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First of all, the Atkins diet is a new trend that's been around, what? A couple of years or something? However, the term vegetarian was coined way back in 1847. And the term vegan was coined back in 1944. They have been around for a very long time and are ever growing stronger. If you were to really think things through you would realize it is truly the way to go. People on the Atkins diet are on it because 'everybody's doing it' and 'it's popular.' And they don't really look that much more in to it. They just hear that it's healthy and go along with it thinking it is. But like I said, many experts and doctors are already saying it is not healthy. And soon you will see that this BRAND NEW trend will die out faster than the 80's haircut.
And yes, you can choose to eat meat, and you did. Just like I chose to not eat meat, anymore. But you have to really think, are you really making a wise decision? Well, I certainly think I am, and not just for myself. And I don't think eating all of that animal fat is good for you either. You will clog your arteries over time. My advise to people would be to stick to plant fats. Also, you know what? You're right, we do have those incisors to tear through things such as meat. And you know what else? We probably really needed them back when we HAD to hunt with spears and such. But those days are over. And the thing is, we don't have to eat that way anymore. We are an advance society now. Now, wild animals still need them and probably always need them until perhaps they were to evolve. Which we do know that evolution occurs. And as for your dog, I know they have incisors, but do you really think they were made to eat cows?? But they actually do make vegetarian and vegan dog and cat food. I haven't seen any in my local grocery store. But I do know that you can by it through the internet. But you have to be sure to get the right kind. There is a web site that's something like veglife.com or maybe some other site that tells you what you need to be sure is in the food. There are certain thing their bodies must have. More than just protein. There are some real specifics. Our dogs and cats need other kind of nutrients than people need. And they do make vegetarian/vegan dog and cat foods like that.
As for the starving people. You know you can actually feed millions of people in, say, really starved countries with the grain that is fed to animals that are only going to be used for slaughtering for just a few people. Now, I'm not sure how else these farm animals would eat or where they would stay or what would happen to them if everyone stopped eating meat, but they might end up being like cats and dogs and they won't raise so many of them just to be slaughtered.
cheers,
Twisted Chains
[Edited on 6/3/2004 2:01:04 PM]