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CrispyQ

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4. The main reasons I hear people switch to vegan/vegetarianism are:
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 08:57 PM
Sep 2014
Ethics - the inhumane way the animals are treated,

Health - how the consumption/over-consumption of animal products negatively impacts human health,

Environment - factory farms have a huge negative impact on the areas surrounding them.


All of these issues are addressed with a vegan/veg diet.

I do not consider meat replacements to be health food, in fact, I'm not sure I consider them food at all, they are so highly processed. But they are not a staple in my diet, but rather a way to re-create old, familiar comfort foods, not based on cruelty, when I just want something that tastes good.


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