Pros and Cons

a descision to eat healthier has these pros and cons

Pro arguments

personal: someone may experience positive effects in their phisical body because they are now getting proper nutrients letting the body work at full capacity

interpersonal: positive influence interpersonally can show someone else how and what you do so they can replicate it for themseleves

communal: with an increased demand new stores or community led gardens may open up to accommodate the people's who are choosing healthier food

societal: a increased life span and better quality of life physically due to the supported function of the body with proper diets

environmentally: sustainble agricutlure " uses up to 56 per cent less energy, [creating] 64 per cent fewer greenhouse gas emissions" (UN) agriculture is a important and undervalued part of a healthy diet and this would support its development

Con arguments

personal: healthy eating may take time out of their day to prepare or commit to eating rather than a quick fast food meal

interpersonal: sharing food with others that don't practice the same standards may become more difficult

community: healthy food is oftentimes expensive so it may increase the gap of the more wealthy and non wealthy members of the community pushing some out

societal: those without the funds or education to follow the new trend of healthy diets might live shorter and less fruitfull lives due to their ineptness creating a desperity in quality of life

environmentally: "Currently, agriculture accounts (on average) for 70 percent of all freshwater withdrawals globally" (worldbank.org) freshwater is a limited resource and an increase in farming would significantly impact our usage of water