Is it because i stopped eating meat?
2007-02-10 19:01:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
Yes. That is one of the benefits of being vegetarian.
2007-02-11 01:58:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could have somthing to do with it, or it could not. I am also a vegetarian, in my second year. Make sure you are getting all the protein and such you need and that you are doing it healthy.
Meat is overall just not healthy. It offers no good. Despite protein which can obviously be brought from other foods. The bad outweighs the good.
Good luck and dont accept the cirtisim. When I decided to become a vegetarian I had absoutly no idea, how many people, who did not know me, would hate my way of life.
I still do not understand it at all.
2007-02-10 19:10:29 · answer #2 · answered by J. 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hi there,
I noticed that I was feeling much better overall and my diet improved a fair bit. Make sure you have protein in your diet, such as legumes etc, and iron. Have a look on the net and in your local bookstores for ideas on vegetarian food. Going out is not a problem either with most cuisines having a good variety to chose from, especially Indian, which is just awesome :-). If you have not done so already, check out http://www.vegsoc.org for more info.
Regards
Kitty
2007-02-10 22:51:30 · answer #3 · answered by kittykay1981 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've also noticed that I haven't been getting sick. The only things I've gotten have been two throat colds over the course of a year. I think it might be because I'm eating more fruits vegetables than I used to, so I'm getting waay more good vitamins.
2007-02-11 11:17:20 · answer #4 · answered by celestialcode 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BACKGROUND: Several epidemiological studies have implicated hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridaemia as a dietary risk factor in the etiology of vascular disease. To date, there are virtually no blood lipid data available for ******* Black African Seventh-Day Adventist vegetarians. This study was undertaken to gain a preliminary and better understanding of the relationships between BP, blood lipids, and diets in adults at the Seventh-Day Adventist Seminary of West Africa, Ilisan-Remo, Nigeria. METHODS: Three randomly selected groups of the Nigerian populace with different dietary habits were investigated. The Seventh-Day Adventist Seminary of West Africa was the study area. Anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, serum cholesterol, triglycerides, and serum glucose were estimated using standard methods. FINDINGS: The vegetarians (VEGs) had significantly lower body weight 75.0 +/- 1.9 kg than the semi-vegetarians (SEMI-VEGs) 77.3 +/- 1.8 kg (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the blood pressure (BP) of the three groups studied, although the VEGs exhibited lower systolic BP. The VEGs had significantly lower serum total cholesterol and triglycerides (p < 0.05), than non-vegetarians (NON-VEGs). The SEMI-VEGs had blood triglycerides values in between NON-VEGs and VEGs levels but these were not significant. There were no differences in blood glucose in the three groups. CONCLUSIONS: The vegetarian diet as well as the African natural diet are associated with lower levels of important cardiovascular disease risk factors. The significantly lower cardiovascular disease risk factors in vegetarian African Adventists could be a protective measure against the development of premature IHD and CVD incidence.
2007-02-11 08:03:33 · answer #5 · answered by Z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may not be because you stopped eating meat, but because you started eating so many more vegetables and fruits.
I still eat some meat, but I drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice everyday that i make with my blender and juice extracor, and I haven't gotten sick anymore either.
It's sad that many don't realize this secret. It would keep many out of the hospital.
2007-02-10 20:48:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is possible as meat can contain alot more of the bacteria for food sickness, where as they can not live on fruit and veg, so yes that could be the reason.
2007-02-10 20:21:56 · answer #7 · answered by Jeremy N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live with my grandparents who believe a meat product should always be served with dinner (they are from the south). I rarely get sick. Maybe once a year and not for very long...maybe I'm just lucky.
2007-02-11 14:44:25 · answer #8 · answered by abacus314 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be, i have been a vegetarian for practically my whole life and i hardly ever get sick, seriously like once a year at most.
2007-02-11 17:06:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never get sick.
2007-02-11 11:40:50 · answer #10 · answered by Emily A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋