Therefore, fewer diseases are present in vegetarians than in meat eaters. A vegetarian lifestyle can help people with illnesses and weight-loss, which are two very emotional problems in our society today. In the documentary "Forks Over Knives", it shows stories of how a plant-based diet has helped people get better from illnesses. It also shows how people have lost weight because of this new lifestyle. Many people, especially in America, are constantly trying to lose weight, so a vegetarian diet would serve as a great lifestyle to an overweight person. A specific story is that of San'Dera Nation. San'Dera was diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes so her doctor recommended a change. She converted to a plant-based diet and is now forty pounds lighter and diabetes-free. Because vegetarians can help people with illnesses and with weight-loss, many people can start to be hopeful and content again with a new perspective of life. .
Many people become vegetarians because they love animals, love the ecosystem, or simply want to see future generations live. Most vegetarians find torturing and killing animals for food upsetting and unnecessary. Eating an animal is like eating a pet; both are animals with feelings. Nobody would like to eat animals when imagining their pets as a meal. In many cultures, such as Hinduism, killing of most animals is unacceptable because they see spirituality in all living organisms (Solomon). Why another reason people become vegetarians are because they want to save the planet. Thousands of cows are being raised just for food, but cows give off methane gas that contributes to global warming. Since more cows than necessary exist, the temperature of the earth is increasing rapidly from all the methane gas released. An additional reason people convert to vegetarianism is because they want to live a long healthy life to see their family grow healthy as well. Everyone wants to be healthy, but meat consumption can be fatal because of the diseases it causes.
