Even more disturbing is the genetic link to obesity.  Granted, our over processed, preservative filled diets definitely play a HUGE role in the weights of most Americans, as well as an entire generation sitting on their arses playing online games, video games, and being babysat by the television sets.  I know personally, I was raised by a depression era woman who held the belief (among many) that above all food=wealth and health.  It's sickening how much value is placed on our sizes and not our hearts, our brains, and our personalities these days.  PETA in and of themselves have lost so much credibility over the years as a fanatical group.  I know plenty of overweight, obese, and even morbidly obese vegans and vegetarians.  Meat has little or nothing to do with your weight.  But to a fanatic, there is no such thing as changing their mind about anything. 

 

I saw a list somewhere that showed all the foods that are considered "vegetarian" and it sure had a lot of fried foods in that mess...plus vegetables contains sugars that if not counteracted by proteins found in meat add to fatty mass instead of muscle mass...and it's damn tough if not impossible to create muscle mass without protein.