Ebook Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism Jill Hamilton, Book Editor Christine Nasso, Publisher Elizabeth Des Chenes, Managing Editor © 2009 Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning Gale and Greenhaven Press are registered trademarks used herein under license. For more information, contact: Greenhaven Press 27500 Drake Rd. Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 Or you can visit our Internet site at gale.cengage.com All Rights ReseRved. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored, or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, Web distribution, information networks, or information storage and retrieval systems, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the publisher. For product information and technology assistance, contact us at Gale Customer Support, 1-800-877-4253 For permission to use material from this text or product, submit all requests online at www.cengage.com/permissions Further permissions questions can be emailed to permissionrequest@cengage.com Articles in Greenhaven Press anthologies are often edited for length to meet page require-ments. In addition, original titles of these works are changed to clearly present the main thesis and to explicitly indicate the author’s opinion. Every effort is made to ensure that Greenhaven Press accurately reflects the original intent of the authors. Every effort has been made to trace the owners of copyrighted material. Cover image copyright vgstudio, 2008. Used under license from Shutterstock.com liBRARY OF CONgRess CAtAlOgiNg-iN-PUBliCAtiON dAtA Vegetarianism / Jill Hamilton, book editor. p. cm. — (Issues that concern you) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7377-4188-9 (hardcover) 1. Vegetarianism. 2. Natural foods. 3. Health. I. Hamilton, Jill. RM236.V46 2008 613.2`62—dc22 2008019215 Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 13 12 11 10 09 CONTENTS Introduction 5 1. Anatomy Offers Few Clues as to What the 10 Human Diet Should Be Sally Deneen 2. A Vegetarian Diet Is Key to Good Health 15 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Nutrition Staff 3. Teen Vegetarians Need to Be Aware of 21 Nutrition Pitfalls Kindy R. Peaslee 4. It Is Possible to Be a Conscientious Carnivore 29 Tamar Haspel 5. There Is No Such Thing as Guilt-Free Meat 34 Colleen Patrick-Goudreau 6. Technology Can Solve the Ethical Problems 39 of Eating Meat William Saletan 7. Meat-Eating Causes Global Warming 44 Kathy Freston 8. A Vegan Diet Is the Best Way to Help the Planet 50 Bruce Friedrich 9. A Vegetarian Diet Is Not Always the Best Choice 58 for the Environment Brendan I. Koerner 10. Sustainably Raised Meat Is a Healthy Alternative 63 Diane Hatz 11. Vegans Have to Constantly Defend Their 70 Lifestyle Gaia Veenis 12. A Flexitarian Diet Offers a Less Strict Option 74 to Vegetarianism Carolyn O’Neil 13. Raw Foods Are the Answer 79 Bob McCauley Appendix What You Should Know About Vegetarianism 86 What You Should Do About Vegetarianism 89 Organizations to Contact 92 Bibliography 96 Index 99 Picture Credits 104 ... - tailieumienphi.vn