what are the best health reasons to be a vegetarian?Does blood type have a lot to do with it?
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It isnt proved as of yet that blood type has an affect on what we eat. You have a pretty healthy diet, everything from the *right* food group. i myself like a good nice tasty steak, but that goes st8 to the thighs lol, veges, rice, fruit, eggs, beans? your getting all your needed vitamins and stuff from there with the inclusion of fish where you would be getting omega-3 and stuff, if you add nuts: such as pine nuts, cashew nuts, well just nuts you will be giving your body much needed protien.
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Meat is a major source of essential nutrients, including: protein, Zinc and Vitamin B12.  Note, vegetarians often have low intakes of Zinc and B12 because they avoid meat.\n\nBest wishes.
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In the beginning yes\n\nI have a friend went vegetarian and he lost a lot of weight.  Has kept it off too.
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Absolutely. I was a lacto vegetarian for three years. It got pretty lonely as even my family would avoid me and not invite me to family dinners because they thought I was just being too weird. It would have been nice to talk to someone more like me. That would be a pretty silly reason not to date someone, though. I don't care what others do or don't eat as long as they are not cannibals!
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I. INTRODUCTION \n\nVegetarianism, practice of eating foods from the plant kingdom. There are several types of vegetarians. While all vegetarians avoid some or all animal foods—that is, meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and milk—semi-vegetarians avoid meat but eat poultry and other animal foods. Lacto-ovo-vegetarians avoid poultry and fish as well as meat, but do include milk and eggs in their diets. The only animal foods consumed by lacto-vegetarians are milk products. Some vegetarians practice veganism, eating no animal foods at all. Many vegans avoid wearing animal products, such as leather and wool, and are also more likely than other vegetarians to shun alcoholic beverages, processed foods, and foods grown with chemical fertilizers or pesticides.\n\n  II. THE EVOLUTION OF VEGETARIANISM \n\nHistorically, vegetarianism was often based on philosophical beliefs. Followers of certain sects of Hinduism and Buddhism have a centuries-old tradition of not eating animal flesh because of beliefs in the sacredness of all life and the reincarnation of souls into the bodies of other living things. Roman Catholic Trappist monks still practice vegetarianism to fulfill their vows of austerity and self-sacrifice.\n\nModern vegetarianism entered public consciousness during the 19th century. Beginning in 1847, the Vegetarian Society, a British nonreligious organization, popularized the term vegetarian. The promotion of vegetarianism gained strength worldwide in 1908 when the International Vegetarian Union was founded; the Union, which brings together vegetarian societies from all over the world in a series of congresses, is still operating as a nonprofit organization. Some 20th-century vegetarians tend to reject eating meat because they believe that the killing of animals is both unnecessary and cruel. Other vegetarians also believe that using available land to raise vegetables and grain instead of cattle and other animals makes good economic and ecological sense.\n\n  III. VEGETARIANISM AND HEALTH \n\nMore recently, people have adopted vegetarian diets based on scientific studies showing that diets high in fatty animal foods may contribute to the early development of disease, including obesity, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, and colorectal cancer. The United States Surgeon General’s 1988 report on nutrition and health urged Americans to reduce their intakes of animal fats, such as those found in meat and dairy products, and to increase consumption of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.\n\nThe vegetarian plant-based diet typically has the advantage of being low in saturated fat, cholesterol, and salt, but it can be lacking in other ways. Vegetarians need to plan their diets with special care in order to obtain the essential nutrients received from diets that include meat, fish, and poultry. Following the Pyramid Food Guide published by the Department of Agriculture can help vegetarians meet all their nutritional requirements. At the bottom of the pyramid are the grains, vegetables, and fruits that are recommended to form the foundation of a healthful diet. In the middle of the pyramid are foods from the milk group and the meat and beans group, which are prescribed in moderate amounts. At the top of the pyramid are high-fat and sugary foods, indicating that they should be eaten in small amounts or avoided altogether.\n\nIn adapting the pyramid food guide, vegetarians need to eat other foods, such as fortified grains and cereals, that provide necessary nutrients like iron, zinc, vitamin D, and some B vitamins like B12 and B6. Vegetarians who avoid milk products must find alternatives that are high in calcium and vitamin D, such as fortified soy milk. Lacto-ovo-vegetarians can use eggs, nuts, peanut butter, dry beans, peas, and lentils in place of choices from the meat group.\n\nWith carefully planned diets and a wide variety of foods, it is possible for some lacto-ovo-vegetarian adults to get all essential nu
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in addition to the other answers - two main reasons for becoming vegan.\n\n1. Ethically - the belief that animals have rights, and there's no reason we should cage animals, abuse them, kill them or experiment on them. especially in the world today when there's no reason for it.\n\n2. Health - a balanced vegan diet has been shown to be healthier than a diet that includes meat, and even than a vegetarian diet.\n\nVegetarians don't eat the flesh of animals (I.E. meat). in the stricter sense vegetarians will not eat other animals, but will use and consume products like dairy, eggs, honey, wool, silk etc. as long as the animal wasn't killed for that product. to this rule there are exceptions such as vegetarians that eat fish or other sea animals (that aren't considered to be meat for some reason) or wear leather.\n\nIn response to "do vegan wear lipstick" - they do if they choose to do so. first - I've never seen a lipstick made from whale blubber (don't know which part of the world makes lipstick from whales), the main two uneven ingredients in lipstick are Lanolin (an oil made from wool) and beeswax  (the wax of bees). there are lipsticks and lip balms that don't contain these two ingredients and are suitable for vegans. as for silk - satin. waxing - not all cleaning materials include beeswax and most now use carnuba wax (a wax from a plant source)   \n\nafter saying all this - as there is no legal definition for vegan, it depends on the person.\nI've known vegans that wouldn't eat anything that says "flavorings" on it because it may contain lactose or other non-vegan ingredient, and I've known vegan who would eat pastries regardless of them being smeared with egg on the top or not, or people that only eat vegan at home but "act vegetarian" when their out from fear it would harm their social life in some way. \n\nIn addition - none of the other answers mentioned that most vegan will try and use only products that are not tested on animals (usually for the ethical reasons mentioned above).
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Go on a healthy vegetarian and fruit diet. Moderate exercise like light jogging, cycling, wlking an hour per day.
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The standard American diet Americans eat consists of 5 times too much protein. If you did any serious studies on who the healthiest people on the planet are, Vegetarians (specifically, SDA's) rank at the op of the list.\nDid you know that pound for pound, broccoli contains more protein than a steak? Vegetarians are much healthier than meat eaters. Do your research.
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I am on the verge of becoming a vegan. I am a vegetarian because i can't stomach the sight of meat or bloody anything, i also don't like the fact that milk comes from an animals tit and humans are the only species in the world that drink breast milk past adolescence!! that is disgusting! I think that meat is hard to eat because of animal cruelty. My sister in-law is a vegan and she became that way for many reasons, one is that she had to eat a lot healthier because she has Lupus! and two she is a vet and cares for animals on some huge level, and she knows how all animals are treated when they are raised for meat.or eggs or milk. I will eat organic turkey meat but really nothing else from animals. this is a complicated decision to make because it is a huge change in life style and i have only been strong with it for about a year. There are tons of websites out there! research! try Organic foods just to eat healthier you don't have to hug any trees or anything.
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In a nutshell, the original Blood Type "O", hunters & gatherers, do best eating meat, fish, nuts, berries/fruits & eggs. Anything harvested naturally in the wild, and eaten fresh...minimal cooking. No processed foods. Roughly 50% of the human population, is still "O"...\nBlood Type "A", the first farmers to grow grain at the same location. They thrive on breads, cereal grains & vegetables, some fruits, some fish, less meat. They are most prone to cancers, and comprise roughly 30% of the population...\nBlood Type "B" were nomadic people, milking their transportion (Camels, cows, sheep, goats, etc.). This is the only Type that thrives on dairy products, and has the most balanced diet overall. Each new environment they encountered in their travels, had different foods available. They represent 15% of the people...\nBlood Type "AB" is the newest evolutionary Blood Type. It is only 1000 years old and combimes some of the traits of both "A" & "B". These are only 5% of the population...\n\nThat's roughly how it works, and health is more the focus, than dieting (losing weight) per se...
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I drink blood on purpose because I find that it helps me with feeling stressed out, or sometimes I just can't help it. It really tastes good - I find that blood type B is the sweetest to me. Maybe I'm just partial to it because I am a blood type B myself XD\n\nTo me, blood is just... Different from most other foods. Its really awesome. When my boyfriend had two of his teeth out to make room in the mouth for braces, the wounds wouldn't stop bleeding. I kissed him then, and all the blood from his mouth flowed into mine - it just tasted great.\n\nIt also helps stressed out feelings, like re-injecting more energy into yourself to face a brand new day. Some may call it a placebo, maybe? But whatever it is, it varies within the individuals.\n\nDrinking blood doesn't automatically make you a vampire!
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Because I am a vegetarian
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Lots of good answers so far. I'm Vegan, and I've lost heaps of fat from my starting weight. I started out just deciding to go veg, and once I did, i found i had heaps more energy, which helped me build will power to do more exercise, and it spiralled up. before veg, I'd been spiralling down into the gutter for years, and although recently I've come to an impasse regarding my weight loss (my weight has stablised, but i'm still a little overweight), before I started I was obese, depressed and lethargic. Now I'm more alive than ever.\nGoing Veg*n is not just about human health. The 4 other most common reasons for people becoming veg*n are the environment, human rights, animal rights and animal welfare, but I won't go there. Check my sources if you want more info.\nAlmost every reputable medical or scientific study ever conducted has said that to improve health, one should increase vegetable intake, and reduce animal intake. In other words, go veg*n, and go veg*n. losing weight and fat are not be the only positive reasons for going veg*n either. You can reduce your risk of contracting almost every disease, illness, ailment or condition known to man, as the single most common cause of all physically unhealthy situations are dietic related. What you put in you get out.\nask any spokesperson of the animal consumption industry to provide hard evidence that their products are good for health, and compare their response with that of the corresponding spokesperson for the vegetable matter with similar nutritional value. I DARE YOU! there is a safer, healthier, enviro-friendlier, more compassionate, usually more efficient, and usually cheaper veg*n alternative to every animal product that exists today, from prawns to steak, from leather to wool.\nWhen you decide to go veg*n, speak to people who have been veg*n for some time, particularly those who still appear healthy. Some veg*ns are deficient in vital vitamins and protiens, and this lacking is the primary reason new veg*ns revert after a short time. I appear healthy and normal, and I'm in my 6th year of being Vegan, which means no meat, egg, dairy, honey, animal clothing or tools, and I've just finished undergoing a round of pathology tests by doctors that prove all my bodily functions are better than normal in all cases, especially cholesterol and blood-sugar levels. \n\nDo you lose weiht when you become veg*n? YES!, I WENT FROM 115 KG TO 90 KG IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS, I'M NOW HOVERING AT 80 AND PLAN TO BE AT 75 BY CHRISTMAS. I STAND 175 CM TALL AND AM NOW 24.\nGO VEG ASAP!
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Babies can be vegetarian, but care must be exercised that they are fed a balanced diet, as with all babies.\nYou may find books on vegetarian parenting useful, as well as a number of websites:\nhttp://www.vegsoc.org/info/familyindex.html\nhttp://www.ivu.org/articles/children.html\nThere are quite a few books listed on http://www.amazon.com\nso have a search if you are interested.
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I've got some extra you can have!!!!!  Seriously though, I think you have to stock up on pasta, rice, potato type meals, eat plenty of it.  If you aren't vegetarian, eat plenty of meat especially chicken.  Have you seen a nutrisionalist?  Maybe discuss that with your GP, if it's a problem for you, then it is a problem worth sharing and trying to get help resolving.  Do you have any other health troubles, have you had your thyroid checked out? If it's overactive you could be burning it all off too quickly, look it up! (try and cut down the fags - they're not good for you!!! - I should take my own advice lol)  Good luck
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101 reasons to go vegetarian:\nhttp://www.flex.com/~jai/articles/101.html\n\nA DOZEN EXCUSES TO STOP EATING MEAT  \nWHEN YOU CUT OUT MEAT:  \n\n 1. You'll feel better.  \n\n 2. You'll save money - a LOT of money - on your food bill.  \n\n 3. You'll have easier bowel movements, and will not need to pay good money for extra store-bought fiber.  Meat has no fiber at all, and vegetarian diet is fiber rich.  \n\n 4. You'll lower your serum cholesterol levels.  Dean Ornish, M.D. prescribes vegetarian diet instead of coronary bypass surgery.  It works as well or better, is cheaper, and is immeasurably safer. \n\n 5. Your risk of cancer, as well as heart disease, will be cut in half.  Cornell University conducted a ten year study in China in which the diets of over 300,000 people were investigated.  The more animal products eaten, the higher the incidence of cancer and heart disease.  The less animal products eaten, the lower the risk.  The evidence is indisputable. \n\n 6. You'll have fewer dishes to do, and those that you do have will be a lot less greasy.  \n\n 7. You will save lives.  There is plenty of food on Earth for each and every person.  There is not enough for every person if we raise all those pigs and steers, too.  If we all go meatless, or nearly so, famine is over.  (Lappe, Ten Myths About World Hunger)  \n\n 8. You will save water (which is one of the reasons you stop famine).  In the USA, fully one half of ALL our drinkable water goes to raise farm animals.  \n\n 9. You will reduce pollution.  Runoff from cattle farms is a major source of polluted water in America.  \n\n 10. Your breath will smell better.  I know this is pushing the point, so try this simple experiment.  Let your dog breathe on you for a few minutes.  Now find a cow and compare.  The vegetarian animal has different digestion and different bacteria, and this results in different odors.  I know: years ago, I milked 120 cows twice a day.  \n\n 11. You will have less dandruff, and your skin will look nicer.  I speak from personal and observed experiences.  You just try it!  \n\n 12. You will automatically and effortlessly find your ideal weight.  Meat, even lean meat, is 10% to 15% saturated fat.  Cut that out and you start to drop   the pounds.  I don't have to tell you about ice cream, or the sugar in ice milk or frozen yogurt.  Your weight loss will be gradual but progressive.   Most vegetarian foods are by nature lower fat and lower calorie, unless you become a silly "pudding vegetarian" and eat a lot of desserts and junk food. \nhttp://www.doctoryourself.com/eatright.html
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I have been a vegetarian my entire life.  I don't give arguments.  I think it is a very personal decision.  Personally I am vegetarian, because it would be hypocritical for me to eat meat.  I couldn't stomach killing anything to eat, so why have anyone else do the dirty work for me?  BTW- I eat incredible, gourmet restaurant vegetarian food.... definately not discusting.