By Fornis on February 25th, 2008
The Four Most Important Benefits of Vegetarianism
Often the benefits of vegetarianism are less known because there is no big research done in this area. There are varied assumptions about these benefits among researchers.
The benefits vary from – you will die if you stop meat eating – to – except vegetables everything else is only poison. But still there are some clear benefits that are accepted by everyone.
- The most known benefit of vegetarian diet is that it contains lesser fat compared to meat. So it avoids the problems that most people are facing today. It essentially helps maintain a lower body mass index value. Many people choose to become vegetarians due to this reason.
- The other benefit is reduction of cholesterol level in the body. This reduces the chances of a heart attack. Also the vegetarian diet reduces the probability of getting diseases like high blood pressure, certain cancers, adult-onset diabetes, obesity etc.
- Perhaps of the well-known benefit of vegetarianism is the increase in longevity. Those who take only vegetarian diet live longer than non-vegetarians.
- Vegetarianism also has advantages for the environment. If you want to go green, go veggie. Meat production is not only cruel but it also brings with it the destruction of ecology and environment. Green is the need of the day now. So one needs to be aware of this.
Mixed Bean, Beetroot, and Roasted Potato Salad – Salad Bowl – Soulmama Vegetarian
Vegetarian Pancit
Vegetarian Lasagna, Mushroom Risotto Balls, …
Sweet and Sour Vegetables
Also vegetarianism doesn’t mean that one should live like that in poverty. Even in vegetarian diets we can find delicious foods. Only one needs to learn what to make and how to make. Considering these things we can see that vegetarianism gives more than what it takes. So why not become a vegetarian?
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denus | Feb 6, 2009 | Reply
informative article, well done.
Fornis | Feb 7, 2009 | Reply
denus,
Thank you very much for your comment.
fornls.
CHAN LEE PENG | Feb 15, 2009 | Reply
Vegetables are good for our health. Great job!
complexbanana | Feb 18, 2009 | Reply
Nice article. Really well written.
Kim Buck | Feb 18, 2009 | Reply
Going vegan has been a huge challenge for me. I’ve eaten meat all of my life and living in the south — we have meat at every meal. But, I keep trying.
Thanks for sharing.
Fornis | Feb 18, 2009 | Reply
Kim Buck,
I do not at all like to eat meat. I get irritated to think of it. I used to eat before some years back. But I had changed. I developed more taste for vegetables.
To stop meat eating, you should start thinking about how the animal was killed just to get our meat-food. Watch slaughterhouses. Watch horror movies where they show cutting pieces of human bodies while they are alive.
All these are terrible, I understand. That is why I am scared to think of meat. Any body can develop like that.
More over this helps environment in a big way, because there is no need to grow these animals very fast and just slaughter them for food.
Jarcon | Mar 15, 2009 | Reply
Good article! Informative for those who did not know about such things. I’m a vegetarian myself.