It is causally linked to the leading causes of mortality and disability. This is not the fantasy of a small band of uninformed food fanatics. This is well established scientific fact. The more we learn about what various foods do to us, the more we understand what foods are good and bad for us. And there is no question that our chances of living a longer, fuller, healthier life are significantly increased if we eliminate meat, eggs and dairy products from our diet.
Friendship involves a commitment to fostering the good of the other.
Vegetarians want to do more than pay lip-service to this commitment. We want to express this commitment to our non-vegetarian friends, not in mettlesome, intrusive ways, one hopes, but responsibly, lovingly. This we cannot do if we fail to offer our knowledge about nutrition and health to our non-vegetarian friends. Friends want their friends to be healthy, vibrant, filled with the joy of living. And they want them to live a long life, so that this joy can be shared most fully with those who matter most dearly.