| Do you have a weight problem? Are you dealing | | | | and tasty way to weight loss. Raw vegan foods |
| with obesity and the gamut of issues related with | | | | also have high fiber content so people don't feel |
| being overweight like a greater risk of colon | | | | hungry on this diet. |
| problems and heart disease? Sadly, the latest | | | | Lacto-ovo vegetarians - They include dairy |
| statistics show that in America, 60% people are | | | | products (lacto) and eggs (ovo) in their diet along |
| either overweight or obese. | | | | with fruits and vegetables. This diet provides a |
| All over the world, cardiovascular surgeons and | | | | great way to transition from a non-vegetarian |
| dieticians have been recommending a high fiber | | | | diet to a vegetarian diet because its not as strict |
| diet for successful weight loss. Research has | | | | as vegans. |
| shown the key role played by a balanced diet in | | | | Pesco- and Pollo-Vegetarians - |
| prevention of chronic illnesses and longevity. A | | | | Pesco-vegetarians include fish in their diet whereas |
| balanced diet should be low in animal products and | | | | pollo-vegetarians include chicken. Thus, these |
| fat, and high in vegetables, fruits and any other | | | | cannot be strictly included in vegetarianism. |
| high fiber foods. | | | | However, they are strong advocates of healthy |
| A balanced diet, by its very definition tends | | | | and organic food choices for detoxification and |
| towards 'vegetarianism.' Such a diet can help | | | | health reasons. |
| regulate digestion, maintain healthy cholesterol and | | | | A vegetarian diet, regardless of its form, gives a |
| blood sugar levels. However vegetarianism is not a | | | | weight loss benefit mainly due to its calorie |
| short-term diet - it's a lifestyle choice. Research | | | | density. This means that a fiber rich diet fills you |
| shows a statistical correlation between long term | | | | up quicker, and helps curb your appetite. That is a |
| vegetarianism and more physical activity and less | | | | natural way to eat less and shed excess weight. |
| smoking and drinking related toxicity. Vegetarians | | | | However, even vegetarians need to watch their |
| also show lower death rates from chronic disease. | | | | overall calorie intake to remain healthy. A |
| There are various types of vegetarians: | | | | vegetarian brownie or lasagna can add to the |
| Vegans or strict vegetarians - They do not | | | | waistline as easily as burgers and fries. If you go |
| eat or use any animal products. Fur and leather is | | | | vegetarian, you must have a variety of plant |
| avoided along with edible products of animal origin | | | | based foods and high fiber whole grains and avoid |
| like honey. Their staple diet is rich in vegetables, | | | | fatty foods to maximize benefits. |
| fruits, legumes, grains, seeds and plant based fats. | | | | If you are concerned with good health and a long |
| Raw vegans - They are vegans whose diet | | | | life, you must consider vegetarianism or at least |
| consists of largely raw vegan foods. This includes | | | | increase your intake or raw foods and fiber. Along |
| foods like sprouted grains, fermented foods, and | | | | with weight loss benefits, a vegetarian diet can |
| untreated plant fats. In recent years, this diet has | | | | increase our energy levels and reduce risk of |
| become popular because it is provides a simple | | | | chronic diseases. Isn't that worth considering? |