| People become vegetarians for a whole range of | | | | especially non-lean red meat, which have high levels |
| reasons. Some do it for spiritual reasons, like | | | | of saturated fat and carry risks of animal-human |
| Buddhists and Jains. Then there are some who do it | | | | disease transmissions as well food-boorne pathogens |
| to reduce their carbon footprint or to protest | | | | due to poor preparation. |
| factory farming. And some just do it because they | | | | Now, there are legitimate concerns relating to |
| don't like the idea of putting dead animal into there | | | | nutrition, especially when it comes to protein, vitamin |
| system. All these are good reasons to become a | | | | B12, and Omega 3 fatty acids. While protein is more |
| vegetarian, but they all have some underlying | | | | bountiful in meat, one can meet the required levels of |
| ideology or preference that you may or may not | | | | protein from vegetarian products such as tofu, soy |
| care for. But there is reason that is good enough for | | | | food, wheat gluten, eggs, dairy, and whole grains. |
| everyone. | | | | While certain Omega 3 fatty acids can only be found |
| The best and most appealing case for becoming a | | | | in fish, the majority can still be found in foods such |
| vegetarian are the health benefits. Vegetarian diets | | | | as flaxseed, purslane, and hempseed. The really tricky |
| have time and again proven to be healthier and more | | | | part is getting the required B12, but only for vegans, |
| viable than non-vegetarian diets. A vegetarian is less | | | | since B12 and found in eggs and dairy. For this |
| likely to have a high BMI, high levels of cholesterol, | | | | nutritional need, vegans and some vegetarians will |
| high levels of blood pressure, and a lower incidence | | | | have to resort to fortified foods and supplements. |
| of type 2 diabetes, renal failure, bone loss, and | | | | So all the necessary nutrients are still readily available |
| dementia. The reason for the health benefits of | | | | for a vegetarian. |
| vegetarianism is due to the omission of meats, | | | | |