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Going Vegetarian The Healthy Way AOL HEALTH MayoClinic Thursday March 16 2000 This article was about becoming and keeping a vegetarian diet but doing it healthily Vegetarians are people who dont eat meat poultry or fish Their diet is plant-based foods Vegans dont eat any animal products at all Some vegetarians who occasionally eat poultry or fish also call themselves vegetarians but theyre really only part-time veggies Some religions choose to have a vegetarian diet but most choose because they want to become healthier Being Vegetarian has some benefits the rates of some cancers are lower also with heart disease high blood pressure and non-insulin dependant diabetes A study done of 2000 Vegetarians was done and the deaths from cancer and heart disease were cut 25-50 percent Veggies are also less likely to have gallstones kidney stones and constipation Getting information about Vegetarianism is key Vitamins and Minerals that are missed when people extract meat from their diets are some of the most needed elements protein calcium iron zinc vitamin b-12 Some good ways to get the Proteins needed in your diet is soy products like tofu if you like beans rice and nuts Calcium is one of the most important things your body needs soymilk tofu and dark green veggies Women need at least 1000 milligrams of calcium each day Iron can be found in cereals whole grains and by eating vitamin-c rich foods like tomatoes You can also gain iron from cooking in iron pans Also in whole grains soy products and nuts Zinc can be found The only real way Vitamin B-12 can be given is in dairy products or by taking supplements Even though vegetarians may be eating plants and no dairy or meat a vegetarian diet isnt automatically low-fat Oils and margarine in some dishes make the meal a fatty one you just have to calculate what you are eating I chose this article because for one
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