Vegetarian Science!

Whether you go to school everyday or work, chances are you know someone who is vegetarian or vegan. While many in the United States and around the world stick to including meat in their everyday diets, little do they know that being vegetarian has many, many benefits.

The first of which starts with getting a healthy and right amount of vitamins and other nutritional elements. Specifically, according to the Global Healing Center, vegetarian diets are associated with higher consumption of "fiber, folic acid, vitamins C and E, magnesium, unsaturated fat, and countless phytochemicals", as compared to a normal diets.

But it does not stop there.

One of the biggest positives to abiding to a vegetarian diet is that is its significantly less cholesterol content. Cholesterol is a major aspect of animal meat, and thus, vegetarian diets decrease the amount of unhealthy material being put into the body.

It should also be noted that vegetarian foods have a plethora of antioxidants, which are molecules that can mitigate the amount of oxidative stress placed on the heart. Furthermore, meat has high fat contents, and thus are more likely to lead to obesity, which in turn is associated with heart failiure. Extensive research indicates that there is a high correlation between vegetarians and a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular disease.

Transforming your diet can be a life change. While many may be reluctant to give up their precious bacon, eating healthy fruits and vegetables is a start.

And that start could change your life.