Living healthy requires maintaining a healthy diet. No diet may be healthier than meals dominated by fresh, all-natural vegetables and fruits.
Lately, more and more people have shifted to vegetarian meals because scientific research demonstrated the adverse effects of animal meat.
Nutritionists explain that the high amount of animal fat present in meat, dairy, and other animal products may be probable factors leading to the onset of diabetes mellitus, obesity, colorectal cancer, high blood pressure, and coronary artery disease.
To avoid these diseases, nutritionists have long expounded on the health benefits of high intake of fruits and vegetables.
However, people generally have many misconceptions about vegetarianism or the practice of eating foods from the plant kingdom.
This article attempts to clear these misconceptions and bring to light what the said lifestyle is about.
Vegetarians may be classified into four groups. Vegans eat no animal foods, while semi-vegetarians generally avoid meat but consume poultry and selected animal foods.
Meanwhile, lacto-ovo-vegetarians avoid meat, poultry and fish, but take in milk and eggs....