Is vegetarianism an eating disorder?
Is vegetarianism an eating disorder?
My friend Pippa says that vegetarianism is an eating disorder. As one of the 58% of vegetarians who allegedly eat meat (as per my previous post on this matter), I used it as an excuse to tuck into the meaty meal she’d provided and said no more.
Could vegetarianism be an eating disorder? I suppose the notion arises from the fact that we, or our teeth, are adapted to an omnivorous diet. Does that mean we really should eat meat, as some kind of evolutionary duty? Technically, we still have some adaptations to living in trees. Does that mean that we should sometimes go arboreal? Eyes at the front of the skull are a predator’s adaptation to hunting, I seem to recall. Should I go out and catch my dinner? Not a chance, except that that would put me in the 42% of vegetarians who actually don’t eat meat.
Still, it raises interesting possibilities. Is teetotalism an eating disorder? (Perhaps that should be drinking disorder.) Is celibacy a sexual perversion?
I think I must inform my friend that she’s mistaken. Except that it’s a really good excuse for being a failed full-time vegetarian.
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In an odd way, vegetarianism can be considered an eating disorder. As I've learned through my own dieting (though I'm not and do not wish to be a vegetarian), you can teach your body to crave certain fats and dislike others. I've cut out on red meat so much that I often hat the idea of making something beefy; still, I love my Wendys junior bacon cheeseburgers on occasion. Honestly though, just as with some sugars, if you do without long enough, your body will stop asking for that individual food. I imagine humans had to learn to eat meat in the hard winters when stores ran out; we probably learned from other preditors how to track, trap, and kill for food.
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It sounds like a marginalization of individuality
One of the best things about living in a free society is that individualism is rewarded. People turn to vegetarianism for a variety of reasons, but they should be allowed to have those views as long as they are not harming others in the process. To turn personal decisions into "disorders" is to play into the hands of those in power who desire conformity in all citizens.
If someone wants to be a vegetarian or celibate or whatever, that person should be encouraged to do so as long as the rights of others are not being infringed upon.
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