People may choose to stop eating meat for a variety of different reasons, but the two biggest reasons are diets and lifestyles. Some people may choose to go without meat because it's high in calories and fat, while others choose to be vegetarians because the don't agree with the slaughtering of animals. Regardless of why people choose meat free diets, they should still be concerned with getting protein into their diets. Protein helps to build muscle and muscle keeps bones strong, but most protein comes from meat.

When you look around a typical city these days in the USA , you will see mostly over weight unhealthy people. Its true! I wont go into the boring statistics of how Americans are overweight, unhealthy and do not take care of themselves. A large percentage of average people have been tricked into taking some sort of drug, prescribed by a MD. This drug will suppress the symptoms of the illness, commonly called treatment, because it doesn't really cure the ailment it may suppress the immune system and facilitate another illnesses down the road.

The average person needs about 45 - 55 grams of protein per day, and probably gets that fairly easily in their daily diet. Some people need extra protein, though. Last year I had a gastric bypass, and I learned that gastric bypass patients need a minimum of 60 grams of protein per day (some doctors and dietitians recommend more than that). Other weight loss surgery patients need more protein than that, as well; for instance, patients who have a vertical sleeve gastrectomy need closer to 100 grams of protein per day.