Does God want man to eat meat? When discussing the topic of killing (meat eating) with Christians and Muslims. They ultimately justify killing animals for food by pointing to their scriptures. Thus the main reason why man kills for a living (meat eating) is religion. The Bible and Koran both state that animals are food. They both claim that their scripture is the word of God and thus there is absolutely nothing wrong in killing innocent animals. This raises the question would God want man to eat meat? This question can be answered by looking at the health, economic, and violence issues. Health Is meat good for us? It’s a scientific fact that vegetarians are healthier than meat eaters. Scientific studies show that vegetarians have a much lower risk of suffering from diseases like cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure and other health disorders compared to meat eaters. Scientific Studies Support a Vegetarian Diet A major study reported in the British Medical Journal found that, of 5000 meat-eaters and 6000 non-meat eaters, vegetarians had 40% less risk of cancer and 30% less risk of heart disease than the meat-eaters and were 20% less likely to die of any cause (Oxford Vegetarian Study). A US study of 50,000 vegetarians showed a very low rate of cancer (Seventh Day Adventist Study, Massachusetts). It has been estimated that by following a low-fat vegetarian diet, the risk of food poisoning is decreased by 80%. A balanced vegetarian diet is better for humans than one that includes meat (from TIME magazine, July 2002). An 11-year study of 1,900 German vegetarians has found mortality from cardiovascular disease to be 61% lower in male vegetarians and 44% lower in female vegetarians than the general population. Hypertension can contribute to heart disease, strokes, and kidney failure. A number of studies have shown vegetarians to have lower blood pressure than meat eaters (Sacks 1974, Armstrong 1977). The British Medical Association (1986) stated that vegetarians have lower rates of obesity than meat eaters. Vegetarians have lower rates of colon cancer than meat eaters (Phillips 1980). There is overwhelming scientific evidence to prove that a vegetarian diet is much more healthier than a meat based diet. Eating meat can seriously damage your health. What about Protein? Most people are brainwashed into thinking that meat is the only source of protein. The simple fact is that there is plenty of protein in a vegetarian diet too. Would God want man to eat food that will increase the chances of suffering from major diseases, reduce the quality of life, and reduce the life span? Absolutely not. Would you want your children to eat food that is not good for them? No? Similarly God doesn’t want his children, you and me, to eat food that is bad for our health. Hare Krishna ...
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