Why eat vegetarian food? In our society, many of us don't like vegetarian food so much, and they like meat very much. In fact, if it lasts for a long time, it will be very bad for our health. Let's share why we should eat vegetarian food and related information.
Why eat vegetarian food 1 1? First of all, this is because if we eat more vegetarian food, we can protect those endangered animals and protect the natural ecology. Now people like to eat meat, and many of them are wild animals, so if we eat more vegetarian food, we can protect endangered animals to some extent.
Secondly, eating more vegetarian food can also improve our immunity. This is mainly because vegetarian food is rich in vitamins, and taking enough vitamins can improve immunity, so eat more vegetarian food.
Finally, eating more vegetarian food can help us prevent cancer. Many of us suffer from cancer mainly because the meat we eat contains a lot of parasites and bacteria, so if we eat vegetarian food instead of meat, we can prevent cancer well.
Precautions:
In our society, there are fewer vegetarians, so we should advocate vegetarianism more and protect our natural ecology. Only in this way can our society and environment be better.
Why eat vegetarian food? 1. Vegetarianism is a kind of food culture, and people who practice this food culture are called vegetarians. They don't eat the meat of all living sentient animals. Vegetarianism has now become a brand-new healthy lifestyle. In European and American countries and major cities in China, more and more people tend to be vegetarian, and a "vegetarian tide" is on the rise. In recent years, with the increasing incidence of hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity and other "rich diseases" caused by overnutrition, and the influence of the craze of losing weight for health and beauty, vegetarianism has gradually become a fashion.
Vegetarianism is a well-known concept in European and American countries, and vegetarians will be respected by others. In Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, due to social progress, it is also a common concept. In the developed areas of China, people gradually understand and agree with vegetarianism. However, in other vast cities and rural areas, most residents are still just satisfied with food and clothing. For them, vegetarianism should be a distant and difficult thing to understand. Some people want to be vegetarian, but they are afraid of being regarded as different by others. Since vegetarianism is both civilized and healthy, we should confidently declare that we can tell the benefits of vegetarianism in a way that others can accept and will not cause others to dislike, so that people around us will gradually shift from understanding to recognition, and our pressure will be reduced.
This is our declaration: where there are wings for him to fly, where there are fins for him to swim, where there is enough for him to walk, where there is breath for him to breathe, and where there is life for him to live long. If you can save 5000 or more lives without doing anything, would you do such a thing? Most people will definitely answer simply: yes. This thing is vegetarianism. Let's make a simple calculation. Since you no longer eat all kinds of meat, you should eat less chickens and ducks at least once a month. From now on, we assume that your life span is 40 years, so 480 chickens and ducks will not die because of you; Because you don't eat fish, at least four fish (including small fish) survive every month, so 40 years later 1920 fish won't die because of you; Because you don't eat all aquatic animals, such as shrimp, clams, crabs and eels, you have saved thousands of lives, so in 40 years, you have saved more than 5,000 lives, but you only need to change your eating habits for such a thing.
Fourth, eat vegetarian food. profit
1, longevity;
2. Lighter weight;
3. Reduce cholesterol content;
4. Reduce the risk of cancer. Especially the occurrence of rectal cancer and colon cancer;
5. Less parasites;
6. Reduce the burden on the kidneys;
7, easy to store. Plant protein is usually easier to store than animal protein;
8. Low price;
9. Vegetarianism can purify the large intestine, prevent constipation and hemorrhoids, and calm the mood, beauty beauty;
10, vegetarian diet can purify blood vessels and reduce the occurrence of chronic diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and obesity;
1 1, vegetarian diet has low saturated fat content, which can reduce blood pressure and cholesterol content;
12, people's physique is alkaline, eating too much meat is easy to make the physique acidic, which will increase the chance of getting sick, and vegetarian food helps to neutralize the acidity and alkalinity of the physique.
Five, vegetarian methods are also divided into a variety of:
1, one is convenience, that is, eating vegetables and fried meat, but not eating all kinds of meat;
2. There is also a vegetarian diet, which is to eat vegetarian food for a few days a month;
3. There is also a vegetarian diet, that is, you don't eat all the meat for many years;
4. Foreign new vegetarians have found a compromise, mainly vegetarian, supplemented by dairy products, eggs, and even a small amount of fish and chicken.
In order to facilitate others to socialize, it is suggested that it is more appropriate to eat convenience elements.
Five internationally recognized vegetarian varieties
Dairy vegetarians (eat dairy products, not eggs and meat);
Egg vegetarian (eat eggs, not dairy products and meat);
Egg-milk vegetarian diet (eating eggs and milk, not meat);
Vegetarian (do not eat meat, eggs, milk, honey and other animal foods);
Strictly vegetarian (no meat, eggs, milk and honey, no fur, leather shoes, belts, etc. ).
Why eat vegetarian food? 3 1, live meat or vegetarian?
The word "vegetarian" first appeared in the Book of Songs: "He is a gentleman, but he is not a vegetarian". There are many nouns about vegetarianism, which is called "vegetarian meal" in The Book of Songs. There is a record of fasting in the Book of Rites. It is called "eating vegetables" in Zhuangzi Nanhuajing, for example, "If you eat vegetables and swim, you will not be tied to a boat".
In ancient Chinese, vegetarianism has three meanings. One refers to eating vegetables, such as "Gesu" in Kuangmiuzhengsu and Nanhuajing, which means eating vegetables and fruits instead of wine and meat; Two fingers eat fruits and vegetables raw; The third refers to eating and drinking for nothing. The "vegetarian meal" in the Book of Songs contains the above three meanings, and today's vegetarian diet only involves the first meaning.
According to the modern definition, vegetarianism is a way of eating without meat, poultry, seafood and other animal products, and also abstains from eating dairy products and honey. Some strict vegetarians strongly reject animal products, do not use those products from animals, and do not engage in occupations related to killing.
Strictly speaking, vegetarianism refers to the prohibition of animal raw materials and "five spices" or "five meats" temple dishes and Taoist dishes. "Five meats", also known as "five spices", refers to five spicy vegetables, namely onion, garlic, buckwheat head, leek and onion. But for modern people, all plants that grow on land and in water are considered vegetarian.
The earliest vegetarian book was The Book of Qi Yaomin written by Jia Sixie, an agronomist in the Northern Wei Dynasty (6th century AD). The ninth volume of this book is devoted to "vegetarianism", which is the earliest and most concentrated vegetarian menu in history.
The so-called "Qi Min" means living a good life, that is, "helping the people and benefiting the people". Vegetarianism was very popular in the Song Dynasty. According to Tokyo Dream of China and Dream of Liang, Bianjing in the Northern Song Dynasty and Lin 'an in the Southern Song Dynasty both had vegetarian restaurants specializing in vegetarian food.
The Qing Palace in Shanjia written by Lin Hong in the Northern Song Dynasty recorded the techniques of "fake frying fish", "winning meat with steamed buns" and "vegetarian steaming chicken" for the first time, and recorded fungi, mushrooms and bamboo shoots in detail.
There are also some detailed records about vegetarianism in the Tang Dynasty's Medical Doctor's Heart Guide and Xue's Introduction to Vegetarianism in the late Qing Dynasty. Xue was an envoy abroad in the late Qing Dynasty. His former residence is in Suzhou. If you can come to Suzhou, I have already seen it. It is very elegant.
Is life a meat eater or a vegetarian? It is said that Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, thought: "Eating meat is just a habit acquired. We didn't want to eat meat when we were born. "
In the eyes of vegetarians, eating meat is bound to kill life, which is not the innate nature of human beings and should not be advocated by human morality.
People have different views on fasting. Some people say it is turbid in the bath. In fact, vegetarianism also refers to bathing and fasting. Buddhism was introduced into China in the Han Dynasty, and vegetarianism prevailed, while ordinary people were vegetarian when they met meat, and they ate meat when they met meat.
In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Liang Wudi Xiao Yan advocated vegetarianism and took the lead in lifelong vegetarianism. He also wrote the article "Breaking Wine and Meat", urging the four disciples not to drink and eat meat, because "if a meat eater blocks a Bodhisattva, there is no Bodhisattva method, no four boundless hearts and no great compassion." With the vigorous advocacy and promotion of Liang Wudi, Buddhism in the Han Dynasty began to form a vegetarian tradition, which continues to this day.
In ancient China, vegetarianism often meant sacredness, modesty and solemnity. On some important events, such as sacrifices and the eve of the monarch's accession to the throne, the parties concerned must "be vegetarian for a few days to purify their body and mind." From emperors and generals to ordinary people, we should unify our thinking and conscientiously implement it.
Lu You's Notes on Laoxue Temple in Song Dynasty recorded: "I acceded to the throne at the beginning of this year, and I was ordered to have a vegetarian meal on the 3rd, 7th, 17th and 27th of every month." Even sometimes when executing prisoners, the emperor will be a vegetarian to show caution.
"Twenty-two years of Emperor Taizong's Zhenguan" records: "Every time your majesty decides to put in a heavy prison, he will play three transgressions and five times, eat fast, stop having fun and pay attention to life." In addition, the Book of Rites records that when the monarch and his family died, they must also be vegetarian, and the length of vegetarian food is very detailed, so I won't say much here.
2, ancient and modern Chinese and foreign sages respected vegetarianism.
There are many people who are vegetarians all their lives. Besides Sakyamuni and Huineng, thinkers and philosophers Socrates, Rousseau and Plato, artists Leonardo da Vinci and Wagner, writers Shakespeare and Tolstoy, philosophers and mathematicians Pythagoras, scientists Darwin and Newton, Mahatma Gandhi and Nobel Prize winners Tagore, Einstein, Bernard Shaw and Shi Huaizhe are all vegetarians.
Vegetarianism is very consistent with the health concept of traditional Chinese medicine. As early as the era of Huangdi Neijing, China began to advocate a balanced diet, that is, the so-called "five grains are the supplement, five fruits are the help, five animals are the support, and five vegetables are the supplement" (Huangdi Neijing Su Wen dirty qi method), in which cereals, fruits and vegetables are actually vegetarian.
Cereals and fruits and vegetables have different understandings and classifications, and many works of traditional Chinese medicine also have different classification methods, so I won't elaborate here. Huangdi Neijing emphasizes "thick paste and thick taste, full of furuncle" (Su Wen, Tong Qi Tian Lun), reminding people to pay attention to the coordination of diet and not to eat greasy things.
Sun Simiao in the Tang Dynasty said in "For Urgent Use": "Endless eating makes people suffer, so eating the freshest dishes makes things easier. Diet should be frugal, greed will hurt the body, and the old man's stomach will be thin. If it is too much, it will not be needed. " When I say "keep the dishes fresh and simple", I mean that we must eat less meat, and don't hurt our health because we are greedy for delicious food, especially the elderly, who have weak digestion and absorption function, so we should pay more attention.
Sun Simiao further said, "Old people who are so ill sometimes catch too much cold in spring and summer, and their diet is too cold. Therefore, their fish, lettuce, raw meat and fishy cold are harmful to people and should be cut off frequently. "
Regarding vegetarianism, besides cereals and fruits and vegetables, the Compendium of Materia Medica also includes tofu, especially tracing back to the source that "the method of tofu began with Liu An, the king of Southern Han Dynasty". Liu An, the grandson of Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Western Han Dynasty, wrote many songs with rich feelings. He is an alchemist, and he discovered the method of making tofu in the process of alchemy.
Bean products, as the basic ingredients of vegetarians, have greatly enriched the contents and varieties of vegetarianism and spread to Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia and European and American countries.
Mao Zedong once told some people, and also told my teacher, Mr. Yue Meizhong, that he treated him: "Take action as the key link, always take care, combine work and rest, don't get angry, but also drink a little." What he summed up is very reasonable.
Many poets in ancient times also advocated vegetarianism, and the vegetarian life in Wang Wei's works is also picturesque. For example, "Compared with cloth clothes, I ate vegetables in those days, but I didn't have teeth" ("People sacrifice Li She's humanity"), "I set up a nest to watch rabbits, and fish are scales, which is a safe mouth, not a worry about love." My life is so clean that I eat vegetables and get rid of the dust "(Three Poems by Zhang Wudi). He believes that plant food can protect people's gentle and pure interests, help to indulge material desires and soothe nerves.
Lu You, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, praised vegetarianism and was proud of eating vegetables for a long time: "For many years, vegetables and chopsticks have no meat, which is quite extravagant. Songgui soft boiled jade rice, mixed with silver eggplant in sour sauce. " ("vegetarian rice"); "Green leek ancient dishes are green, and the white name is Sanwu. The heart is short and yellow, and the bear's hump is not so beautiful. " (Vegetable Soup), fascinating.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the great forerunner of the democratic revolution, also advocated vegetarianism: "Being a vegetarian is a wonderful skill to prolong life, which has been recognized by scientists, hygienists, physiologists and doctors, and it is especially suitable for China people to be vegetarian."
He thinks: "Ordinary people in China drink green tea and eat light rice, plus vegetables and tofu, which are the most beneficial foods for health workers today. Therefore, people who eat less than wine and meat in the hinterland of China tend to live longer. "
His views on the relationship between vegetarianism, non-meat food and race are also quite interesting: "People didn't know how to eat plants until their way of life improved. China is a country with an ancient culture, so most people in China eat plants, while most barbarians eat animals. "
Mr. Liang Shuming is one of the early representatives of modern neo-Confucianism, known as "the last Confucian in China", and he is also a lifelong vegetarian. 1960 I accompanied him all the way to Xiamen for the meeting. I have been a vegetarian every day for more than ten days, and I feel the richness and delicacy of vegetarian food.
Speaking of which, you can think about it. If vegetarianism is not really beneficial to physical and mental health, how can it be respected by so many sages at all times and in all countries?
3. The positive effects of vegetarianism on health.
So, what other reasons make us pay attention to vegetarianism? Just because of protein? Does the animal diet contain more protein? The answer is not entirely so.
There are many protein in nuts, such as peanuts, walnuts, pistachios, cashews and sunflower seeds. And the content of these nuts is quite high.
I once treated Mr. Ji Xianlin, who was 90 years old. Talking about his regimen, he said, "I eat a tomato and ten peanuts every day, and peanuts must be eaten a little every day." . So it seems that eating a little nuts every day is very beneficial. Similarly, beans and grains are high in protein and should be eaten a little every day.
The latest foreign reports also confirm the positive effects of vegetarianism on health.
From 2065438 to February 2004, JAMA published a meta-analysis, which introduced vegetarian diet and blood pressure. A total of 222 articles were retrieved in this study, of which 7 clinical controlled trials and 32 observational studies met the inclusion criteria of meta-analysis, that is, all were clinical controlled trials or observational studies.
The study population is over 20 years old, and vegetarianism is an exposure/intervention method. The main index is blood pressure, and the average difference of blood pressure is used as the end point index to evaluate the influence of vegetarian diet on blood pressure. The design of this study is very detailed, some are parallel controls, some are non-blind studies, and some are random controls.
From the results of 32 studies, it can be seen that the blood pressure of most vegetarians has decreased, although the degree of blood pressure decline is not high. According to international research, when blood pressure drops by 8%, the risk factors of hypertension are obviously reduced, so this research is still very meaningful.
Overall, 7 clinical controlled trials * * * involved 3 1 1 participants with an average age of 44.5 years; Compared with omnivores, the systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure of vegetarians decreased by 4.8mmHg and 2.2mmHg respectively. 32 observational studies * * * involved 2 1604 participants with an average age of 46.6 years; Compared with omnivores, the average systolic blood pressure of vegetarians decreased by 6.9mmHg and the average diastolic blood pressure decreased by 4.7mmHg.
The researchers concluded that under the same circumstances, the blood pressure of vegetarians was significantly lower than that of omnivores, and vegetarianism may be used as a non-drug treatment to lower blood pressure.
So, should we be vegetarian to improve cardiovascular health? On this issue, we published the article "Vegetarianism and Cardiovascular Health: Evidence-Based Thinking" in China Journal of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine on 20 14, hoping to provide you with some reference.
In 20 12, American Journal of Clinical Practice Nutrition published a study conducted by China (except for the beneficial effects of lactic acid vegetarian diet in China on metal parameters, intima-media thickness and cardiovascular risk of healthy men).
The researchers analyzed the body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, blood lipids, glucose metabolism and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) of 2 1 ~ 76-year-old 169 dairy vegetarians and 126 omnivores in China, and calculated the population aged 24 ~ 55.
The results showed that compared with non-vegetarians, vegetarians' body mass index, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and systolic blood pressure were significantly reduced, and their risk of ischemic heart disease was reduced by about 32%.
Compared with omnivores, the blood pressure, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level, fasting blood glucose and IMT of dairy vegetarians are significantly reduced, and the risk of cardiovascular disease in 5 ~ 10 years is significantly reduced.
From the cardiovascular risk curve, vegetarians have low risk and omnivores have high risk.
In 20 13, JAMA Internal Medicine reported another study (plant-based diet pattern and mortality in Adventist Health Study 2), which * * * involved 73,302 participants, and their diets were evaluated by quantitative food frequency questionnaire at baseline.
There are five dietary patterns in this study, namely, non-vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, fish vegetarian, preserved egg vegetarian and vegetarian; Then the number of deaths before 2009 is determined from the national death index, and the relationship between vegetarian diet pattern and all-cause and specific-cause mortality is evaluated.
During the average follow-up period of 5.79 years, vegetarian diet was related to the decline of all-cause mortality, and was significantly related to the decline of mortality of cardiovascular, renal and endocrine diseases, and this relationship was more significant in men than in women.
Vegetarian mortality is relatively low, and omnivorous mortality is high. The results of this study confirm that vegetarianism is better than meat, so don't eat too much meat.
4. Vegetarian food is diversified and has high nutritional value.
I feel that people have different understandings of vegetarianism. Some people are too nervous, while others completely deny it. There are some misunderstandings:
One is that genetic research will eventually bring us new drugs that can cure all diseases, while ignoring the more effective solutions that can be used; Second, too much emphasis is placed on controlling the intake of certain nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats and cholesterol. It is difficult to create a long-term healthy diet.
Therefore, the diet should be balanced. Only by reasonable diet can we live longer, be young, lose weight, reduce waist circumference, reduce blood fat, prevent or even reverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, reduce the risk of prostate cancer or breast cancer, prevent diabetes and relieve constipation.
In a word, it is good to eat more fruits and vegetables. Here are some suggestions for people who try vegetarian food. Vegetarian should consider several points: first, in the long run, vegetarianism costs less than eating meat; Second, try to find a vegetarian variety that suits your taste; Third, eat as much as possible; Finally, the vegetarian diet should be diversified to ensure that the body gets enough nutrition.
Vegetarianism is not only beneficial to cardiovascular health, but also beneficial to physical fitness, immune enhancement, anti-cancer, freckle removal, skin care and other human health. Many studies show that vegetarianism is beneficial to people's healthy life compared with non-meat foods, and vegetarians tend to live longer.
At present, many people actively advocate and practice a low-carbon lifestyle, which starts with vegetarian food. Vegetarianism is no longer a religious rule or doctrine, but a lifestyle recognized by many people.
Choosing a vegetarian diet means choosing a diet that is beneficial to your health, respects other lives and conforms to the laws of nature. Some people may worry that vegetarian diet may lead to insufficient nutrition intake, which is really unnecessary. Simply check the nutritional components of various vegetarian foods.
Speaking of which, do you have the heart to try vegetarian food? I want to introduce you to several vegetarian places: Su Quan Zhai and Kutokuhayashi in Beijing, Su Quan Zhai in Hangzhou and Nanputuo Temple in Xiamen, and Lantau Island in Hong Kong.
Finally, I want to sum up one point. I think whether it is vegetarian or omnivorous, it is important to pay attention to the balance between supply and demand of diet and body nutrition.