Vegetarian Diet

Description / History:

Vegetarian diet is based on variety of foods including grains, fruits, vegetables, beans, pulses, nuts or seeds, a small amount of fat, with or without dairy products. Vegetarian diet is low in fat and high in fiber.

Benefits:

Hypertension, type II diabetes, diet related cancer, diverticular disease, obesity, coronary heart disease, constipation and gallstone can be avoided by following a vegetarian diet. Nutrients and minerals are a great part of vegetarian diet, It helps in maintaining healthy weight avoiding overweight and obesity.

Drawbacks:

Nutrients like Vitamin B12 can be deficient in vegetarian diet. If you choose to follow a complete vegan or vegetarian diet, it is vital that you supplement your diet with multivitamin or consume a B12 source, egg fortified soymilk. Iron and calcium can also possibly be low in vegetarian diet.

Commentary:

Vegetarian diet is a very healthy diet, helps in weight reduction but should be followed cautiously; making careful healthy choices and not eating junk foods like chips and fried food. Vegetarian diet is absolutely harmless and has no side effects. Vegetarian diet helps in keeping numerous health problems aside. More and more people are joining vegetarian diet as it helps in maintaining healthy weight.

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