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Key to good health and efficiency Scientists, doctors and nutritionists (“Fit
and vegetarian”, Spectrum, Dec 7) are of the view that a vegetarian diet is not only the most healthy option, but is also the best from hygiene, nutrition, ecology, economics and animal welfare viewpoint. The People for Ethical Treatment to Animals (PETA) is determined to make people aware of the fact that while a vegetarian diet is much more suited for the health and efficiency of humans, meat is toxic for our health as well as the environment. |
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According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, the meat industry has gained notoriety for generating more greenhouse emission than all the transport devices of the world. By roping in celebrities in the contest, PETA is endeavouring to give credence to the belief that a vegetarian lifestyle is behind the superbly fit celebrities. It is a fact that eating sufficient quality of fruits and vegetables will help boost the brain power. Richard Mayeux et al at Columbia University have shown that senior citizens who mostly ate animal fats were five times more vulnerable to Parkinson’s disease than those who ate less animal fat. In a research publication, Vegetarian diet in health and disease, they emphasised that vegetarians can live longer without suffering from crippling diseases. Volumes can be written on the merits of vegetarianism. Almost all animals who end up as meat and leather, suffer confinement, over-crowding and cruel treatment. SOSHIL RATTAN,
Amritsar
Off-beat films
M.L. Dhawan’s article “Break
with formula” (Spectrum, Dec 7) mentions the trend of popularity of off-beat films. The main reason why films with different themes have been faring well at the box-office of late is the growth of multiplexes across the country. The people who visit multiplexes are generally educated and discerning. Box-office figures clearly show that movies with novas and off-beat themes mint money in multiplexes but mostly come a cropper at single screen theatres. Actually, multiplexes have given a new lease of life to off-beat cinema. However, the advent of TV and video dealt a crushing blow to this kind of cinema as their patrons virtually bade a goodbye to cinema halls and preferred to watch movies in the comfort of their drawing rooms. Interestingly, now the comfort of multiplexes seems to have scored over the pleasure of drawing rooms which has brought the concerned audiences back to the big screen. SURENDRA MIGLANI, Kaithal
Flag pride
“The story of our Tricolour” by Khushwant Singh (Saturday Extra, Dec 13) is informative. A flag not only spells the identity of a country, but is also a symbol of power, honour and integrity. Our national flag was first designed by Sister Nivedita in 1909, followed by Bhikaji Cama, Venkayya and C, Rajagopalachari in 1923, bearing various patterns. The Tricolour with the Ashok Chakra printed on saffron, white and green was designed by P. Venkatiah of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh. Lehraye ga
tiranga, har jawan ji kasam, is nishan ki kasam, Hindustan ki kasam. HARBANS SINGH,
Ambala
Cantonment
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