Everyone should adopt a vegetarian diet because eating meat can cause serious health problems. Do you agree or disagree?

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age, people have a plethora of options when it comes to choosing the food which they want to consume. Some choose to be vegetarians, whilst others choose non-vegetarian options. I disagree, with the notion that one should adopt a purely vegetarian

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, rather there should be an equal balance of meat and vegetables in a person's

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for their overall wellbeing.

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of all, having a pure meat-related

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can give rise to heart disease, high cholesterol, and other problems.

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, various meats are susceptible to various diseases like swine flu, chicken flu which is often transmittable to humans.

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, the consumption of an all-meat

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can

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lead to physical manifestations, the most common being gout.

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, my cousin eats meat-based meals along with fast food regularly. A week of

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routine resulted in him getting gout which was extremely painful for him. After consultations with doctors, he was asked to lay off the meat for a month, after which his gout had cleared up, and from

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on he has been keeping a balanced

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. Alternately, having a purely plant-based

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is highly nutritious, there have been studies that show it can impact brain health and cause mood swings.

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, now with the constant use of pesticides whilst growing crops, it is difficult to argue on the health benefits of these products.

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, in India, it is a known fact that many fruits are dipped in wax so that they will look appealing to consumers. There have

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been reports of how in North India, farmers use chemical compounds to brighten the colour of the vegetables, which help to provide better sales. In conclusion, I feel having a purely vegetarian

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is not the answer to obtaining good health.

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, a balanced

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of vegetables and meat should be promoted amongst consumers.