Is being a Vegetarian/Vegan Healthear ?

Question

I've herd thats it is better for you , And it decreases the risk of many diseases and such . So Which Is better , Vegetarian or Vegan ? And for Vegans , Why dont u eat eggs or anything like that ? Im askin a lot of questionas cuz im very curious bout this . Im definatly considering one of the 2 . Oki . Ty ^^

Answer 1

A true vegetarian lifestyle is definitely healthier. There are so many chemicals in meat and the human body has a difficult time digesting meat. If you are considering going veg I highly recommend easing into it. Start by cutting out all red meat, then slowly cut out fish, chicken, pork, etc. while upping veggies. The trick is replacing the protein you get from meat with soy products, beans, chickpeas, and other legumes. I feel healthier and more energetic since becoming a veg and nowadays there are so many tasty alternatives to meat I honestly don't understand why we can't all go back to organic meatless food.

Morningstar has a huge selection of alternatives... almost anything you crave can be replicated with a meatless product. Going slowly will help you become automatic when looking at a restaurant menu or going grocery shopping. As for vegans, the diet is much more complicated because vegans also cut out  any animal derived product such as gelatin, cheese, eggs, and honey. Do some research and try it out, I love being a vegetarian and it's easier than most people think.

Answer 2

As with any diet done corectly, it can be.

Answer 3

You can s***w up any diet and make it unhealthy.  

Answer 4

It depends. Make sure you're replacing the nutrients you get from animal products with plant-based foods.  About vegans and eggs: they don't eat eggs because of the way a lot of laying hens are kept (in small cages).

Answer 5

You can be perfectly healthy as a vegetarian, vegan or meat-eater. It all depends on what effort you put into your diet and lifestyle.

If you eat lean meats once or twice a day, you could easily get by without suffering any cardiovascular disease if the rest of your diet is balanced. Eating meat once a month or once a year means that you're not vegetarian, but it makes very little difference to your diet overall.

The real problem isn't the fact that animals are dying and being eaten, this will happen no matter what people do. The real problem is the way that "farming" has become something more similar to factory production than what we are taught as kids.

There are too many people that don't want to go out and kill the animal that their meat comes from. They want someone else to do it for them. Due to this problem, animals are crammed into tight quarters and fed an unnatural diet that will make them gain weight faster.

This problem was not just created by high demand for meat. A big contributor to this problem is the top 0.5 percent or the wealthiest of the wealthiest and their desire for more profit, less cost, more profit, less cost which overrides anything and everything.

These people own nearly all of the operations that produce meat, milk and egg products and  they are more than myopic when it comes to their focus on increasing their own power and wealth. The machine that they have created is very disturbing. If you **REALLY**, **GENUINELY** want to know more, you can watch Earthlings and visit the other links that follow.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=...

http://www.farmsanctuary.org/issues/fact...

http://www.veganoutreach.org/whyvegan

Answer 6

It's better for you if you do it right. For example, you need to eat the right things or you can get really ill. Overall it is better because you get rid of most fat and other things that are bad for you.

I think being a Vegan would be heathier, because thats even less fat intake and such.

You don't eat eggs when  you're a vegan because vegans don't eat any kind of product from an animal. Which means no eggs, milk, or anything at all that comes from an animal.

Also try being a raw food vegan, Thats the healthiest diet ever. It's like vegan, but you eat raw foods only. Cooking foods can take out a lot of the nutritions and stuff like that.  

Answer 7

Meats contain cholestoral that's why being a vegan/vegetarian is healthier in an aspect

Yet by depriving yourself of meat you are loosing plenty of nutrients such as protein.  

Answer 8

In general anything is better than eatin meat even though its a personal choice if you want to go as far as being vegan (i am ) to eliminate all animal products for me is like to really say how much i care about animals to not take anything from them at all and its very healthy and i have no health problems because of it here are soem links on vegetarian and vegan to show you the truth

http://veggielinks.com/linkexchange.html

http://veggielinks.com/Vegetarian.html

http://veggielinks.com/vegan.html

Question: What is a vegan?

Answer: A vegan is someone who tries to live without exploiting animals, for the benefit of animals, people and the planet. Vegans eat a plant-based diet, with nothing coming from animals - no meat, milk, eggs or honey, for example. A vegan lifestyle also avoids leather, wool, silk and other animal products for clothing or any other purpose

Question: What's the difference between 'vegan' and 'vegetarian'?

Answer: A vegetarian person chooses not to eat foods which come from dead animals, such as meat, gelatine and rennet. A vegan person doesn't eat anything that comes from living animals either, like milk and eggs. Vegans also try to avoid using any animal products, like leather or wool, for clothing or any other purpose

Question: How did the word vegan come about?

Answer: It is the beginning and end of the word, 'vegetarian'. It was coined in the UK by Donald Watson in 1944 when The Vegan Society was founded. It symbolises that veganism is the logical conclusion of the vegetarian journey to good health without the suffering or death of any animal.

Question: Why do people choose to be vegan?

Answer: People avoid animal products for ethical, health and environmental reasons. You can free up crops to feed hungry people, and reduce your contribution to animal suffering and global climate change by choosing a plant-based diet.

Question: How can I get enough protein?

Answer: This isn't difficult for most people. If you are eating a balanced vegan diet, and getting enough calories, you are almost certainly getting enough protein. Most people only need 1 g of protein daily for each 1 kg of lean body weight (about 1.5 oz per 100 lb). Pulses are particularly good vegan sources of protein - lentils, split peas, beans, and foods made from them such as tofu and 'fake meats'.

Question: How can I get complete proteins?

Answer: Some amino acids are essential in our diet. Foods which contain all the essential amino acids are called 'complete proteins'. Soya beans and quinoa are good plant-based examples. You can also get complete proteins by eating a range of nuts, seeds, pulses and grains each day

Question: Don't we need milk to get calcium for healthy bones and teeth?

Answer: Calcium is a complicated subject! But there are good vegan sources of calcium, like spring greens, kale, almonds, and calcium-set tofu. We can also drink soya milk that is fortified with calcium. You can find out more from our free information sheet on Bone Health, which is based on Chapter 7 "Balancing calcium: a team game" in our nutrition manual, "Plant Based Nutrition and Health" by Stephen Walsh

Question: How can you get vitamin B12 if you don’t eat meat?

Answer: All vitamin B12 is made by micro-organisms. The B12 in animal products comes from micro-organism which 'contaminate' the animals food. Good sources for vegans are yeast extract and fortified foods - like fortified soya milk, fortified margarine and fortified cereals. The B12 is made by fermentation using bacteria, a bit like beer making

Question: Is the vegan diet very restricted?

Answer: Not at all! Vegans eat all fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds and grains. Meals can vary from 'traditional British' - such as shepherds pie, made with lentils - to familiar 'world cuisine' - such a chilli, made with beans - to meals with more unusual ingredients, such as tempeh and mushroom roulade, or Hijiki and tofu salad. There are lots of good vegan cookbooks available now.

hope this helps you out

Answer 9

No, being a Vegetarian/Vegan is not healthier.