Are Vegetarians Really that Healthy?

An opinion article addressing how can a vegetarian diet affect your body to be published in Health Magazine.In reference to vegetarianism and its effect on someone's health, the audience such as people who are concerned about their health or the health of family members will be informed based on the articles published in Health Magazine. More specifically, people who around the age of 51 and those who are searching to start a diet, especially the ones who are interested in starting the vegetarian diet and curious in how it could affect their health.

It should be believed that a vegetarian diet is beneficial yet it can rob you from certain nutrients and proteins.The vegetarian diet has the chance of having some benefits,but should be cautious and consider how the diet could affect their health.The audience is important to the topic since they are the ones who could be affected by the diet with health issues or benefits.The reason for my controversy is many people are choosing to start diets without doing research on how it could actually affect them.However, becoming a vegetarian can be beneficial for people who suffer from certain illnesses since it reduces the risk of stroke,cardiovascular disease, and lowers cholesterol.

In this argument, I will give reasonings that a vegetarian diet is beneficial to some illnesses such as high cholesterol, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.As well as how it can reduce the risk of these certain diseases. First, I will explain how a vegetarian diet can help reduce the risk of the illnesses mentioned above. Second, explain how people who often try to diet don't understand the risks that could occur with this diet.Third, give some insight that a healthy diet doesn't necessarily mean that meat has to be completely cut out ,since socially it's difficult to be a vegetarian.

The vegetarian diet can lower the risk for heart diseases, high cholesterol, and diabetes.Since a vegetarian diet doesn't consist of foods with high levels of sodium or fat, it won't raise your cholesterol or affect your heart as much as meat does. This can benefit people who have conditions dealing with the heart or cholesterol.In an article Vegetarian diets can help prevent chronic diseases, American Dietetic Association says the source from this article was The American Dietetic Association.Vegetarian diets are often associated with health advantages including lower blood cholesterol levels, lower risk of heart disease, lower blood pressure levels and lower risk of hypertension and type 2 diabetes, according to ADA's position. 'Vegetarians tend to have a lower body mass index and lower overall cancer rates. Vegetarian diets tend to be lower in saturated fat and cholesterol and have higher levels of dietary fiber, magnesium and potassium, vitamins C and E, folate, carotenoids, flavonoids and other phytochemicals. These nutritional differences may explain some of the health advantages of those following a varied, balanced vegetarian diet." This quotes explains how the diet can reduce the risks of certain illnesses and diseases.It also so mentions how a vegetarian diet can lower BMI index and lower the risk of cancer.

Many people want to try new diets and find different ways to lose weight, but most will never do the research on how it can actually reflect their health. Since the vegetarian diet does take out many foods that provide many essential nutrients that boost your health. Without many of these essential nutrients, you may start becoming anemic and Iron deficiency anemia

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