Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Benefits of Vegetarian Food

Benefits of Vegetarian Food in Naturopathy is immense as it makes a very valuable contribution to the vegetarian’s protein nutrition.

 There are several significant benefits of vegetarian food in naturopathy. Protein in green vegetables is as high in quality as milk protein and thus makes a very valuable contribution to the vegetarian`s protein nutrition. The high quality of protein balances the lower quality of other vegetarian proteins such as nuts and beans. A healthy and wholesome vegetarian diet can, as a result, easily meet the body`s protein needs. A vegetarian diet can have a lot of nutritional benefits, if it is rich in fruits and vegetables, and contains moderate amounts of seeds, nuts, whole grains and legumes.

One of the most important benefits of a appropriate vegetarian diet is its low caloric content in relation to the bulk supplied, which helps maintain ideal weight. One more advantage of the vegetarian diet is the much lower intake of fat, if dairy products, seeds and nuts are eaten in moderation. This accounts for lower cholesterol levels found in vegetarians, which by far reduces the risk of developing heart diseases and breast and colon cancer. A third nutritional benefit of the vegetarian diet is its high fibre content. Fibre, being indigestible, increases the bulk of the faces, keeps them soft and makes them easy to expel.

One study has indicated that lacto-avo vegetarians consume twice as much and vagans four times as much fibre as non-vegetarians. High fibre intake has been related with decreased risks of diseases of the colon, appendicitis, cancer of the colon and rectum, hiatus hernia, piles and varicose veins. A perfectly constituted diet is one in which the principal ingredients are milk, milk products, any whole cereal grain or mixture of cereal grains, green leafy vegetables and fruits. These are the protective foods. They make well the defects of other constituents of the diet, guard the body against infection and disease of various kinds, and their use in adequate quantity ensures physical efficiency. Vegetarianism is thus a system based on scientific principles and has proved adequate for the best nutrition free from the poisons and bacteria of diseased animals. It is the best diet for man`s best possible, physical, mental and spiritual development.

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