What do you think the value ofbeing a vegetarian? pptx

What do you think the value of
being a vegetarian?

Man needs food to live. Food can be classified into two
groups - vegetarian and non-vegetarian. Man perhaps
started as a non-vegetarian because we know ancient
times man hunted for food. Then he learned to eat fruits.
Much later he mastered agriculture and began growing
grains to make food and these were used as supplements
to meat. In most of the countries even today non-
vegetarian food forms the major part of the normal diet.

Both types of diets go to build the body and supply the
necessary energy. In certain aspects the non-vegetarian
diet may be better in that it supplies the necessary protein
and fats required by the body easily. Liver content from
non-vegetarian food may be helpful to keep the liver
functioning well and supplies certain types of vitamins.
Those who argue in favor of non-vegetarian diet point to
milk which is in a sense non vegetarian and which every
vegetarian takes without objection. But extreme
vegetarians like Ganhi were against even milk. In fact for a
very long time Ganhi went without taking milk though later
he took goat’s milk on doctor’s advice. Why milk is
tolerated is because it does not involve the cruelty of
killing, though milking the cow at the cost of the calf may
involve cruelty.

A vegetarian diet can supply all the necessary food items
needed by the body except that it may be deficient in the
required amount of protein in our food. Vegetables are

harmless to the body compared to a non-vegetarian diet.
For instance, meat, if not carefully kept and handled may
carry diseases. A vegetarian diet is definitely deficient in
Vitamin B and C for which a vegetarian will have to
depend on a supplementary such as pills and tablets to
keep up his strength.

Another point in favor of vegetarianism is man’s denture
and the long intestines point to the fact that man could
best be a vegetarian. Economically vegetarian food is
cheap; vegetables and fruits and greens are delectable
and beautiful to look at.