| Vegetarianism is becoming more and more | | | | how a vegetarian can be healthy. The truth is |
| popular. Some people chose to become | | | | that vegetarians tend to be a lot healthier than |
| vegetarian because of health issues, animal right | | | | meat eaters. Statistics show that meat eaters |
| issues or they simply don't enjoy the taste of | | | | are three times more likely to develop heart |
| meat. There are several types of vegetarians | | | | disease or breast cancer than vegetarians. Meat |
| which include semi vegetarians, who still eat meat, | | | | eaters are also 400% more likely to develop |
| but eat meat and all animal products in small | | | | colon cancer. Eating too much meat has also been |
| amounts. These type of vegetarians usually eat | | | | linked to obesity and excess weight. On average, |
| this way because of a health problem such as | | | | vegetarians live about 6 years longer than meat |
| high blood pressure, obesity or heart disease. | | | | eaters. |
| Lacto-ovo vegetarians don't eat any meat but | | | | If you decide you want to become vegetarian, |
| include dairy products and eggs in their diet, this is | | | | you have to make sure you are consuming |
| the most common type of vegetarian in Western | | | | enough healthy foods. A healthy vegetarian |
| cultures. There are also lacto vegetarians, who do | | | | doesn't survive off of white bread and pasta |
| not eat eggs, but still eat dairy. The last and most | | | | alone. Make sure to include a lot of fresh fruit and |
| extreme type of vegetarian is a vegan. This type | | | | vegetables, whole grain pastas, breads and rice, |
| of vegetarian doesn't include any type of animal | | | | lots of beans and legumes, soy proteins, tofu, and |
| products in their diet, including honey and gelatins. | | | | nuts. Make sure you get adequate amounts of |
| They often avoid wearing clothing made out of | | | | calcium by eating a lot of soy milk, tofu, spinach, |
| leather or wool and only use products which are | | | | kale and other vegetables high in calcium. If you |
| not tested on animals. Most vegans become | | | | are still eating dairy products and eggs, make sure |
| vegetarians because of issues concerning animal | | | | you are consuming them in healthy amounts. |
| rights. Some vegetarians will only eat white | | | | By switching to a vegetarian diet, you will improve |
| meats, such as chicken or fish, or will only eat | | | | you're health and lose weight as long as you are |
| meat that is labeled "free range", which indicates | | | | eating the right foods. There is a lot of |
| that the animals were not raised under cruel | | | | information on the internet concerning the issue of |
| conditions. | | | | vegetarianism, so you can find out which type of |
| A lot of people who eat meat can't understand | | | | vegetarianism is right for you. |