Vegetarianism..why and why not? is the diet healthy or harmful? elaborate?

Question

im 16 and female i became a vegetarian two months ago after seeing in real life animals being slaughtered 2 feet away from me with their blood splattering on my clothes as i saw their torchured expressions.
i guess i always knew animals died for our food but was never actually aware until i saw it with my own eyes..
like seeing an old person and knowing he was a just like you at some point untill u actually go on a time machine and befriend him then the way you look at him as an old guy completely changes.

i know for me to stop eating meat doesn't save any animals but if you dont support something you dont take part in it.It was fairly easy and still is but i noticed that i feel significantly weaker in general and i have been eating a lot of carrots lately and i feel my jaw feel so fatigued i stop chewing for a while then resume.
ive been losing by belly im skinny fat 5'4 120 pounds and my belly is starting to be flat instead of kinda bulging out..i think my vision has gotten better some how clearer.
i eat all kinds of vegetables and still eat eggs and so much beans to make up for protein but i dont feel a difference...
i dont really know much but is this bad for my body am i hurting/harming my body in any way?
is being vegetarian against our nature and genetics..
can we really be healthy eating one thing without the other as we are omnivores.?
people keep telling me its nature and all animals eat the weaker ones its called a food chain and that we are animals...why is it okay for animals to eat animals and not us?
i have no idea..
i guess other animals dont have a conciounce or empathy..but i cant stomach a hotdog after seeing how it came to be.
my friends tell me im stupid...and i dont really care about what they think but what is right?if anything is right at all.
is there a way were SUPPOSED to be?
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why do YOU choose to eat meat or abstain from it?

and what if animals were killed by the cutting of their heads in one clean split second shot feeling pain for less than a second...would that make it okay to you..is the fact that theyre torchured in modern day slaughter houses the reason you dont eat it or just the simple fact that i was an innocent soul..taken away with no right other than "because i can"
what makes us different than animals?what should?

Answer 1

If you become vegetarian you need iron and b12 and omega 3

hot dog is rubbish

eat decent food, get good quality meat not processed and bulk the dish with vegetables. fish and chicken is healthier.

Answer 2

It is a fact that most animals are created for human consumption hence, you should not be guilty about eating their meat. While vegetables are also needed by the body, yet there are some nutrients needed by the body which can only be taken from meat and fish which is enough reason why we need to eat these foods.

Answer 3

We are evolved species and we are on top of the food chain because we seek to challenge ourselves and do things that fulfill our mind and spirit beyond basic animal desires. Basically, your decision to not eat meat because you love animals is a very noble thing to do, and I think you should be proud of it! However, not every one will understand you, so you will always hear some negative feedback... to that I say just roll with the punches and stick to what you believe in.



I have many friends who have either been vegetarians all their lives, or have decided to become vegetarians (like you) and kept it up for decades. They are some of the healthiest people I know (many of them are atheletes too), and they are still thriving. But being a vegetarian doesn't guarantee good health. In fact, some of the sloppiest and heaviest people I know are also vegetarians.... but they feast on donuts and potato chips (technically vegetarian food but still not healthy).



I think some of the biggest concerns that vegetarians have are finding good sources of protein and iron (insufficient iron causes anemia) which you can get easily when ingesting red meat.

Answer 4

You are only harming/ hurting your body if you arent eating enough protein. I choose not to eat meat for the same reasons as you, love animals, hate death, hate violence, and makes me think of the holocaust. We humans are different than animals because i believe that they were created for us to eat but it has gotten way out of control, we have no respect anymore for animals and it didnt used to be like that. Now we know that we can get enough protein with nuts and beans.