BEING A VEGETARIAN

WHAT IS IT?

A vegetarian is a personwho does not eat meat, poultry and fish.

Poultry:kümes hayvanları

Vegetarians eat mainlyfruit, vegetables, legumes,

grains, seeds, and nuts.

Many vegetarians eat eggs anddairy products but avoid hiddenanimal products such as beef andchicken stocks, lard.

Grain:tahıl | Legume:baklagil | Lard:domuz yağı

WHY DO WE NEED

TO BE VEGETARIANS?

Some of us want to livelonger, healthier lives or do

our part to reduce pollution.

Others have made the switch because we want to preserve Earth’natural resources or because we’’ve always loved animals and are ethically opposed to eating them.

DISADVENTAGES

OF BEING A

VEGETARIAN

LOW CHOLESTEROL LEVELS

High cholesterol

levels may

cause death,

it’s known. But

low cholesterol

may cause

death, too.

*Cholesterols are a kind of fats.

LOWER BONE MINERAL DENSITY

Although

vegetarians take

their nutrients

from non-meat

products,

researches show

that vegetarians

have 5% lower BMD

than meat-eaters.

LOWER LEVELS OF VITAMIN B12

There are a lot of

vitamin B12 in meat

products so, lack of

these products may

cause low level of B12 if

you don’t get your B12

from meat products.

B12:a vitamin that is used by your body to keep your nerve system healty.

LOWER LEVELS OF OMEGA-3

It’s known that there are a lot of omega-3 inside

fishes. So, not eating fish may cause lack of omega-3.

THEY MAY SAY…

These are the people who:

But if you be careful about what you eat…

You can get your proteins from;

DAIRY

EGGS

SOY

LEGUMES

&

GRAINS

NUTS

…and you can get your B12 from;

…and you can get your omega-3 from;

Walnut Soy Spinach

…and you can get your minerals by

drinking 8-10 glasses of water every day.

Actually,

unlike the

common

idea, being a

vegetarian is

a healty way

to live.

Scientists

approve

that.

Because there are a lot of adventages of being a vegetarian

LOWER RISK OF DEATH

With none of thesaturated fat and

cholesterol that clogsarteries, vegetariansmaybe at a lower risk for chronic diseases

overall.

BETTER MOODS

A 2012 study randomly split participants into three diets:

All meat allowed Fish only Vegetarian diet, no meat

The researchers found that after two weeks, the people on the vegetarian diet reported more mood improvements thanthose on the other two diets.

LOWER RISK OF CANCER

Vegetarian diet has a lot

of antioxidant nutrients

so, this diet offers you a

highly protected body

against cancer.

Antioxidant: matters that keep toxics away from your body

LOWER RISK OF DIABETES

Studies have shown

that vegetarians

are at a lower risk

of developing

diabete.

LESS LIKELY TO BE OVERWEIGHT

Researches show that vegs

have lower body-mass index.

So, this keep them

away from obesity.

Not everybody

knows that meat

sector feeds the

global warming,

too.

SO WHY DON’T YOU DO YOUR PART ABOUT CONSERVATION OF THE EARTH?

Vegetarian food is

very common today.

You can buy

vegetarian

food in

markets.

ANY QUESTIONS?

SOURCES:

*Popular Science (Magazine)

*Google Pictures

*www.vegeterian.about.com

*www.vejetaryenkulubu.com

*www.youtube.com

*www.cookinglight.com

*www.greenchef.gr

*www.villa-florencia.co.uk

*www.ecorazzi.com

*www.popularvegan.com

*www.bbc.co.uk

*www.cookerecipe.com

*www.yesvegetarian.com

*www.menshealt.com

*www.vegeteriantimes.com

*www.brown.edu

*www.peta.org

*www.healtplus.vn