10 REASONS TO GO VEGETARIAN
Nowadays the lifestyle of the society is constantly changing. With this 10 reasons we want encourage you to make a change in your life. Aren't you even sure to go vegetarian? Continue reading this article and explain us if you go straight on with your first opinion.
1. EAT CLEANER A rich and varied diet vegetarian diet would provide all the nutrients needed for your body. Several studies support that, for example the American Dietetics Association who state:
“Appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. Well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes”.
2. LONGEVITY
There is a strong correlation between life expectancy and diet. Tribes with the higher meat intake, such as the Eskimos, people from Lapland and Greenlanders, are the ones with shorter longevity on earth (near 30 years). Contrary, the most longest cultures are the Vilca Bombais who live in Ecuador, the Russian Abkhazes and the Hunzas who follow practically o fully a vegetarian diet.
3. REDUCE THE RISK OF HAVING ILLNESS ORIGINATED BY THE FOOD A vegetarian diet rich in unsaturated fats is able to prevent and decrease the cholesterol. Also it helps you to stay away from diabetes stroke and atherosclerosis.
4. REDUCE POLLUTION
If we add up the pollution create by all trucks, cars, planes and any other kind of transportation we will only have 13% of the total global warming emission. If we analyze the environmental footprint of raising cows, chickens, pig and any other animal we will realice that it contributes with a 18% of the total global warming emissions.
5. REDUCE FAMINE
In every 125 g hamburger there are 74,5 meter square of land used to farm grain to feed the animal. That means that if all food crops were fed directly to humans instead of animals, around 70% more food would be added to the world’s supply, which would be enough to feed 4 billion additional people. That surplus would be enough food to feed over half the humans on earth.
6. AVOID DISEASES
World Health Organization has defined processed and red meat as a cause of cancer. They found that eating 50 grams of processed meat every day increased the risk of colorectal cancer by 18%.
7. FEELING LIGHTER
Plant foods are the easiest food to digest for humans. Biologically, humans are plant-eaters so they eat them. If we do not do it, our body must do an effort to digest the food. That is why we feel “lighter” or in other words how we were supposed to if we feed our body with fruits and vegetables.
8. MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT
Generally speaking, vegetarians can easily stay at a healthy weight. This is because plant-based diets contains vegetable proteins that are low in calories and fats. The ones that they have are natural fats necessary for our body health.
9. CHEAPER
Following a vegetarian diet can help you to save some money, as long as you do not base your diet on fake meat or vegetarian fast food. Preparing a meal using pasta, rice or vegetables can be as satisfying as eating a steak.
10. AVOID TAKING PART IN ANIMAL CRUELTY
After each diet there is a life philosophy. With the objective of meat being cheap, humans abuse animals. They are often over-medicated, feed with unnatural food and artificially fattened. By going vegetarian you will avoid taking part on this industry.
We hope now you are sure about the several benefits of going vegetarian.
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