Includes bibliographical references and index.

Anatomy offers few clues as to what the human diet should be / Sally Deneen -- A vegetarian diet is key to good health / Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Nutrition Staff -- Teen vegetarians need to be aware of nutrition pitfalls / Kindy R.Peaslee -- It is possible to be a conscientious carnivore / Tamar Haspel -- There is not such thing as guilt-free meat / Colleen Patrick-Goudreau -- Tachnology can solve the ethical problems of eating meat / William Saletan -- Meat-eating causes global warming / Kathy Freston -- A vegan diet is the best way to help the planet / Bruce Friedrich -- A vegetarian diet is not always the best choice for the environment / Brendan I.Koerner -- Sustainably raise meat is a healthy alternative / Diane Hatz -- Vegans have to sonstantly defend their lifestyle / Gaia Veenis -- A flexitarian diet offers a less strict option to vegetarianism / Carolyn O'Neil -- Raw foods are the answer / Bob McCauley.