How healthy is a vegetarian diet?

Hi! I'm trying to be a vegetarian so i could lose weight. I ran about two miles a day. I'm constantly hungry, so i eat lots of carb and vegetable and...eggs. Is my hunger normal? And are eggs ( 2 a day) okay?How healthy is a vegetarian diet?
Vegetarian diets are healthy. They have been shown to reduce the riskd of heart disease, certain cancers, etc. You simply need to replace the protien and vitamins you are no longer getting from meat.



Getting proper nutrition on a vegetarian diet is simpler than you may think. Most peoples concerns revolve around protien, iron, and b12.



Protien:

A varied diet of beans, lentils, whole grains, and vegetables, nuts, seeds will meet you daily need for protien. The average person consumes way too much protien in a day. The average person should get 50 grams per day. High protien food include: tofu, lentils, chick peas, baked beans



Iron:

Contrary to what we are told in the expensive advertising campaigns by the meat industry, an appropriately planned, well-balanced vegetarian diet is compatible with an adequate iron status. Although the iron stores of vegetarians are sometimes reduced, the incidence of iron-deficiency anaemia in vegetarians is not significantly different from that in the general population.

Good sources of iron:

tofu, lentils, certain fortified cereals



B12

If you are eating eggs and drinking milk then your most likely getting enough b12. Other sources of b12 are yogurts, soy milk, and some fortified cereals.



You should probably cut down on the carbs and eat more vegetables. The problem with consuming too many carbohydrates as a proportion of your nutritional intake is that they raise your insulin levels. Raised insulin levels tells your brain not to use stored fat as a source of energy. As soon as what you have eaten has been used up, your brain tells you to go and eat again - because your body wants energy from outside, it is less inclined to use the energy stored as fat in your body. Too many carbs leads to binge eating of carbs - it becomes a vicious circle that is very hard to break.
Not very healthy. My friend has withered away. I see nothing wrong with fish or baked chicken! The Mediterranean diet is one of the most healthiest in the world! Fish has omega 3!!!!How healthy is a vegetarian diet?
A vegetarian diet is perfectly healthy if you design it properly. You have to make sure you are getting enough vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein, and so on, just as you would in an omnivorous diet.



You are right to eat constantly. It is healthiest to eat six mini-meals a day so that your body's metabolism does not slow down too much... that is, so that you keep burning calories. Your hunger is perfectly normal for someone who engages in so much physical activity. And the eggs should be fine as long as you don't cook them in butter or margarine or anything.
Vegeterian diet good though you need to have some protein in your diet. You can eat lentils and beans for proteins.How healthy is a vegetarian diet?
Vegetarian diets are very healthy as long as you do your research and be sure to get enough protein. Eggs are a good source of protein but they are awfully high in cholesterol-I think the current recommendation is no more than four/week. Beans, dairy, legumes and soy are also good sources.

A tip for weight loss you may not know-make most of your simple carbs-breads, pasta, grains-minimally processed whole grains, e.g. whole wheat bread, brown rice. whole grain pasta. It's the low fiber processed carbs that add pounds.
eat some meat
I think others have fairly well answered your primary question so I'm just adding in on the the 2 eggs. I was surprised to learn recently that the protein for the egg is in the whites and not the yolk. A trick I've been using when scrambling eggs is to discard one egg yolk - so you'd still have the two whites which are the bulk of the egg less a yolk which is really your health concern in terms of cholesterol.
I would reccomend reading The China Study by Dr. T. Colin Campbell.
Of course you're going to be hungry if you're running two miles a day, everyone would be.



Vegetarian diets are healthy as long as they're done carefully. Since you're exercising vigorously, make sure you're getting a good amount protein, as everyone else has said.



There's new(?) research out that a diet with a sufficient amount of fiber will help keep you feeling full while you're dieting. I'm not dieting but I eat Raisin Bran for breakfast and it keeps me feeling full better than a lot of other breakfast foods.



Also, lots of whole grains! They help you feel full and they're just good for you all around.



Good luck! :)
Proteins: Body's protein needs can be provided by either animal or plant sources. Mixed protein diet obtained from various plant sources is better than animal protein and is recommended in diabetes, renal diseases and liver diseases. Mixed protein diet from different plant sources has been the pattern of diet in India for all vegetarians.



Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are mainly found in plant foods; like cereals, grains, fresh and dry fruits, legumes, vegetable, greens, nuts etc. plant carbohydrates include' large amounts of starches, sugar and fibers which are important for gut functions. The body is better suited to a high carbohydrate diet than a low carbohydrate diet. In fact 55% of the food intake should be carbohydrate. All animal products do not contain carbohydrate which is essential for body.



Fat: Plant fats differ from animal fats in two different ways 1) they are cholesterol free 2) they generally contain more polyunsaturated fat and less saturated fats. Plant fats usually have higher polyunsaturated fat value than animal fats.



A diet which is low in cholesterol and which contains fat of a high PIS value is associated with a lower incident of coronary health disease.



Vitamins and Minerals: plant foods are rich in many vitamins and minerals.



Vitamin D: Vitamin D is obtained by exposure of skin to sun light and this is not a problem in India.



Calcium: The vegetarians can meet their needs for calcium from dairy products. Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) Dark green vegetables are good sources of Riboflavin as are legumes and whole grain cereal.



Iron: The problem of iron deficiency is relatively common but vitamin C significantly enhances absorption of iron hence it is advisable for vegetarians to include with each meal a food high in vitamin C which as lime, citrus fruits or juices.



Zinc: Zinc is found in large number of plant foods.



Fiber: Fiber is found only in vegetarian food like whole grain cereals, legumes, greens, fruits, vegetable etc.



Thus in vegetarian foods all requirement of nutrition for body growth and maintenance is fulfilled. One can have a complete and balanced diet provided we take enough food which is as close to nature as possible in maintaining sturdy and disease free body. It is equally helpful in curing many diseases.



ADVANTAGES OF VEGETARIAN DIET:

More %26amp; more evidence is surfacing that directly links a prolonged non- vegetarian diet to diseases as cancers, heart diseases, diabetes, asthma just to name a few.



1. LOGEVITY: Vegetarian can expect to live 4-10 years longer then the non-vegetarians.



" Source: Seventh day Adventists study



2. LESS HEART DISEASE: Because of low fat, saturated fat and cholesterol content of the vegetarian diet the risk of heart disease is lowered. High blood cholesterol levels are associated with increased risk of heart disease.



3. LESS CANCER: Up to 40% of all cancers are diet related. Cancer death rates have been associated with obesity and high fat / low fiber diet. Vitamin A %26amp; C are thought to be protective against colon cancer. Low fat diets protect against prostrate and breast cancer. Indoles, lignans, isoflavones, protease inhibitors which are present in plant foods and shown to be potent anti carcinogens.



4. LESS BOWEL DISEASE: Diverticular disease and appendicitis occur more frequently with low fiber intake as in meat diet.



5. LEES OBESITY %26amp; LESS INCIDENCE OF DIABETES: It is easier to plan a low fat diet for a vegetarian then for a meat eater. The fiber in plant food dilutes the energy %26amp; provides a satisfying meal without all the calories. Diabetes over the age of 40 seems to be related to obesity.



CONLUSION:

When activists like M.K. Gandhi, sports personalities like Martina Novratilova %26amp; Carl Lewis, beauties like Brooke Shields %26amp; Kate Winslet, physists like Edison, Albert Einstein %26amp; A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, religious leaders %26amp; mystics like Jesus %26amp; Osho can be legendaries in there respective fields taking the advantage of being vegetarian, Is'nt it more prudent on our part to switch over to vegetarianism %26amp; enjoy better quality %26amp; longevity of life.
Yes youre coming in the correct path to reduce the weight.... but avoid eggs.