At one time, the vegetarian diet was not widely known or accepted.  Vegetarians were seen as a fringe group composed of odd people.  Thanks to several outspoken vegetarians and vegetarian advocacy groups, the concept of a vegetarian diet doesn’t seem odd to most people anymore.  Vegetarian food is now widely available, even in fast food [...]

Today more people are practicing vegetarianism. The reasons are varied and valid, although most people become vegetarians because of health reasons, some actually choose to become vegetarians because of their moral beliefs, ethics, culture, religion, politics, and their environment; still some are converted due to their peers, and the aesthetic reasoning that most vegetarians are [...]