I have never felt it was my place to dictate what someone else should eat or not eat - so I don't! True freedom of choice comes from the inside, not the outside. If someone guilt-trips me for eating chicken and beef, I may change for a while and abstain, but unless the motivation comes from within, the change won't be lasting.
Some say that they feel better when they eat animal foods. Others say they gain weight eating all the carbohydrates in a vegetarian diet with no complete proteins to offset the carbs. Still others like to go vegan for health reasons and/or because they have animal cruelty issues with feed farms.
There is credible evidence to support the theory that animal proteins (cholesterol) are the culprit in many diseases in the world today. There are books written by doctors, farmers and just regular people like you and me.
I shudder to think what happens in feed lots, but I am not going to change the hearts of the people who participate in that cruelty by abstaining from animal protein. On the other hand, if more people became aware of the cruel treatment toward these animals, perhaps more laws and regulations would be created. But that still wouldn't change the hearts of cruel people.
So, I keep my opinions to myself about what I choose to eat and I don't bug anyone about their food choices.
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