Is being a vegetarian good

Answer 1

Yes! Read up on vegan nutrition first though. A: Yes, it can be, but if you eat nothing but vegan-friendly junk food (i.e. soda and fries), you're probably not going to be all that healthy. Pretty much, yes. A vegan diet is definitely healthier than an omnivore's diet, although there is plenty of vegan 'junk food' out there. A diet plentiful in a variety of fruits, vegetables, legumes and whole grains is ideal.

Answer:

Being vegan or even vegetarian is not just a matter of not eating meat. You have to maintain your body's nutrient requirements by choosing a balanced diet providing all nutrients, mineral, protein, and trace organics. Many unskillful vegans have wound up with serious dietary short comings by not studying their food needs.

Answer 2

no becauseHeart disease, cancer, strokes, impotence, obesity, Alzheimer's, diabetes. coli etc. can ALL have reduced chances of happening if you go vegetarian.

Answer 3

1. It's good for your health: When you choose a whole-foods, plant-based diet, you will quickly appreciate the many health benefits: you may lower your cholesterol, lose weight, reduce your risk of Heart disease, cancer, or Type 2 Diabetes, increase your energy levels, and reduce constipation.
2. It's good for the earth: The production of a quarter-pound hamburger requires 625 gallons of water, the destruction of 55 square feet of rainforest, and wastes 50 times more fossil fuel than would the production of the same amount of plant-based food. Up to 16 pounds of grain and soybeans are needed to produce one pound of beef. Of the grain grown in the United States, 80% is fed to animals to produce meat, milk, and eggs. That statistic is even more alarming now that we are also using grain to produce more fuel. Out of the huge amount of pesticide used on these grains, a percentage ends up on the food is destined for animals that are used to produce meat, milk, and eggs. The pesticide concentrates in the bodies of the animals. This pesticide is then eaten by people, and fed to their companion animals. The other 99% of pesticide ends up in the air that we and other animals breathe and the water that we and other animals drink. The meat industry generates nearly one-fifth of man-made greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Using animals to produce food is bad for the environment.
3. It's good for your fellow humans: Besides costing in terms of water and fuel that much of the world cannot afford, a pound of ground beef will cost $2.88 this year in the United States, where its production is highly subsidized. It provides 1,152 calories, nearly 91 grams of fat, 78 grams of protein, and no fiber. A half pound of lentils mixed with a half pound of brown rice costs about $1.38 in the United States. They provide 1,587 calories, 8 grams of fat, 88 grams of protein, and 77 grams of fiber. Many scientists now believe that in the wake of a changing climate, the switch to a largely plant-based diet is necessary to avoid famine.
4. It's good for your bank account: Spending less on groceries is great, but the biggest savings are long-term. By avoiding chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, you could save on such procedures as a $57,439 heart bypass operation, take far fewer sick days, and substantially lower your life insurance premiums.
5. It's the right thing to do: Animals on a modern factory farm lead lives of unimaginable suffering and die cruel deaths. Dairy cows spend years in a concrete stall or filthy feed lot before they are slaughtered. Calves and are quickly separated from their mothers, confined in tiny pens, and then killed for veal after only a few months of life. Baby pigs are castrated without anesthesia, taken from their mothers who are confined in tiny crates, and killed at just 7 months. Chickens raised for eggs are crammed in tiny cages and have their beaks clipped to prevent them from hurting each other due to stress from confinement. These animals are killed with a bolt to the head or a knife. Male chicks are thrown into trash bags to suffocate or ground up alive.

Answer 4

As with any dietary choice, it depends on what you eat. Vegetables, fruits and beans are undisputed healthy foods (unless you are allergic to any of them).

However, some vegan ingredients are not healthy if consumed in large quantities or in an imbalanced diet. Too much fat in your diet is not good for you. Excessive carbs will make you gain weight. There is some controversy whether soy is bad for you.

In short if you look at veganism as a dietary structure, then no, it is not inherently bad for you. As with any diet plan, it can be healthy or unhealthy. If you eat all non-healthy vegan foods, then you will most likely become unhealthy. Likewise, if you eat only l healthy vegan foods, you will probably be healthy.

Answer 5

Yes, it is.

1. It's good for your health: When you choose a whole-foods, plant-based diet, you will quickly appreciate the many health benefits: you may lower your cholesterol, lose weight, reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, or Type 2 diabetes, increase your energy levels, and reduce constipation.
2. It's good for the earth: The production of a quarter-pound hamburger requires 625 gallons of water, the destruction of 55 square feet of rainforest, and wastes 50 times more fossil fuel than would the production of the same amount of plant-based food. Up to 16 pounds of grain and soybeans are needed to produce one pound of beef. Of the grain grown in the United States, 80% is fed to animals to produce meat, milk, and eggs. That statistic is even more alarming now that we are also using grain to produce more fuel. Out of the huge amount of pesticide used on these grains, a percentage ends up on the food is destined for animals that are used to produce meat, milk, and eggs. The pesticide concentrates in the bodies of the animals. This pesticide is then eaten by people, and fed to their companion animals. The other 99% of pesticide ends up in the air that we and other animals breathe and the water that we and other animals drink. The meat industry generates nearly one-fifth of man-made greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Using animals to produce food is bad for the environment.
3. It's good for your fellow humans: Besides costing in terms of water and fuel that much of the world cannot afford, a pound of ground beef will cost $2.88 this year in the United States, where its production is highly subsidized. It provides 1,152 calories, nearly 91 grams of fat, 78 grams of protein, and no fiber. A half pound of lentils mixed with a half pound of brown rice costs about $1.38 in the United States. They provide 1,587 calories, 8 grams of fat, 88 grams of protein, and 77 grams of fiber. Many scientists now believe that in the wake of a changing climate, the switch to a largely plant-based diet is necessary to avoid famine.
4. It's good for your bank account: Spending less on groceries is great, but the biggest savings are long-term. By avoiding chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, you could save on such procedures as a $57,439 heart bypass operation, take far fewer sick days, and substantially lower your life insurance premiums.
5. It's the right thing to do: Animals on a modern factory farm lead lives of unimaginable suffering and die cruel deaths. Dairy cows spend years in a concrete stall or filthy feed lot before they are slaughtered. Calves and are quickly separated from their mothers, confined in tiny pens, and then killed for veal after only a few months of life. Baby pigs are castrated without anesthesia, taken from their mothers who are confined in tiny crates, and killed at just 7 months. Chickens raised for eggs are crammed in tiny cages and have their beaks clipped to prevent them from hurting each other due to stress from confinement. These animals are killed with a bolt to the head or a knife. Male chicks are thrown into trash bags to suffocate or ground up alive.

Answer 6

there is really nothing wrong with being vegetarian. By cutting out meat from your diet you cut out a lot of protien, so the only way being a vegetarian can be "bad" is if you do not supplement those lost protein with something else. To maintain a healthy vegetarian diet, follow the food pyramid.

Answer 7

Yes. There really isn't any scientific debate about the healthfulness of a purely plant-based diet. Informed professionals no longer maintain that it’s necessary for humans to consume animal flesh or secretions. Mainstream professional organizations acknowledge that a sound vegan diet is perfectly adequate for human health, including:

• the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• the American Diabetes Association
• the American Heart Association
• the British Dietetic Association
• the British Nutrition Foundation
• Dietitians’ Association of Australia
• Dietitians of Canada
• the Heart and Stroke Foundation
• the Mayo Clinic
• the Cleveland Clinic
• New York Presbyterian Hospital
  
• the British National Health Service
  
• the National Institutes of Health
• Kaiser Permanente
  

In addition, many researchers and physicians believe that vegan diets have significant health benefits over diets containing animal products, including:

• T. Colin Campbell, PhD
• John A. McDougall, MD
• Caldwell Esselstyn, MD
• Neal Barnard, MD
• Michael Greger, MD
• Milton Mills, MD
• Kim Williams, MD
• Joel Fuhrman, MD
• Dean Ornish, MD
• Nathan Pritikin

Answer 8

No, it's one of the best things you can ever do.

Answer 9

Yes, if you have the right diet.