The Importance Of Eating Food

About 12,000 years ago, humans began to transition into a period of farming and agriculture. Humans had no real experience in this, as past generations had relied on hunting and gathering to obtain food. In Sean Hammond's article, he talks about how in the past the lack of food preservation to transport food for long distances caused serious health issues to people. Some of the issues mentioned in the article include, "…bacteria and fungi rapidly colonize, increase in population, and produce toxic and distasteful chemicals" (Hammond). Soon enough, technological advances brought forth industrial food supplies that transported food all over the place. Because this was so new to people, no one bothered to take into account whether or not consuming

This has heavily influenced the debate regarding eating meat, as people don't want to eat food that will either cause diseases or weaken their immune system. Dietitian and nutrition professor Winston Craig has written several journals regarding the fact that a person can be a vegetarian and still be healthy. In his journal, "Plant-Based Diets Provide Many Health Benefits" he argues that by not eating red meat, people are able to avoid high cholesterol, blood pressure, and the risk of diabetes (Craig). These ideas are supported by past experiments that prove that eating fruits and vegetables instead of meat have come to prevent diseases and have kept the human body healthy. It is for this reason that vegetarians think that there is no need for meat if they can be healthy without it. People that eat meat, on the other hand, argue that it is impossible to get a good amount of protein and vitamins without consuming meat. While it is true that red meat does produce certain diseases, Journalist Oscar Will came up with a defense to eating meat. His article, "The Fats You Need for a Healthy Diet," talks about how certain omega fatty acids and vitamins are necessary for the human brain to work at full capacity. While it might seem that Will solely supports eating meat, he goes on to acknowledge that eating too much red meat can be bad for the human health. Instead, rather than completely ridding oneself from meats, one should try to find locally raised meats and eat them in moderation while accompanying them with fresh vegetables (Will). This side of the argument usually tends to be evenly split, as there are both pros and cons from eating or not eating from one side of the