Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes all animal flesh, including poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustacea, and slaughter by-products. The reasons for choosing vegetarianism may be related to morality, religion, culture, ethics, aesthetics, environment, society, economy, politics, taste, or health.There are several variants of the diet, some of which also exclude eggs and/or some products produced from animal labor such as dairy products and honey. Veganism, for example, excludes all animal products from diet. By some strict definitions, animal products are not used for attire either, whether or not the production of clothing or items has involved the actual death of an animal (dairy, eggs, honey, wool, silk, down feathers, etc.) A generic term for both vegetarianism and veganism, as well as for similar diets, is "Plant-based diets".Vegetarian diets have been found to satisfy the nutritional needs for all stages of life, and large-scale studies have shown vegetarianism to increase longevity, improve health, and significantly lower risks of cancer and other diseases.

Interested in some statistics about vegetarian diets? Studies have shown vegetarians to be at less risk for high blood pressure, cancer and heart disease. Here are some of the long-term advantages of plant-based diets.

Different people have different reasons for going completely vegetarian. Some want to live a longer life, some want to live a healthier life while some want to preserve natural resources. According to scientific researches, we complete most of calorie needs from grain products, vegetables and fruits. Vegetarian diet reduces the risk of many big

A recent study published last week has proved that vegetarian Ornish Diet Plan tops for reducing the risk for heart disease. Surprisingly, some of the most popular diets like Weight Watchers, New Glucose Revolution, South Beach, Zone, The Atkins and the government's Food Pyramid did not score as well as the Ornish diet did.

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December 2006 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that a low-protein, low-calorie diet and exercise lower hormones and growth factors that increase a person’s risk of developing and dying from cancer.