text: why do peole become vegetarians?   some people do it strictly for health reasons.  there are those who believe that a vegan diet (vegetarian with no dairy, eggts, or other animal products)where everything is fresh and raw is the most healthy diet of all for humans.  they might be right.  here's some links for you:  http://rawfoodinfo.com/home/home_a.html  http://rawfoodinfo.com/pictures/beforeafters_main.html   you should read sergei's testimony on the second link.  he overcame type 1 diabetes with raw vegan diet.