Wac: is it healthier to be an omnivore or a vegitarian?

        It is healthier to be an omnivore than a vegetarian. Meat eaters have stronger bodies than non meat-eaters. Meat makes you strong. Our bodies were built to eat meat. Humans have been eating meat even 1.5 million years ago. And only animal products contain vitamin B12, which helps you be healthy. 

       Meat eaters have stronger bodies than non meat-eaters. Meat contains vitamins B12, B3, and B6. It also has zinc and iron, two minerals that are very good for you. Zinc helps your immune system fight off bacteria and germs. Iron helps carry oxygen to different parts of your body. Vitamin B6 helps your body make neotransmitters, which are chemicals that carry signals from one nerve cell to another.

      Our bodies were built to eat meat. We have canine teeth to chew through tough meat. And meat is one of the reasons that the human brain has grown stronger and more elaborate. Meat contains important minerals and vitamins that maybe you cannot get from other things. 

      Only animal products contain vitamins like B12. Vitamin B12 helps your nerve and blood cells healthy. And only things like meat, eggs, milk and cheese (and other animal products) contain vitamin B12. Vitamin D3 is made out of cholesterol in the skin when it is exposed to ultraviolet rays from the sun. And algae that you may find at the beach is a potential source of vitamin B12 in plants. But who wants to eat algae? 

      I could argue that vegetarians, though avoiding meat, are also avoiding the risk of obesity. Some grown ups might like that sentence I just wrote and may want to switch to vegetarian. But, not so fast. The weakness is are vegetarians getting enough calories? Of course, you don't want too many calories, but you do need to have enough to be healthy. 

      Vegetarians may not be getting enough calories to be healthy, but an omnivore (like us) usually does. Besides, who can resist a big, juicy hamburger? I'd rather be an omnivore and know I'm healthy than be vegetarian and wonder. That's why  an omnivore is healthier than a vegetarian.