Vegetarian Foods/Chicken and seafood.

QuestionDeb
I have not eaten red meat for a month now, and I am feeling a bit better. I have lost a bit of weight, and my digestion is better.
I feel I am slowly trying to walk the vegetarian way, but am still eating poultry and seafood.
I cannot find a good reason, apart from the ethical treatment of chickens and farm raised fish, to exclude them. I have never heard of someone getting obese or heart disease/cancer from eating chicken or fish-as opposed to red meat.
Since I am an older guy, with no desire to become a chef, it is easy to make a turkey sandwich or open a can of sardines.
If there were legitimate health reasons to give up seafood and fish I would.
Do you know of ant, and do you think I should keep up being a non red meat eater? Thanks!

AnswerDear Barry,

Thanks for taking the time to write. Congratulations on your weight loss and improved digestion.

There are many arguments both for and against poultry and seafood. I tend to favor a plant-based diet for a few key reasons: