Union minister of women and child development Maneka Gandhi made a pitch for vegetarianism, saying humans are natural vegetarians and meat consumption harms them.
The minister was speaking at the launch of a film The Evidence-Meat Kills, directed by Mayank Jain, that scientifically explores the effects of meat consumption on the human body.
Studies done over the last three decades have shown, with empirical data, that meat is bad for the human body, Maneka said.
“Everything about every part and organ of the human body is vegetarian. When we put an alien substance like meat into the human body, we become prone to diseases,” she said.
“If you do this on a daily basis,” she added, “Your body will weaken. You will not die of eating meat, but it will certainly weaken your body, making it more vulnerable to diseases.”
