I'm vegetarian, I have always rejected meat from being very young. ie. removing the sausage from the pastry of a sausage roll, the pork from a port pie etc. The funny think here is my kids as todlers did the same, my sisters kids also and with a friend yesterday her todler was given a ham sandwich and sure enough she took out the ham and gave it to her mum.
Why is this? Because it's not natural or necessary for us to eat meat.
I don't consume any animal diverities in: whey, lactic acid etc. I don't consume any dairy produce either.
My reason being not animal welfare but because I am conscious of what I put in my body and meat is discusting, fatty, gristle, bones.. eukkk. It's like going over to a cow in a field and taking a bite.
My parents ate meat for every meal, inc tripe, blackpuddings which is enough to put people off meat also.
People think I'm 10yrs younger than I am, have great skin, hair etc and look very healthy.. I can only put this down to never eating meat.
And the chinese have never drank milk or consumed produce from it and are very healthy peoples. Why the government tells us we need milk is beyond me.