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the trend is no animal food and less of eggs in the diet. The cholestrol contents of animal food makes the atherogenesis faster 1985 Noble prize awarded to Prof. Goldstein and Brown for their outstanding work on the cholestrol receptor deprivation with high animal food consumption. Most of the rich and elite people have this fatal illness.
Immunological State :
The foreign body setting up the antigen antibody reaction, lowers the immune status and increases the chance of graft rejection in the organ transplants. Animal food increases the chance of bacterial and viral antigens to grow further. Thus the immune system is impaired.
Economic Basis :
Growing requirement for food energy resources has made the scientists to work out the alternative resources. The commercial production of meat is very costly. The conversion rate of plant protein to animal protein is too low. It is therefore, better to utilise vegetable food directly in human food. Not only the conversion of plant protein to animal protein is lower, the caloric conversion is much lower. It has been estimated that 7 vegetable calories are required for the production of one animal calorie. It is, therefore, evident that the plant-animal food conversion is not only too costly but too wasteful. In the present day world all efforts have to be directed to remove the calorie malnutrition throughout the world. At a time when millions are dying of starvation it is morally indefensible that over half the world's grain is fed to animals which in turn, would be fed to people.
Ecological Basis :
The animal and plants form a natural habitat for human existence. This eco-system has greatly been disturbed by fast growing deserts, deforestation and de-animation. The fertility of land, soil erosion, all depend upon the animal life which apparently looks economically useless. Therefore, vegetarianism will promote the preservation of animal kingdom and promote the forestry. The ecological experts are very fast realizing the need for maintenance of our eco-system and environment.
Longivity of Life :
The human survival rate of India is fast decreasing. We have still people who are octogenarian Attention has been focussed on the soviet Republic of of Abkhasia. They live well above one hundred years and are largely vegetarian. They are healthy, vigorous, slim and smart people. A study conducted by the Ethnographic Institute in Sukhumi revealed that arteriosclerosis is rare there except in extreme old age after one hundred years.
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