WAC: Is it healthier to be a Vegetarian or Omnivore:

        Is it healthier to be a Vegetarian or Omnivore? 

        Being an omnivore is healthier to the human body than being a vegetarian. I know this because meat gives your body amino acids, iron, zinc and vitamin B12. Meat also gives you fats that help improve your nervous system and your immune system, which are two important systems in your body. Human digestive systems are made differently than herbivores. Our body is made to use the animal foods we eat and it not made for only or mostly plants.  


        My first reason for why being an omnivore is healthier is that meat and other animal products contain amino acids, iron, zinc and vitamin B12. I know this because the article, Should People Become Vegetarians by ProCon.Org says, " In one serving, meat provides all the essential amino acids(the building block of proteins) as well as essential nutrients such as iron, zinc and B vitamins. Most plant foods do not provide adequate levels of essential amino acids in a single serving. 

         My second reason is the fats that are in meat help to improve your nervous system and your immune system. Your nervous and your immune system are two very important systems to your body that keep you alive. According to the article, Should People Become Vegetarians by ProCon.Org says, "Eating meat provided healthy saturated fats, which enhance the function of the nervous and immune system." This shows that meat is important to your health and is important to your body. 


        My third reason is the human digestive system is made for digesting animal meat and other products along with plants. Our stomachs are different than herbivores. The article, 7 Reasons Why Not to Avoid Meat (Unless if you want to), by Kris Gunnars states," Our digestive systems are well equipped to make full use of the fats, proteins and nutrients found in animal foods" This shows that our body need the fats, proteins and nutrients and that our digestive systems are not meant to only digest plants. 


        You could argue that vegetarian diets have less fats and you would be less over weight and are less likely to get some diseases like cardiovascular diseases. I know this because in the article, Is It Healthier to be a Vegetarian or an omnivore by Sencer October 12 2016 says, "With the increase in plant-based foods in the diet, more phytochemicals are consumed, thus reducing risk of chronic diseases linked with animal fats, such as overweight, obesity, cardiovascular disease and hypertension." You might be heavier if you eat meat but it is not true that you are more likely to get cardiovascular diseases from fats in meat.  I know this because the article, 7 Reasons Why Not to Avoid Meat (Unless if you want to), by Kris Gunnars says, "Studies now show that saturated fats in the diet is not linked to heart disease." This shows that fats in meat doesn't cause cardiovascular disease.  

     In conclusion, based on the information I have read, being and omnivore is actually a healthier choice than a vegetarian. It is easier to get the amino acids, iron, zinc and vitamin B12 in your diet. Our body needs fat from meats to help improve your nervous and immune system. Our bodies were made to digest meat. Your digestive system is made to use the protein, fats and nutrients that meat provides. Being a vegetarian is not bad for your body but being an omnivore is better and has several advantages. These are just a few reasons why being a omnivore is better for you than being a vegetarian.