The animals are hung upside down and their throats are sliced open, often while they're fully conscious. While factory farms started in the US in the 1950s, many are now being slapped with harsh limitations because of their devastating effects on human health, the environment and animal welfare. However, India's factory farming industry is growing dangerously. The world's most nutrition-conscious doctors now advocate a vegetarian diet. Dr Dean Ornish of the University of California has demonstrated that artery blockages can be reversed with a low-fat vegetarian diet.
Vegetarian foods are low in fat and have absolutely no cholesterol.
But they do have all the iron, calcium, protein and other nutrients you need to be healthy and strong. Vegetarianism is the diet of many popular celebrities. Sir Paul McCartney, Kim Basinger, Bryan Adams, Anil Kumble, Pamela Anderson, Mahima, Woody Harrelson, Alicia Silverstone, Juhi Chawla, and Natalie Portman are just a few of the many vegetarian stars.