few us do it. Most of us consider the fact that the majority of people eat meat a good enough reason for not changing our bad habits. Such an inference, though, can be defined as a bandwagon fallacy. The fact that those who eat meat are a majority does not mean that they are definitely right. Another opposition is the view stated by the meat food supporters that only meat can give us the proteins needed for our bodies' health. However, this is not true because eating variety of fruits and vegetables, plus beans and grains provides us with all the vitamins and proteins we need. In addition, "In America, there is more of a problem with getting too much protein than there is with getting too little" (Eaglesham 2) so that is not a problem we should worry about. The actual problem is the daily increasing of obesity which may be lowered significantly if we stop consuming meat. Many years ago agriculture was not very well developed. There was not enough variety of meat-free foods and there were people (the Eskimos) who lived in areas where meat was the only food. During these years, people needed meat in order to get enough nutrition and survive. Nowadays, however, people eat meat only for the reason that it tastes good. We do not need meat to function (even our digestive tracts are optimized for meatless diet) but we consume more meat than ever before. We should take a minute and think about it. The production of meat causes many problems that are not directly connected to our well being but are greatly important for our future survival and improvement of the quality of our lives. Meat itself may not have an immediate effect on our health, but it increases the possibility that we may get sick in the future. It is time to start thinking in advance and stop being so selfish with the only purpose of satisfying our whims. Meat is useless and if we do not want to keep on harming the environment and our own bodies, it is better to stop eating me...
