Neurosurgeri consultant from the United States Dr. A Lionel Martin said being a vegetarian did provide some benefits that are not harmful to health such as reducing the amount of fat, avoiding saturated fats and cholesterol control that goes into your digestive system.
In addition to avoiding adverse effects in health, vegetarians are also considered to be more efficient financially. It is a fact that meat products are more expensive than with vegetables and wheat, which is a vegetarian food every day.
Choosing a vegetarian diet also need to consider some disadvantages. There are several nutrients that are only possessed by a meat product, for example, the eight essential amino acids the body needs generated by the meat, fish, poultry and eggs.
Our body also needs calcium is beneficial for bone density. While calcium is most often found in dairy products. Therefore, a vegetarian diet may not be able to provide the necessary calcium to generate healthy bones.
"Thus, being a vegetarian is actually rather not recommended for pregnant women, nursing mothers and those who are in menopause stage," he said.
If you think switching to a vegetarian diet just because you want to reduce fat, you are wrong in some aspects. Many non-dairy products containing meat that is actually high in fat such as nuts.
Martin recommends you should consider your health condition and age. Children are generally not recommended to be vegetarian because it still requires a lot of nutrients produced meat. Consult your body needs before becoming a vegetarian. -tribunnews.com