Does a vegetarian consume less or more than a non-vegeterian?

Question

What are the implications to switching to a vegetarian diet?

Answer 1

Typically a vegetarian would consume more, as nutrients such as protein are harder to obtain.

Answer 2

Yes, they consume more vegetables and less meat.

Answer 3

yes we eat more veggies than meat and eat more pulses,nuts,grains, etc more the meat eaters.

Answer 4

when i was a vegetarian i didnt eat as much as i used to and i felt i was doing a good deed by not eating meat. i didnt like vegetables so i didnt eat them or meat. they have fake meat lolz i thought it tasted the exact same!

Answer 5

Some do, Some don't.

Answer 6

depends on the vegetarian

Answer 7

It depends on whether they consume less or more.

Answer 8

Since it takes between 11 and 16 pounds of grain and soybeans to produce one pound of beef, meat eaters consume more.

Answer 9

I dunno about the individuals, but as a Vegetarian, I save a ton of water and grain that would otherwise go to livestock. The resources that go into America's cattle industry alone could feed something like 4 billion people. So yeah.

Answer 10

They consume less food overall.  Cattle ranching - the absolute worst of all - uses up many resources, and its wasteful.  People in developing countries rarely eat beef: its too expensive and a waste of resources.  The land upon which cattle graze could be better used growing crops - like soybeans - and in so doing feeding many more people.