Reduce the occurrence of diseases;

Reduce the physical burden and help to lose weight;

Enhance appetite;

Stay away from toxins.

Disadvantages of vegetarianism:

Insufficient intake of protein;

Mineral loss;

Social difficulties.

Specific advantages and disadvantages of vegetarianism:

I. Benefits

Vegetarian food contains less fat and basically no cholesterol. Vegetarians eating vegetarian food can reduce the possibility of cardiovascular disease and even cancer.

Vegetarian food contains more dietary fiber, which helps to promote intestinal peristalsis, help the body take away accumulated toxins, help metabolism and reduce the burden on the body. Eating vegetarian food can help reduce the intake of animal fat and calories, and the fiber content can also promote detoxification and accelerate metabolism, thus helping to lose weight;

Vegetarian food can help you get rid of the bad habit of overeating. Many vegetarian dishes are rich in dietary fiber, which can increase satiety, enhance appetite and prevent stomach pain.

95% of toxins in human diet come from all kinds of meat, fish and dairy products, especially fish, most of which contain carcinogens PCBs and heavy metals, which cannot be completely eliminated by cooking or freezing, while phytochemicals contained in vegetarian food can help the body detoxify.

Second, shortcomings.

Vegetarian food is low in calories, protein and fat are seriously insufficient, and long-term vegetarian food is easy to cause malnutrition;

Eating vegetarian food for a long time can easily lead to the lack of nutrients such as iron and zinc, and the lack of these nutrients can easily make people feel tired. In addition, zinc deficiency will also affect the normal development of children, and iron deficiency will easily lead to anemia;

People who eat vegetarian food have social difficulties mainly because their eating habits are different from others.