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As a prospective vegetarian, you probably question whether or not it really matters if you stop eating meat. It is surprising how many people are willing to do this but cannot grasp just how important even one person who changes is in the overall picture. However, if enough individuals do stop, it becomes statistically more important to the health of animals on this planet. This point is very well highlighted by the instances of heart disease in people that have a meat rich diet in America.

Many of today’s heart conditions would not be so commonplace if people did not eat so much food with high levels of cholesterol, such as dairy products and eggs. The organization Earth Save says that a meat eating individual is four times more likely to have a heart attack as a vegetarian. On the other hand the numbers of heart attacks in vegans are an astonishing 10 times less than those of people that eat meat. The heart is only one organ that benefits from a vegetarian diet because there are other health advantages.

Cancer is another area where reductions are seen as meat contains a number of preservatives which have been linked to this disease. Vegetarians will also benefit from knowing they will not be consuming many of the hormones cattle ingest as part of their feed; which can cause hormonal problems in people. The consumption of lactose will also be reduced which is claimed to cause some digestive problems. Ok so there are obvious health benefits to becoming a vegetarian but it will also mean that many animals will not be harmed either.

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