Nine reasons NOT to go vegetarian or vegan in National Vegetarian Week

But while those pesky veggies are trying to convert you to their meat-free ways, here's nine reasons why you shouldn't:

1) Cows will take over the world

Every year in the UK we slaughter 2.5million land animals for food - and a good job too. If we kept breeding them at the current rate but didn't eat them, there'd be cows and chickens running wild in the streets.

2) Vegetarians and vegans are soft as clarts

Look at David Haye. He's supposed to be a tough boxer whose been world champion in two weight categories, but admits getting upset at the thought of eating animals. Softie.

3) Hitler was a vegetarian

There hasn't been enough research done into a possible link between Hitler's crimes against humanity and his vegetarianism. He was also a painter, whistled, and had facial hair, so don't do any of those things either.

4) Veggie-types are unhealthy

While various studies have shown a vegetarian diet can lower the risk of heart problems, cancer, and diabetes, as well as being better for the gut and skin, we all know someone who knew someone who tried giving up meat and felt really unhealthy as a result.

5) Where would you get your protein from?

Aside from pasta, bread, nuts, beans, peanut butter, houmous, soya, lentils, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, and so on, of course, there's no protein in an animal-free diet.

6) Humans were designed to eat meat