Classic vegetarian diet excludes meat of animals and birds, fish, and seafood. What gives a person the exception of these products, in addition to the joy of animal rescue?
According to statistics, vegetarians suffer from cardiovascular disease by a quarter less than men of the same age who eat the flesh of animals. Also, all kinds of cancers overtake vegetarians much less than their meat-eating friends.
A vegetarian diet promotes weight loss and lower blood sugar levels. Low-calorie diet of vegetarians increases sensitivity to insulin, which respectively indicate its benefits in the prevention of diabetes.
Body mass index in vegetarians is much less than that of men practicing omnivorous. Vegans have a body mass index is still lower than that of the classical vegetarians. But the people who can afford to eat fish, but refuse meat and poultry (Pescetarianism) have on average the same body mass index, as usual vegetarians.
Among other diseases vegetarians rarely faced with cataracts, arthritis and chronic kidney disease (due to lower levels of phosphorus in the blood and urine).
Mental illness also vegetarians are less common. Also, people who practice consumption of plant foods, better emotional state. Scientists is associated with an indirect technique and eicosapentaenoic acids dokozageksoenovoy of omega-3.
Life expectancy is also higher in vegetarians than non-vegetarians. It all depends on time vegetarian specific person - the bigger it is, the longer life expectancy. Can live more if vegetarians while never smoked and regular exercise.