Health
Profile of a vegetarian
Vegetarianism has become more popular than ever in the U.S. over the past century. Typical vegetarians consume more dairy products than the average American due to lack of protein and iron, but eggs are excluded from the typical diet.
Junior Carolyn Thorn has been a vegetarian for over a year. Thorn recalls the first time she stopped eating meat.
“I’d been thinking about going veggie for a while, eventually I didn’t like the taste of meat anymore,” Thorn said.
Thorn said that changing her eating habits wasn’t easy at first.
“The first time I tried I got sick, but my second try was easy,” Thorn said.
Thorn didn’t let her eating habits get in the way of her social life.
“None of my friends cared about my choice, some actually thought it was cool,” Thorn said.
Thorn has found many alternates to eating meat.
“I eat veggie burgers, and lots of fruits and vegetables,” Thorn said.
According to primusweb.com, there are many different types of vegetarians including vegans, lacto-vegetarians, and lacto-ova vegetarians. primusweb.com states that there are many common pros to becoming a vegetarian. Health affects vary, but usually have a good impact on anyone’s health including lower saturated fat levels, cholesterol, and animal protein.
Thorn believes that being a vegetarian makes you much healthier, by paying more attention to what foods they buy.
“It’s much healthier and makes you watch what you eat,” Thorn said.
Thorn’s parents weren’t originally for Carolyn’s idea. “My parents weren’t happy, but they didn’t stop me. They told me it’s my body and my choice,” Thorn said.
Sophomore Aaron Homard has dealt with two vegetarians throughout his 15 years. While Homard’s friend has turned to vegetarianism, his sister has also been a vegan all of her life. “It was weird, when she lived here you’d go to the freezer and find weird foods, like Boca burgers,” Homard said.