Are vegetarians more healthier than meat eaters, would be good to prove my dad wrong once and for all?!
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/diet...
Vegetarian diets tend to put more focus on fruits and vegetables, especially if one doesn't consume a lot of diary and eggs, they are lower in saturated and trans fats, and obviously naturally lower in cholesterol (less animal products and no animal flesh!).
There are a lot of variables to consider though, some vegetarians aren't very healthy, they eat a lot of carbs and don't know how to plan a healthy vegetarian diet. There's also an increase in fast-food vegetarianism, meaning people focus on the sodium-rich, processed microwavable fake chicken nuggets and fake ribs and burger-like patties. That's barely better than eating the real meat thing nutrition-wise. To be fair, any time someone eats out a lot or eats a lot of prepared, microwavable food or fast food isn't eating a nutritionally optimal diet, whether they are veg or not.
Most established vegetarians know how to balance their meals and have some basic grasp of nutrition, though, and they tend to do a lot of cooking at home. I think those would be the healthiest type of vegetarians.
I think you can be healthy on a vegetarian or non-vegetarian diet though, our general poor health and obesity trends are more due to shifts in eating habits in society. Nowadays, people don't understand how to balance their meals and portion size is massive, there is too much meat in people's diets and not enough fruits and vegetables (or a variety of fruits and veggies - most people drink processed, pasteurized orange juice and eat ice berg lettuce and somehow that constitutes variety!).
Answers: "Vegetarians have a 40% less risk of cancer and much less risk of heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease and other problems that are common among meat eaters," Barnard says. "Vegetarians also live several years longer and enjoy better health."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/diet...
Vegetarian diets tend to put more focus on fruits and vegetables, especially if one doesn't consume a lot of diary and eggs, they are lower in saturated and trans fats, and obviously naturally lower in cholesterol (less animal products and no animal flesh!).
There are a lot of variables to consider though, some vegetarians aren't very healthy, they eat a lot of carbs and don't know how to plan a healthy vegetarian diet. There's also an increase in fast-food vegetarianism, meaning people focus on the sodium-rich, processed microwavable fake chicken nuggets and fake ribs and burger-like patties. That's barely better than eating the real meat thing nutrition-wise. To be fair, any time someone eats out a lot or eats a lot of prepared, microwavable food or fast food isn't eating a nutritionally optimal diet, whether they are veg or not.
Most established vegetarians know how to balance their meals and have some basic grasp of nutrition, though, and they tend to do a lot of cooking at home. I think those would be the healthiest type of vegetarians.
I think you can be healthy on a vegetarian or non-vegetarian diet though, our general poor health and obesity trends are more due to shifts in eating habits in society. Nowadays, people don't understand how to balance their meals and portion size is massive, there is too much meat in people's diets and not enough fruits and vegetables (or a variety of fruits and veggies - most people drink processed, pasteurized orange juice and eat ice berg lettuce and somehow that constitutes variety!).
Not necessarily; sometimes vegetarians fill up on carbohydrates, which can make them heavier than a meat eater.
Actually, if there is any proof I have not seen it written. However, there is a whole bunch of data on how fruits and vegetables help prevent and fight certain diseases.
I would suggest having healthly living magazines lying around for him to browse and learn a few things on his own.
Pam
Healthy vegetarians are healthier than unhealthy omnivores.
Healthy omnivores are healthier than unhealthy vegetarians.
There is no health advantage over someone that eats healthy and eats meat reasonably.
No diet is automaticlly healthy by default. People still have to make the right food choices whether vegetarian or otherwise or they end up being unhealthy or malnourished. Excercise or an active lifestyle is also essential
What I find mildly disturbing is that you purposely want to prove your father wrong. Maybe it's just me but why anybody would take delight in making their parents look foolish is something that I don't understand at all.
Absolutely NOT of the 6.5 billions (?±) humans
V&V are a fraction of a %..Even considering the religious with food restrictions....
Their well being and concept of their life can not be proven..
Because.. I FEEL just fine.. and seldom give a second thought to the meat I eat..
Not necessarily because meat itself isn't bad in moderation and if it is taken care of properly just like vegetables,and every thing should be eaten in moderation. But if a person who eats meat takes vitamins, exercises daily, and eats a balanced that person could be healthier in comparison. If the vegetarian didn't that vegetarian wouldn't be as healthy.
It is hard to isolate variables in this kind of lifelong study. but they are statistically likely to live longer and statistically less likely to get cancer or heart disease.
Comparing your dad with yourself is not good anyway. Maybe your kids will compare you against themselves. What will you say?
Ex fiancee claimed that he was vegetarian from 8 years old - but also told me of being on the heart transplant list, several heart attacks, blood pressure problems, cholesterol problems, over weight, etc...
Thing is - I also know what he ate - and it was stuff that I found to be way too heavy in fat, cholesterol, animal byproducts. About a month before he left, he made a real press to stop all animal products and even quit smoking - but still up to the time he left he still was slipping and not eating or living a 'total vegan lifestyle' as some would see it as written on Yahoo Answers.
The reality is simple.
If a person eats healthy - they will be healthy.
Some that eat meat have no health problems at all. Some do.
Some that eat no meat products have no health problems at all. Some do.
Genetics has a large something to do with it as well - so there really is no 'one answer fits every situation' type answer for your question.