Is a vegetarian diet better than an omnivore diet?

I am an Omnivore though I don't eat that much red meat since I like rice, breads, fish, poultry, and vegetables. I don't eat processed foods.



But anyway, if you were to compare healthy vegetarian diets to healthy omnivore diets, which would be better? Or would they be equal?



Un-Biased and backed up with facts (legit? sites?) would be great.Is a vegetarian diet better than an omnivore diet?
Statistically, vegetarians have lower rates of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, ulcers, digestive disorders and certain cancers. Vegetarians live an average of 6 years longer.
Vegetarian diets are not inherently better than omnivore diets.

Meat is actually very healthy for people, however it has gotten a bad rap in the past, especially red meat. Recently a study came out of Harvard that showed that unprocessed red meat was not bad for you at all. We can all eat steak again and not worry.

Vegetarian diets are very high in carbohydrates. Most vegetarians don't try hard to replace the missing meat in their diet with soy or tofu, they just eat more in general. As a result their diet tends to lack in protein. Carbohydrates may be bad for you. See the book Good Calories, Bad Calories for more info on this.

Interestingly vegetarians overall score higher on IQ tests than average, however one study showed vegetarians supplemented with creatine performed better on IQ tests. The study did not test non-vegetarians because they knew vegetarians tend to have less creatine in their systems than non-vegetarians and they simply wanted to see whether creatine supplementation could raise IQ. This leads to the conclusion that switching to a vegetarian diet may reduce IQ.

However, vegetarian diets are better for the planet overall. Cows generate a lot of methane, eating animals may be considered cruel, etc.Is a vegetarian diet better than an omnivore diet?
Being a vegetarian my self, and having been an omnivore, both diets have negatives and benefits.
you have to be careful to get all the minerals and nutrients in your diet being a vegetarian/vegan and you don't have to take supplements *as many people believe*

Eating too much meat can have negative effects - leads to certain illnesses, and if the animal its self was in a bad way mental and physical then you are eating bad meat.

I'm not going to give you a huge answer *because you most likely get bored half way through lol* but both diets have pros and cons some more than the other.

If you don't like meat don't eat it. - if you do, eat in moderation.
And remember you can get unhealthy veg*n's, so make sure you do proper research if you do decided to stop eating meat.

EDIT:
Having said that, i do feel healthier my self being vegetarian. However it is not a diet for everyone, and many people want to for a certain 'Label' or 'Look'
A healthy diet is one that is balanced and complete. There is no one, ideal diet for homo sapiens sapiens. Our species can survive on an all-plant diet (vegans) and an all meat diet (Inuit...but cautioning that you have to include FRESH organ meat, or you'll be vitamin deficient), and everything in-between.



As for Blue Zones (areas of the world where people live the longest, with the fewest diseases), there is only one Blue Zone in North America. It s a community of Seventh Day Adventists in the U.S., who eat a vegan diet.



All other Blue Zone diets include small amounts of meat and fish. Meat is not consumed in large quantities, or even at every meal.Is a vegetarian diet better than an omnivore diet?
Vegetarian is better because for a fact i know that we are not designed to eat meat. if anyone want's to argue that we have canine teeth, well go look at a picture of apes. they have massive canines and yet are full vegan. our intestines are not designed for the digestion of meat. infact meat can stay in your stomach for many years because we cannot digest it well. Vegaterians for 20 years have been tested and still have meat in the lining of their stomachs. Don't eat meat :)
As long as you find a good supplement for the protein you don't consume because you aren't eating meat you should be fine. It's better because generally because vegetarians consume more fruits%26amp;vegetables, which are very beneficial for you metabolism and health in general.
All other things being equal - a vegetarian diet, an occasional meat eater diet and a fish eater diet would be more or less equally healthy. (Vegan and frequent meat eater diets would be less healthy.)
It sounds like you have a really good diet. One of the positives of eating meat or fish is that you will get B-12 and from red meat, iron. These can

be difficult to get for some vegetarians and vegans.
In my opinion a healthy example of both diets are the same but there are unhealthy omnivores and unhealthy vegetarians. If you like meat eat it but don't eat or eat in moderation unhealthy foods like McDonald's.
Overall a healthy diet is the best diet, period.
A vegetarian diet is better, but it's no where near as good as a vegan one!
Both diets can be healthy if you balance it right,

Too much of anything can and will kill you.
No, I doubt they're equal, but you'd have to define the vegetarian diet. Today the word "vegetarian" is used to cover a lot of diets: strict vegetarian, ovo lacto vegetarian, vegan, freegan, seagan, beegan, flexitarian, pescetarian, poultarian.... Today about anyone can call themselves "vegetarian".

Humans have evolved as omnivores. We've been eating meat since the beginning of our history. And we're the most successful species on the planet.

Even vegan registered dietitians (veganhealth.org and theveganrd.com) will tell vegans and some vegetarians they need to supplement (pills) for nutrients that meat eaters get quite naturally in their diet. Everyone will tell you that you're better off geting your vitamins/minerals naturally from food, not pills.

ADDED: I'll add that 7th Day Adventists do not eat a vegan diet. The Church promotes the vegetarian diet....not necessarily the vegan diet. You can be a meat eating member of the Adventist Church. You just won't be taken to Heaven in the Rapture. You'll have to die before you go to Heaven. If that's your belief, that's fine. But will you seriously take diet/health advice from a Church? That's like getting birth control advice from the Catholic Church!

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vegetarians would definitely be a lot healthier scientifically proven.