What impact does becoming a vegetarian have on your health?

Answer 1

Being a vegetarian can affect your body in all kinds of positive ways. American culture eats way too much food, and mainly too much meat. It has been proven that our bodies (with its coiled and long intestines) were not created to metabolize meat. Sometimes it can sit in your digestive track for days before the body can break it down. Imagine meat sitting out on the counter for three days in 98 degree weather and that is how it sits in your intestines. The meat industry would have you think that if you become vegetarian that you will be deprived of protein and mal-nutritioned. This is simply not the case. Protein is found in lots of vegetables and grains. I believe the healthiest diet is vegan. If you are too nervous to go directly to vegan, try being vegetarian first, or even just cutting back on your consumption of animal flesh is proven to improve your health.

Answer 2

"It is the position of The American Dietetic Association (ADA) that appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, are nutritionally adequate, and provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases."

"Studies indicate that vegetarians often have lower morbidity and mortality rates from several chronic degenerative diseases than do non-vegetarians. Although non-dietary factors, including physical activity and abstinence from smoking and alcohol, may play a role, diet is clearly a contributing factor."

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