Is it safe to become vegatarian?!
Answers: if it is what are some things I could eat?
It is perfectly safe and even more healthy (I am a carnivore by nature). Beans, nuts, soy products (nuts, milk, tofu, etc) salads, any vegetable, fruits. An equal serving of beans to meat provides 5 times the amount of protein plus carbohydrates, fiber, more nutrients, without the artery clogging fats and stomach clogging meat that your body has difficulty digesting. Not to mention the less stinky gas.
There are millions of vegetarians, if you are healthy there is no problem whatsoever. If you have a pre-existing medical condition or allergies, check with your doctor first.
what do you mean is it safe? obviously it's safe if so many people are vegetarians and they're still alive.
It is safe, it's actually very healthy, just ensure that you don't just cut out the meat in your diet, you need protein, so you have to make sure that your vegetarian diet is going to include that. Beans are a very good source of protein, but the best thing to do, is to just do a little reseach on what you need to be eating as a vegetarian.
Of course it's safe to become a vegetarian!! The only answer you should be asking yourself is if it's safe to eat flesh!
It's very safe and healthy if you have a well-balanced diet (fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, and nuts). Here are some sites:
Health:
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada...
http://goveg.com/healthConcerns.asp
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/i...
Vegetarian sources of protein and iron:
http://www.tryveg.com/cfi/toc/?v=08sourc...
Food:
http://vegcooking.com/guide-favs.asp
http://vegcooking.com/everydayliving.asp
Making the Transition:
http://vegcooking.com/makingthetransitio...
Hope that helps!
It's perfectly safe - the American Dietetic Association and the Registered Dietitions of Canada agree with me on that one. Millions of people in India, China and the United States are veggies for religious reasons, like Sikh, Seventh Day Adventist and Buddhist people.
It's quite easy if you're getting dairy and egg.
Here is the "vegetarian food pyramid"
http://www.mamashealth.com/nutrition/ima...
Here are a few websites to give you basic info on becoming a vegetarian:
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/goingveg.html
http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/
Here's my favourite website for recipes and food:
http://www.vegweb.com/
You got the best answer from MJ I guess. Yes its safe, more safe than "traditional" food. You dont have to worry about what you eat. Just remember that the best food for human should be all kind of (safe) vegetables and fruits. Germinous seeds are very good source of food too. And like when you was not vegetarian, think to eat a large variety of food (not only tofu everyday, but eat different vegetables, differents fruits, etc..). You got more vitamins when you eat them raw and fresh. You can for sure continue to eat cereals (bred, pasta, etc.) but if possible not in too big proportion. Dont forget, the best source of vitamins, minerals, protein, enzymes are in raw vegetables and fruits. In fact, all food who dont make people getting fat when eating without restriction is the heathier. You do not need to worry about protein very much. And if you want one day do the next step (and become vegan), it will be much better, as the dairy product are not healthy for human (this is all fat and not a good source of calcium, cow-milk is well adapted for cow-baby, not really for human). The best milk for young human is the human one, and if you need substitute it is probably the "almond-milk".
No, it's dangerous. I'm expecting to die from it sometime soon, after all, it's been ten years....
I've been doing it for 35 years, and I'm healthier than most people my age. There are three nutrients to pay attention to:
1. Iron. If you are a woman, which you appear to be, you need more than a man of the same age. Take iron supplements and get your blood tested for iron a few months after you become a vegetarian. You'll need to make sure you're getting your iron on a constant basis.
2. Vitamin B-12. If you're not a vegan, this should not be a problem. You can get B-12 in lots of animal related products such as milk and eggs.
The thing about B-12 is that a deficiency will not show up for years, but it is permanent and irreversible once it does occcur. So make sure you're getting your B-12.
3. Protein. If you live in a western country (Europe, USA, Canada, etc.) you are almost certainly going to have no trouble doing this -- protein is everywhere. Beans, nuts, milk, eggs; there are many places to get protein and it can be the most overrated vegetarian problem. Pre-industrial societies often eat very little meat and yet have little trouble getting their protein. Check with a dietician if you are worried about it.
IMPORTANT: if you are having sex and there is a possibility that you could get pregnant, be aware that expecting mothers should seek professional advice when considering their nutritional needs. The above nutrients and perhaps others, such as folic acid, need special attention.
It's a great life and not that tough when you get used to it.
Good luck.
absolutely safe. i've been a vegetarian all my life. i'm healthy.6 feet and weigh 160 pounds.
Of course it's safe. Millions of people do it.
You can be unhealthy whether you're a vegetarian or not. If you eliminate meat from your diet and substitute junk food, you aren't going to be healthy.
And to answer your second question, you can eat anything except meat. Some vegetarians also don't eat eggs, and some do.
There are safe veg*n diets, unsafe veg*n diets, safe omni diets and unsafe omni diets. Most of America follows the last category. Don't eat junk food.
Not from the likes of me. You should be vegan, being vegatarian with all the suffering it causes animals is like putting a rotting corpse in your back garden at least the meat eaters would eat it.
Nope... If all man are vegetarians, then who's gonna eat steaks. It would disrupt the normal lifecycle as there so much animals, and that animals mostly eat the vege which vegetarian eats..
Just learn to eat right and know how to cook. No reason to get into the weird, weird world of vegetarians