Is it better to be a vegetarian or an omnivore?

     Having a diet consisting of both meat and plants, an omnivore diet, is healthier than being a vegetarian. Consuming meat supplies your body with healthy saturated fats containing many vitamins and other nutrients that help your body stay strong. The human digestive system is designed to break down meat and plants which is why we function best when we ingest both. Meats eaten through the diet of an omnivore have proteins which strengthen your body. Living on an omnivore diet is definitely healthier than living on a vegetarian diet.

     According to the article "Should People Become Vegetarian" by ProCon.org, meat consumed through an omnivorous diet provides your body with extremely useful saturated fats. The saturated fat have many vitamins such as vitamin A, D, E, and K. In addition to that, meats have cholesterol promoting health for both the immune and nervous systems. Studies show that many people who have low levels of cholesterol have depression. Saturated fats found in meat are very beneficial for absorption of calcium and general health of the body.

     Humans are made to eat any food, including both plants and animals. As said in "Seven Reasons Not to Avoid Meat (Unless if You Want To)" by Kris Gunnars, we function at our best when eating a the diet of an omnivore because our digestive systems were made to break down more than just plants. Human digestive systems are shorter compared to herbivores and does not have key organs. Those are very important in breaking down cellulose, a main fiber found in plants. Eating meals composed of meat and plants will keep your body up and running in the best way possible.

     Meat from an omnivorous diet has protein strengthening your bones and increasing the mass of your muscles. Proteins are complicated combinations of amino acids. In the article by Kris Gunnars titled "Seven Reasons Not to Avoid Meat (Unless if You Want To)" it mentions about nine amino acids can only be found in meat that is eaten through the diet of an omnivore. Ingesting meat lessens the risk of breaking bones because the protein has a strong connection with bone density. This allows your bones to be stronger at an older age, reducing the chance of injuries. The protein found in meats is a very crucial part to how healthy your bones will be as you begin to age.

     People supporting that a vegetarian diet is healthier than an omnivorous diet seem to always point out that a vegetarian lifestyle reduces the risk of diseases, most heart related. Even though many claim that the saturated fats in meat lead to cardiovascular diseases, newer studies prove them wrong. The article "Seven Reasons Not to Avoid Meat (Unless if You Want To)" by Kris Gunnars mentioned that an experiment occurred and the results showed that unprocessed meats have no connection with diseases related to the heart. Meats are perfectly safe and harmful if unprocessed. Eating meat gives you many benefits and despite what some say it does not lead to diseases of the heart.

     A diet that includes meat is much healthier than one of plants and dairy. Meat provides your body with saturated fats boosting immune and nervous system strength. Our bodies are meant to work of off meat, in addition to plants. Proteins found in meat build up your bones and muscles preparing your body to stay powerful as you get older. Looking at all the information presented it is clear that an omnivore diet is healthier than a vegetarian diet. 

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