Publisher's Synopsis
Vegetarianism is the practice of following a plant-based diet with or without the inclusion of dairy and eggs. Many people think that a life without meat would be boring, unhealthy, and damaging to your body. This is a common misconception seeing as vegetarianism has many benefits for the human body. Switching to a vegetarian diet helps lower cholesterol, control diabetes, prevent cancer, and retain vitamins. There has always been a concern among non-vegetarians about the supposed lack of protein that vegetarian's ingest. There should be no concern about this. For the most part, Americans eat more protein than their bodies need. Too much protein can lead to cancer, kidney disease, and bone loss. There are many other foods with high amounts of protein including eggs, soy, dairy, beans, quinoa, and legumes. As long as a practicing vegetarian eats one of these daily, he will take in the appropriate amount of protein needed for his body to function.
