Not all vegetarians are thin, but the majority maintain an acceptable weight level.
The reason true vegetarians (such as myself) do not incur weight problems is because the fat content of their diet is very low or non existent and the human body stores fat, not vitamins, minerals, proteins, etc.
Vegetarians are generally healthier, have a longer life span and are far from malnourished as opposed to the majority of persons who indulge in fast food diets, red meats, dairy products, etc.
No, vegetarians typically have a lower carbon footprint compared to meat eaters because plant-based diets require less land, water, and energy resources. Livestock production is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, so reducing meat consumption can help lower carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
A plant eater is more efficient in converting biomass from producers to consumers compared to a meat eater. This is because energy is lost as it moves up the food chain, with animal production requiring more energy input than plant production. As a result, fewer resources are needed to produce the same amount of biomass for plant eaters compared to meat eaters.
Basically, a meat substitute like Quorn or Tofu. It gives a lot of protein like real meat does, so it's a healthy substitute for meat. Vegetarians find it useful, but it is healthier than meat so can actually be considered a much better option. It's primary function is to taste like meat and give the same proteins.
Animals that feed on plant eaters are no lower than secondary consumers in the food chain. They are usually referred to as tertiary consumers, which are organisms that consume primary consumers (plant eaters).
Not necessarily, vegetarians are not simply healthier than people eating meat, it would depend on the specific diet of an individual. If a vegetarian eats lots of high-fat diary products to substitute meat and very little fruit or vegetables, he/she would be unhealthier than an omnivore who eats lots of fruit, vegetables and fish or other white meat. Also, there are suggestions that people who eat meat, although not too much meat, are actually healthier than those who cut out meat from their diet completely.
Meat doesn't have fiber in it. Vegetarians eat foods high in fiber.
Yes.
Not necessarily, no.
On their own, no. Vegetarians still have to wash the dishes and do laundry all the same that meat-eaters do. A vegetarians water-footprint (like a carbon footprint, but for water and water resources) might be a bit smaller than a meat-eaters because they will not have the water needed to raise live stock involved.
Vegetarians eat less saturated fat than meat eaters so they often escape heart disease which kills most Americans who die of disease. Vegetarians have a lower rate of cancer. Vegetarians are less likely to be obese. To be objective, a vegetarian diet is not necessarily healthier than being a non-vegetarian but it often is!
Neither is particularly better than the other.
Meat can cause food poisoning. Also vegetables and other foods which vegetarians tend to eat are healthier than meat.
Vegetarians probably don't have high cholesterol or high blood pressure because they don't eat any meat.
Vegetarians use less plants than meat eaters. Over half of our food crops go to feed farmed animals.
More dinosaurs were plant eaters than meat eaters. That is because there is more food for plant eaters than for meat eaters.
No, vegetarians typically have a lower carbon footprint compared to meat eaters because plant-based diets require less land, water, and energy resources. Livestock production is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, so reducing meat consumption can help lower carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
Yes goat meat is healthier than sheep meat.