There are myths about vegetarian diets that claim they are a healthy and moral alternative to meat and that they are far better for the world than diets that incorporate meat. But the facts supporting these claims are outdated, biased, and poorly supported. Alternative meat products devastate U.S. crops and do not even provide adequate, complete nutrition to support a brain that has developed through years of meat-based diets. Vegetarianism is a crop-damaging, world-destroying, unhealthy, and unnecessary alternative to a lifestyle of eating meat to maintain weight. The top 90% of cropland in the United States is losing 13 times the sustainable rate, this decline is due to high demand for vegetables such as soybeans, a vegetarian alternative to meat, which absorbs 92 % of crops in the United States. This plant has been chemically modified to be immune to herbicides. Scientists say this will result in disproportionately large and highly durable weeds. Researchers have called these plants superweeds. This chemical, distributed in soybeans, is also toxic and dangerous to fish and other plants, making topsoil unusable for other vegetables. Processed vegetarian proteins like soy can cause greenhouse gas pollution and topsoil loss. The myth that a vegetarian diet will solve world hunger is false due to the loss of topsoil. The 925 million chronically hungry people in the world are not affected by meat eaters in countries like the United States. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, distribution and economics are the cause of hunger in other states and countries. Meat farming is an easy way to feed the overpopulated land. 85% of U.S. crops are unfit for use and 98% of American prairies… half of the paper… ProCon.org. "Vegetarian ProCon.org" ProCon.org. March 12, 2014. Web. March 13, 2014. .Issitt, MicahCarson-Dewitt, Rosalyn. “Counterpoint: Vegetarianism is an unhealthy dietary choice.” Points of view: Vegetarianism (2013): 3. Points of view reference centre. Network. March 14, 2014. Øverby, Nina and Rune Høigaard. “Diet and behavioral problems at school in Norwegian adolescents.” Food and Nutrition Research 56.(2012): 1-6. Premier of academic research. Network. March 14, 2014. DARREN GRAY RURAL AFFAIRS, JOURNALIST. “Tough questions for an industry feeling the heat.” Age, The (Melbourne) 18 June 2011: 16. Viewpoint Reference Centre. Network. March 17, 2014.Driscoll, SallyMorley, David C. “Point: Hunting Offers Numerous Benefits to Hunters, Wildlife, and the Environment.” Points of view: Caccia (2013): 2. Points of view reference centre. Network. March 17. 2014.