I don't want to argue over this, and I didn't mean to sound so snotty with my post. I couldn't care less if you don't eat meat, it's your choice and shouldn't even be a subject for debate.
Just don't tell me it's wrong to eat meat and it's all good.
"In certain cultures, such as the Inuit, surviving without meat is not possible due to the climate and local flora and fauna. Certain areas, particularly mountainous areas, are not suitable for producing human crops, yet are still useful for allowing livestock to graze.".
I'll be waiting on back up of your original claim. How meat is necessary for survival to regular humans, not inuits.
Yeah, that would be technically right, health and quality of being would suffer though; especially during childhood growth... unless you had a very specific and broad vegetarian diet.
As I said, I don't want to debate over this at all. It's your choice to not eat meat, and I'm perfectly fine with that. I also did not mean to sound so snotty in my original post.
And no, I do not want to debate over it, because it's a matter of choice whether you want to eat meat or not... your dietary situation is of no concern to me. I posted my first post for no reason, really, and I realize it was entirely unnecessary.
It's a discussion board, it's quite ignorant to assume you can just post your beliefs and have no one challenge them, especially when you make a remark about someone else, but fine, apology accepted.
It's not about choice to eat meat or not, it's about it being necessary for survival; It's not.
Extremely balanced and most people do not have the option of mixing leafy greens, beans, nuts, fruits, garden vegetables, starches etc.; all together in their daily diet.
Also, if you look at third world countries where children lack meat, their adulthood suffers from the lack of protein that meat readily gives over other foods.
But yeah, in the end "you" can survive without meat, I just wouldn't recommend a vegetarian diet unless you have good working knowledge of dietary needs and access to a wide variety of non-meat foods
My fragmented sentences are not the point here. It has been shown that protein is more readily absorbed from meat when compared to eating vegetarian substitutes like soy or tofu. The fact that vegetarians have to be careful and make sure they are getting plenty of iron, protein, Vitamins D and B-12, calcium, zinc and other nutrients, shows why meat is an essential part to the human diet, since we are omnivores after all.
Edit: B-12, which is obtained exclusively by eating animals (although synthetic supplements are available, but they aren't as efficiently asorbed as natural B-12) is especially important since B-12 deficiency can cause anemia and nerve damage.
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I never said meat was a miracle food and on the flip-side just eating meat wouldn't be healthy either. I am saying that meat is good for you and it contains things you need (protein, amino acids etc.), that doesn't mean you can't get those needed nutrients elsewhere, as I said you can live healthy being a vegetarian if you do it correctly, but meat does have higher levels of certain needed nutrients than other foods.
In short, there is nothing wrong with eating meat and it isn't bad for you (unless abused), so eat meat if you like as we are adapted to eat meat... or don't.
By whom? Don't make random claims without backing.
Yes, so do meat eaters. As I said, meat isn't the solution to all dietary problems, is it? It's a source of some things, all of which can be gained elsewhere.
So, that's essentially that. Meat isn't necessary.
Highly debatable.
Proteins are made of amino acids. Suspect!
Go on...
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