Wise The Articulate said:
I was told you can live longer with out eating meat. I couldn't live with my fix of bacon and beef. Veggie leave me feeling hallow after a meal. I will feel full but not satisfied. A life with out meat is to hard to imagine. I was also told a steak can stay in the colon for up to a decade.
Humans are omnivores, our body is made to eat vegetables, meat, fruit,...(we can't even digest all kinds of vegetation)
Not eating meat doesn't make you automatically healthier, a healthy balanced diet does.
If you like eating meat then keep eating it, just don't eat too much : )
And don't worry about meat staying in the colon, I guess it's some bad urban legend.
btw you have the internet, an endless source of information about anything you want to know. read some scientific articles on the subject and you don't have to believe what people (including me) tell you and just go for the facts yourself (just be a bit carefull, a lot of stuff on the net is bullshit, think a bit for yourself while you read stuff
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I respect people who don't eat meat out of respect for animals, and I love animals too, but I don't think I should be ashamed about loving my steak and spare-ribs and other meat