Every one of us should become a vegetarian because eating meat can cause serious health problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree

Vegetarianism is becoming more and more popular for many people, particularly because of the harm that some people believe

meat

can cause to the body.

However

, I strongly believe that it is not necessary for everybody to be a vegetarian. Vegetarians believe that

meat

is unhealthy because of the diseases it has been connected with. There has been much research to suggest that red

meat

is particularly bad,

for example

, and that consumption should be limited to eating it just a few times a week to avoid

such

things as cancer. Meats can

also

be high in saturated fats so they have been linked to health problems

such

as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. 

However

, there are strong arguments for eating

meat

. The

first

reason is that as humans we are designed to eat

meat

, which suggests it is not unhealthy, and we have been eating

meat

for thousands of years.

For example

, cavemen made hunting implements so that they could kill animals and eat their

meat

.

Secondly

,

meat

is a rich source of protein which helps to build muscles and bones. Vegetarians often have to take supplements to get all the essential vitamins and minerals.

Finally

, it may be the case that too much

meat

is harmful, but we can easily limit the amount we have without having to cut it out of our

diet

completely.  To sum up, I do not agree that everyone should turn to a vegetarian

diet

.

Although

the

overconsumption

of

meat

could possibly be unhealthy, a balanced

diet

of

meat

and vegetables should result a healthy

diet

.