Any arguments or articles for being a vegetarian?

Question

My mom didn't approve of my switch to become a vegetarian six months ago, and plans to give me a list of articles to read about why vegetarianism is unhealthy/negative in general. I would like to give her some articles back for her to read, as she is a little closed-minded about it, in my opinion. Any arguments or articles that highlight the positive aspects of being a vegetarian out there? I could use anything from environmental issues to morals to health issues. Thanks!

Answer 1

http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/vegetar...

http://ezinearticles.com/?Tips-for-Teens...

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vegetar...

http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/teennutriti...

http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/ind...

http://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/viewdoc...

Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.

ALBERT EINSTEIN, quoted in Sinfully Vegan

most importantly i explained to my parents that i can substitute meat with other foods and still get the nutrition i nedd = ) and i showed then a week planner of what i would eat and amazing recipes

Answer 2

Wow, your mom must feel pretty strongly about vegetarianism to go through the trouble of finding negative articles about it!

I recommend Vegetarianism in a Nutshell... it covers health, environment, animals, human rights, etc. and is very persuasive. See http://www.goveg.com/veganism.asp to read or listen to it online.

The American Dietetic Association is the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. It says that "...appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases.... Vegetarian diets offer a number of nutritional benefits.... Vegetarians have been reported to have lower body mass indices than nonvegetarians, as well as lower rates of death from ischemic heart disease; vegetarians also show lower blood cholesterol levels; lower blood pressure; and lower rates of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and prostate and colon cancer."

Source: http://eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs....

More on the health benefits:

http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/v...

Environmental aspects:

http://www.goveg.com/environment-wycd-fo...

Vegetarian is the New Prius:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathy-fres...

If your mom is politically conservative, show her this opinion piece by Matthew Scully. He served as senior speechwriter for President George W. Bush from 2001-2004.

Fear Factories: The Case for Compassionate Conservatism – for Animals

http://www.matthewscully.com/fear_factor...

Answer 3

veggie freaks rule !

i just an't be one.

Answer 4

http://www.drmcdougall.com/med_hot_prote...

Arguing that there is ample protein in the vegetarian diet, this site is one of the best you'll find. It's owned and controlled by one of the most leading edge, knowledgable, unbiased doctors in the US. There is a wealth of easy to absorb information on here, probably more than you'll ever need to convince anyone who is capable of reason.  

If you want to be truely prepared for any debate for vegetarianism and against meat-eating (from a health perspective) you should read T. Campbell's The China Study. This book is an overview of the largest, most significant study of the human diet ever conducted. It also discusses how the meat and dairy industries manipulate major medical bodies to not only ignore the dangers of meat but to push it's consumption on the impressionable public.

Answer 5

this site has some good info for you

http://www.helium.com/items/504834-on-be...

i hope you can convince your mom