Vegetarian Diet Amp Inflammation Cultural

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Cultural Perspective (part 1)

The cultures and societies that are most affected by the vegetarian diet are those in need of

a healthy lifestyle and in need of save the planet. Vegans’ ethics relate to the clothing, diet,

consumer choices, and cosmetic products. Over centuries, there has been increased call for

vegetarianism by most vegan cultures and movements including the Zen Buddhists and the

Eastern Religions. Societies and cultures with strong religious beliefs regard animals as critical

to the ecosystem. Individuals from these cultures have strong mental and practical connections to

spirituality regarding the conservation of animals. Vegetarians believe that they must consume

natural, fresh, and pure food products without blood or meat. Buddhist and Shinto cultures are

mostly affected by the vegan lifestyle (Ha and de Souza, 2014). Most Japan cultures believe that

only rice dishes are fulfilling. The meat-eating cultures and societies such as the west, the

Canadian Artics, Russian Arctic’s, Samburu, Masai, and Chukotka are the most affected

cultures, given that they survive on animal products such as meat and milk only. Increased meat

consumption is also related to the inflammation culture, given the adverse health effects

characterized by swellings, heat, pain, and redness, and infections in different parts of the body.

Cultural Perspective (part 2)

Although most vegetarians believe that they believe that supports actions “saving” the

planet through the elimination of animal products in the diets, most of them still think that they

are unethical by choosing the kind of animals that they should and should not consume.

Research conducted in 2016 by the US Department of Agriculture showed that an average

American eats about 92.1, 50.4, and 54.3 pounds of chicken, pork, and beef per year (Rizzoli et

al., 2018). Vegans, consisting of about 7.3 percent of the total population in the US do not

consume meat. Cultural perspectives of vegans are guided by principles proposing that eating

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meat products harm an individual’s health, contributes to deforestation, pollution, and damages

waste resources. Research conducted by the American Dietetic Association proves that the

vegetarian diet consists of all nutrients required for healthy growth (Rizzoli et al., 2018).

Vegetarian diets provide amino-acids that are the building blocks for an individual’s health. The

menu also contains other necessary fast, vitamins, minerals, and products guaranteeing improved

health (Ha and de Souza, 2014).

Vegetarians argue that the three motivations to consuming plant products only are

gustatory, health, moral, and environmental related. The moral motivation includes support for

human welfare and avoiding their suffering. Consumption of an

Some of the vegans believe that they are unethical for preferring to eat some animal

products and choosing not to eat some. This is based on the assumption that all meat is the same.

Some vegetarians believe that they can eat white meat, whereas assuming that it is ethically

wrong. Vegan cultures and societies think that it is cruel to slaughter animals for consumption

purposes. The perspectives are influenced by the fact that animals are living things; therefore,

they experience stress, anxiety, pain, and suffering when slaughtered. Additionally, vegans’

voluntary abstention from consuming meat products on ethical grounds outlaws the domination

of human beings over animals (Stroehle et al., 2018).

Ethical Perspective (part 1)

Vegetarians believe that it is ethically beneficial not to consume any meat products. This

is based on the fact that most of the dairy and meat products are produced through intensive

farming techniques. Intensive farming techniques are related to issues concerning animal cruelty

during the slaughter, which is considered unethical by most vegans. Most animals are brought up

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in worse living conditions that encompass untreated injuries, no access to outdoor, increased

stress levels, and provision of foods rich in fats and starch. Vegans believe that the conditions

are unethical, making meat consumption unhealthy to human beings. The killing of animals

causes pain, suffering, and death of animals. Vegetarians believe and outlooks that the

production of dairy products is also a form of slaughter. Vegetarians believe that killing animals

also harm the environment and destroy the natural ecosystem that animals are supposed to strive

through to their maturity. Vegans criticize the current deforestation activities experienced in the

world such as those in Latin America (Rizzoli et al., 2018). Large populations are cultivating the

forests to plant soya feeds for the consumption of animals to produce dairy and meat.

Vegetarians also argue that methane got from the animal product is also ineffective as it

contributes to over 18 percent of the total greenhouse gasses emitted in the continent. Research

on vegetarians proves that most support the ideologies that meat production and consumption

impact human rights (Stroehle et al., 2018). Over decades, one-third of the world’s grain is used

to feed animals, given the increased number of individuals experiencing starvation in African

and Asian countries.

The materialist-ecological theory describes why most non-vegetarians criticize human

avoidance from meat products. The convergence theory also stipulates how most of the Asians

changed their culture to accommodate vegetarianism. The materialist ecological approach argues

that most wealthy individuals support cruelty to the animals through their breeding, consumption

and slaughter process that causes death, pain, and increased suffering to the animals.

The utilitarianism can be used to promote the vegetarian diet. The theory argues that the

results of an action are entirely based on its consequences. For example, the consequentialists

associate meat-eating with being cruel to animals (Misra et al., 2018). This argument is based on

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various opinions given by utilitarian. One of them is that people should always perform actions

that promote goodness in the society. However, rearing and killing animals is as it brings harm

and destruction. The consequentialists further indicate that if there were no meat demand in the

world, then no one would rear an animal and kill it in the end. Thereby, this is an indication that

the total goodness would increase if everyone was a vegetarian.

Ethical Perspective (part 2)

The possible ways to solve the ethical theory issues so that the vegetarian diet can benefit

all will be through the provision of educative and informative lessons on the advantages of

avoiding meat products and the dangers associated with these actions. Over the past decades,

most individuals have been diagnosed with cardiac related problems due to increased meat

production. Theories such as materialists’ ecological theories should be abolished to guarantee

the proper health of all individuals in the society (Sparks, 2018).

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References

Ha, V., & de Souza, R. J. (2015). “Fleshing out” the benefits of adopting a vegetarian diet.

Misra, R., Balagopal, P., Raj, S., & Patel, T. G. (2018). Vegetarian Diet and Cardiometabolic

Risk among Asian Indians in the United States. Journal of diabetes research, 2018.

Rizzoli, R., Biver, E., Bonjour, J. P., Coxam, V., Goltzman, D., Kanis, J. A., ... & Weiler, H.

(2018). Benefits and safety of dietary protein for bone health—an expert consensus

paper endorsed by the European Society for Clinical and Economical Aspects of

Osteopororosis, Osteoarthritis, and Musculoskeletal Diseases and by the International

Osteoporosis Foundation. Osteoporosis International, 1-16.

Sparks, B. (2018). Nutritional Considerations for Dialysis Vegetarian Patients, Part One. Journal

of Renal Nutrition, 28(2), e11-e14.

Stroehle, A., Loeser, C., Behrendt, I., Leitzmann, C., & Hahn, A. (2018). Alternative Diets: The

General Aspects and vegetarian Diet Types. REHABILITATION, 57(1), 55-68.

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