Latest comments posted about The environmental benefits of vegetarianism on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/1284-The-environmental-benefits-of-vegetarianism http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/1284-The-environmental-benefits-of-vegetarianism Government officials are also influenced by family and education. The trend that induce people to follow the others could not be solved, in my point of view, if we don't start from the revision on civil or educational level. Therefore, I think it's very meaningful and beneficial to promote vegetarian. However, it's not singular, which is influenced by many factors. At the same time, vegetation is not the ultimate goal; one who is not happy could not contribute to the society. Vegetarians who could not benefit oneself as well as the others is no better than a true warm-hearted person who knows little about vegetarian. Pray sincerely for those who suffered from the earthquake. Wish my homeland all well. Thu, 22 May 2008 12:07:29 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-7410 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-7410 Not having the freedom to eat or not eat meat? While the body is still able to digest meat, we should eat it. Don't wait until we are old and sick, and want to eat meat but can't - we'll regret it. Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:18:43 -0500 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-6557 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-6557 1. The way of producing and cooking vegetarian food is very easy and the whole process costs very limited energy. 2. As meat vulnerable to be rotten must be frozen in refrigerators, it's easy to imagine how much electricity it will consume in the process. 3. The reak of meat is harmful to health. In addition, it will cause high-blood diseases if people have too much meat. 4. In the modern animal feeding, growth hormone and other kinds of medicines are often used, which will harm people's health if the meat is eaten. 5. Vegetables contaminated by pestcide are less harmful than polluted meat and it's easier to prevent the contamination of vegetables than that of meat. 6. The plague infected to human from eating meat is hard to cure. 7. The safety and sanitation problems in the food prodution process are still too serious to be ignored on China's mainland. 8. In a country with a large population of meat eaters like China, we are still facing problems concerning animal rights and interpersonal relations. The phenomena such as maltreating animals are common, which implies that the animal rights aren't widely knowledged and respected. Meanwhile, people are lack of the least mutual confidence and cares, which signfies the indifferent interpersonal relations in our society. Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:25:31 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-4415 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-4415 I have been a vegetarian for 10 years. I chose vegetarianism for the following 3 reasons: Firstly, health. Since I have been a vegetarian, I feel refreshed and relaxed. Many people have this misconception that vegetarianism will lead to malnutrition; however, my weigh has increased from less than 60KG to 80KG, and I am really healthy. If the diet is balanced, malnutrition can be avoided! Secondly, circumcise the mind. Stay merciful and sensitive to the pain of others and animals. Stick to the principle of mutual help/care and peaceful coexistence. Against mistreatment of animals. Thirdly, people breed animals to meet the need of meat consumption. This leads to the ecological unbalance and exacerbation of desertification, and excretion of animals will increase the emission of green house gases, pollute water resource and cause all sorts of environmental problems. Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:55:59 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-4414 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-4414 I have been a vegetarian for nearly 3 years. I think it may be beneficial to the environment,or maybe harm will outweigh benefit,but one thing is for sure: to some people, being a vegetarian is really good to their health. My weight has been reduced form 96KG three years ago to 87KG, and the process is pain-free. Since I have been a vegetarian, I can think better and suffer much less from neurosis. In addition, I changed my habits and lifestyle unnoticeable. In the past, I had to spend time in thinking about where and what to eat , but now I am more care-free when it comes to food. Personally speaking, I think being a vegetarian costs less and ask for less from the environment. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:48:23 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-4401 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-4401 If creophagism is consider as a cruel attitude, being vegetarian is the same. In China, perhaps resources consumed by vegetarians are more than that consumed being creophagy! Despite, one must highlight that animal protein cannot be completely substituted, hence, we shouldn’t widely promote practicing vegetarian. Non-vegetarian. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:34:33 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-4398 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-4398 Vegetarianism or to reduce meat-eating are actually very much helpful in reducing the pain of animals during slaughtering process. This can be done by every one of us, not necessary to wait until it has been implemented by government. In fact, if we pay attention to reduction of meat-eating and suffering of those animals, eating and dining using public fund will be despised by the public. Moreover, we can protect our ecosystem by reducing meat-eating, do you think the government sector still be comfortable to persist in their way? The change of society will lead to the change of government behavior; good citizens definitely will have good government. Professor Jiang's encouraging vegetarianism or reduction of meat-eating is a good idea indeed. Wind of hungriness Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:20:55 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-4394 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-4394 And have been for millions of years. Additionally, how much vegetation would it take to supply 7 billion people with the calories, protein and nutrients provided by smaller portions of meat? Some posters have pointed out rice as a "miracle food" and how Asians consuming rice is superior to Westerners consuming meat, but is that rice the dry kind or the kind that requires flooded rice paddies? Also, vegetables like corn and sugar require large amounts of water to grow and a lot of energy to harvest. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:27:12 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-4397 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-4397 I can't agree more with Mr. Jiang. What's more, I've been a vegetarian practitioner myself for more than two years. If you ever experience being a long-term vegetarian, you will know that the dependence on meat is in fact: 1)unnecessary, you won't find meat tasty anymore; 2)beneficial to not only the environment, but your own health. Therefore, the vegetarian lifestyle should be highly recommended. When we refer to corruption, wining and dining, and what some monks do in the temples, I think they are completely different from the promotion of vegetarian. We shouldn't mix them up. Being a vegetarian is a lifestyle, which is related to the future of the planet Earth, to environmental protection, to our own health, and to the peace and stability in the long term. Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:13:54 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-4382 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-4382 It is good to advocate healthy food; eating meat less can bring many benefits. - Reader Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:09:55 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-4380 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1284#comment-4380