, growing fruit and veg is near impossible due to climate. I once watched a documentary about a village of people that ate almost nothing but reindeer, they were quite healthy.