The Vegetarian Diet

The Vegetarian Diet

Mad cow disease, bird flu, foot and mouth disease ... worried about the health scares and cooled by rising prices, more and more consumers raise the foot of the animal products, joining those who have always banish them from their diet by taste or conviction.
Mad cow disease, bird flu, foot and mouth disease ... worried about the health scares and cooled by rising prices, more and more consumers raise the foot of the animal products, joining those who have always banish them from their diet by taste or conviction.

Origins and forms
Vegetarianism is not new since many philosophies, including Hindus, Greeks or Christians, have long advocated. Unlike the past, it was adopted on philosophical or religious, then at present, it owes its growing success to motivated primarily ethical, taste, health and the environment.
In fact, there is not one, but several vegetarian diets, more or less restrictive:

> The most common, the  ovolactovégétariendiet is to not eat animal products but allows animal foods such as eggs or dairy products.

> The system lactovégétarien excludes all animal products except dairy.

> The system ovovégétarien excludes all animal products except eggs.

> The pescovégétarien diet excludes meat and fish permits.

> The more restrictive, the vegan diet excludes all animal products (and animal) without exception.

Features nutritional
The vegetarian diet in the most widely known is to say ovolactovégétarien (with eggs and dairy products), can quite match a balanced life in the West, as it contains in fact all the food groups.
Eating eggs and dairy products is in preventing deficiencies that could be related to lack of fish and meat as they provide good quality protein in the correct proportions.
Regarding micro nutrients, eggs, cereals and pulses bring iron, calcium dairy products, cereals, mostly complete, the B vitamins, fruits and vegetables for vitamin A in the form of pro vitamin A , eggs and dairy products with vitamin D.

Provided to ensure proper distribution of food (see below), it can be vegetarian and healthy. On the contrary, even: it can only bring in better, since in this type of diet, dietary cholesterol and saturated fat is lower than in conventional food.

Vegetarian diets are more restrictive, especially the vegan diet, however expose them to many deficiencies, including protein, essential amino acids, iron, zinc, vitamins A and D. Better to handle them carefully if you do not want to damage his health and fitness.

Content Source: Bukisa - The Vegetarian Diet