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Vegetarians
Bones:
--- Quote from: psik0tik on April 23, 2005, 03:39:22 am ---I dont eat meat cause its just not good for you. As far as being "born" to eat meat..nope. Im not gonna explain it again but i think we are evolving just not done yet. And prolly not in my lifetime. Also they add hormones and a bunch of other crap to meat now. And saw a comment on the FDA lmao they will sell you whatever they think will make them money...you dont think they dont get payed off come on this is america. And i just chopped a carrot in half and it didnt scream.
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The biggest concern (in my opinion) is not the hormones given, but the antibiotics given to prevent problems from the growth hormones themselves.
I am somewhat concerned about the resistant properties that may be developed from these antibiotics and the widespread possibility of a super bug that we are unable to fight.
But man, I do love a big bloody steak bug's n'all.
SirPeale:
Then buy your beef from someone that doesn't use antibiotics or hormones.
Bones:
--- Quote from: Peale on April 23, 2005, 11:19:34 am ---Then buy your beef from someone that doesn't use antibiotics or hormones.
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I think the main concern is that it is happening and regardless of if you eat such food or not, the bugs are evolving to become resistant to antibiotics and they are out there and in growing numbers.
Which may or may not be an issue if you then eat a mushroom or something that was grown in fertiliser with dormant but resistant bad guys.
I know the odds of this happenning are slim, but there are odds.
Even woman now who eat salmon that have spawned and been exposed to plastic wastes are having troubles becoming pregnant due the residues mimicking hormones in which the side effect is contraception.
There are all sorts of things going on that we have no idea of and the food chain is where it all begins.
psychlone78:
;D Peale your decision is awesome. Me and my wife have been Vegans for 2 years now and never have we been more healthy(in response to earlier aligations). If you choose to stop eating meat and you replace it with chips, cakes and candy; of course you will be fat and unhealthy. Neither me or my wife have had a cold, or any other sickness since. As for choosing to go veg on moral grounds you get much respect from me, and it will be more worthwhile. Trying to do it for fashionable reasons only leads to let downs. So more Power to you and its good to see people spreading the message.
jbox:
--- Quote from: BrokenBones1 on April 23, 2005, 10:28:21 am ---The biggest concern (in my opinion) is not the hormones given, but the antibiotics given to prevent problems from the growth hormones themselves.
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The biggest concern (in my opinion) is that I know people who can really work up a lather about all of the dangerous chemical voodoo we perform with animals, and then not give a crap we are letting companies splice genes from anything they can get their hands on into plant stocks they don't put too much of an effort into tracking. :'(
I used to be re-assured that there was always that cave somewhere if things got too bad, but it turns out the last owner was arrested because some of the neighbour's GM crops cross-fertilised with his vegetable garden... :police: