Love and respect for animals sometimes end up also influence the eating habits of persons who, to protect the environment and protect biodiversity ', give up meat, fish and sometimes even eggs and milk. They are called vegetarians or, in the most 'extreme vegans, they are now in our country as a social phenomenon and on which' should stop and investigate.
Eating only vegetables - reveals Eurispes - and 'habit for 6.3% of population that has removed from its diet meat and fish , 0.4% opted for a decision even more 'drastic that also provides for the exclusion of milk and eggs: veganism. A preferred style food of vegetarian or vegan are predominantly women (respectively 7.2% vs 5.3% for men; 0 , 5% vs 0.3%) youngsters between 18 and 24 years (13.5%) and, surprisingly, among those over 65 (9.3%).
vegetarians and vegans, especially for a food choice becomes more 'healthy. In 48% of cases, the choice depends mainly from the fact that eating only fruit and vegetables will bring benefits to health.
Very High is, then, the percentage of those who are motivated to do so by animal rights ideologies (44%) who resent the killing of animals for slaughter for the meat. This result is associated with the share of respondents who choose vegetarianism for environmental reasons (2%). It appears that this type of diet results in less waste of resources and cause less damage to the area. (ASCA)
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