Eating Diets And Health Preferences - 1341 Words

Throughout our whole lives we have heard either from the news, magazines or even just the people around us, the many crazy diets and health preferences an individual claims are the best. Then we ask ourselves why?, why would a person choose to take on that path or maybe, why does that diet work? or does not? In the years past there must have been someone who had a strictly based vegetarian or vegan diet and had a great, healthy lifestyle in order to have passed down lifestyle choice. So the real question is, is being a vegetarian or a vegan for that matter, the better diet of choice for a healthier lifestyle? The 30 million vegetarians living in the U.S. and 300 million worldwide would answer with an astounding Yes. Though they are†¦show more content†¦Vegans had a lower energy intake compared to other diets. In addition, the vegetarians had a significantly lower energy intake compared to the omnivores. (Clarys, P. 2014). In effect, like almost every specific diet has its be nefits as well as its downfalls, but if were comparing the omnivorous and the vegan/vegetarian diets, the authors and data indicated consistently the vegan diet as the most healthy one(Clarys, P. 2014). According to the Journal of the American Medical Association in the article, Meat vs veg: how does a vegetarian diet stack up?, indicates that vegetarians have a lower risk of some chronic diseases such as hypertension, heart disease and diabetes(JAMA 2013). Mainly due to the fact of the natural nutrients, compounds found in fruits and vegetables along with the low percentage of fats and oils found in meat. Regardless of whether you follow a vegetarian diet, Australia s Dietary Guidelines recommend you consume a wide variety of foods each day, including plenty of vegetables, whole-grain foods, including legumes/beans, nuts and seeds, and low-fat dairy products(Meat vs.Veg 2013). This illustrates that this diet is in fact flawed, without the protein, iron, calcium, vitamin B12, vitam in D, that is not found in an all green diet, you will lack essential nutrients. Of course if an individual who understands this can specialize their diet to meet their needs. This leads into the next topic of