Advantages and disadvantages of...

BEING VEGETARIAN

Being vegetarian means not eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food made from animals. Most of the time, vegetarians don’t eat meat because their ethics is related to defend human rights of animals. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Dietitians Association of Canada believe that appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful. However there are many advantages and also disadvantages we should discuss.

The diet based primarily on grains, vegetables and fruits, helps to control diabetes. In addition, a varied and properly balanced vegetarian diet provides the necessary levels of nutrients that our body needs. Fruit, grains and vegetables contain vitamins, amino acids and minerals that our organism requires. People who eat just vegetables register a lower level in their body mass index (BMI). Several analyzes have shown that death from ischemic heart disease was significant lower in vegetarians compared with non-vegetarians. As you can see, we have several good reasons to stop eating food made from animals, but there aren’t only benefits.

On the contrary, vegetarians don’t get enough B12 vitamins. Therefore, children who are fed under these nourishments may suffer developmental delays and malnutrition. Our bodies need complete proteins to function correctly. Vitamins animals are complete, but vegetables vitamins are not. Consequently, they must be combined so that all vegetable protein supply is enough. If we don’t apply correctly all nutrients we need, we can take a risk that can help to provoke several unnecessary problems, disruptions or diseases such as anaemia, zinc deficiency, calcium fault, etc.

As you can check, vegetarian diets can be beneficial in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. As opposed to this, they also may be detrimental to our health. So, you have the choice in your hands!

Here is a song written by Paul McCartney called Heart of the Country. The topic is as simple as the title, a man searching for a farm in the middle of nowhere. The song reflects Paul's heading for the Scottish countryside to escape the headaches associated with the Beatles' breakup at the time. However, McCartney and Elvis Costello re-recorded the song in 2013 for a commercial featuring his late wife Linda's vegetarian recipe book.