decade ago and earlier, the impression was that a vegetarian diet was lacking in the nutrients found in meat

products. Today though, through research and nutritional science, it has been proven that all the nutrients found

in meat can also be found in the correct vegetarian diet.

Some may argue that by only consuming meat that is low in fat, meat and vegetarian diets have identical

benefits. This is true only if one eats only very low fat meat. The lack of meat is not necessarily the main benefit

of to the vegetarian. Vegetarians tend to eat more fruits, vegetables and grains that the meat eater. They also

to use tobacco and excessive alcohol. In addition, vegetarians tend to get more exercise.

fat and high carbohydrate content of their diet. Vegetarians usually have lower blood pressure than meat eaters

to cancer rate reduction, especially colon cancer. People who develop colon cancer tend to eat more meat, less

fiber, and more saturated fat than those without colon cancer. This is the same case with lymphatic cancer.

anything except red meat, or at least strictly limits it. Because the term vegetarian is used to cover all facets and

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