A well-balanced diet including meat (in moderation, of course) is as healthy as a well-balanced vegetarian diet.
a vegetarian diet is much healthier than the standard diet of those in countries like America. Basically the more meat you eat, the higher the risk of certain cancers, coronary and ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes.
However this relates only to risk, and in each case risk is reduced with lower meat consumption. It is thought that it is the absence of risk exposure rather than positive benefits of fruits and veg which put vegos at lower risk for these diseases. So a vego diet is probably no healthier than one in which meats are consumed but restricted to only fresh meats (while avoiding processed meats like sausage, hamburger etc) and only consumed once or twice per week maximum.A vegetarian diet is as healthy as one with meat?
Perhaps "as healthy..." But there's no real proof that it's more healthy. And it, for sure, is more demanding to stay healthy on a veg*n diet.
People who point the the 7th Day Adventists as healthy because of their vegetarian diet ignore the Mormons who are as healthy as the Adventists while eating a lot of meat.
"A study by Drs. W. S. McClellan and E. F. Du Bois (35) found that the Eskimos in Baffin Island and Greenland living on a diet composed almost entirely of meat and fish, and eating no starchy or sugary foods, suffered few diseases. This was not the case with the Labrador Eskimos. They had been "civilizeded' and lived on preserved foods, dried potatoes, flour, canned foods and cereals. Among them the diseases of civilizationon were rife.
Dr. Sir Robert McCarrison (36) , working in India, similarly compared the northern tribes 鈥?Pathans, Sikhs and Hunzas 鈥?who ate meat and fresh vegetables, had fine physiques and were healthy and long-lived with the Plains peoples 鈥?Madrassis, Bengalis and Kanarese 鈥?who ate little meat or milk, living mainly on rice and who were overweight and unhealthy."
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Besides the reasons above, this type of diet is lacking one thing that meat doesn't have. The result of which is quite apparent. When I have seen a person who's been on this diet for a long time, I don't see an overweight individual. As long as you aren't using canola oils over bored.... I could see where this lifestyle would be better than a meat one.
Although, I've seen meat go further (money wise... pound per pound), than certain veggies.
Ever try to buy iceburg lettuce or broccoli in my area and you'll understand too well.
But you'd be getting loads of good fats and vitamins from nuts and the such.
And the protein deficiency is solved with beans or if you are okay with it, eggs, yogurt or cheese.A vegetarian diet is as healthy as one with meat?
Almost any diet (meat inclusive, vegetarian, vegan, kosher, etc. etc. etc.) can be either quite healthy or quite unhealthy... it all depends on how well the individual is with balancing their need of nutrients, and limiting their intake of "junk" foods.
Yes, as long as you eat enough of the proper amino acids. There are calculators and ratio charts available. But in my opinion, I find it easier to just eat unfertilized chicken eggs. But some people don't eat any animal products.
A vegan diet is the healthiest one there is.
So many people pick up on the protein - proteins are found in every living plant.
So very difficult to have a diet lacking in it.
Just like the other people here have said, it can be, just have to make up for the nutrients that are missing from the lack of meat
I'm not a vegetarian. All you need to do is make sure you get enough protein you should be fine. So It would be healthier if you do it right.
yes, you can get everything in meat from a vegetarian diet
Yes, as long as you get nutrients, like in a daily vitamin.
It absolutely can be. But they need so much more nutrients seeing how a whole food group is missing I don't even know how vegans do it though. THAT is crazy.
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