Question

write a detailed summary in an organized format. It must include 3-4 key points of the controversy. Break up your summary in 3-4 paragraphs.

Must include specific reasons as to why a vegetarian diet can be better and or worse than the meat heavy diets?

Explain briefly using examples how reading this controversy has helped you in making better dietary choices in future?

CONTROVERSY 6 Table of Contents Vegetarian and Meat-Containing Diets: What Are the Benefits and Pitfalls? Notebook LO 6.7 Compare the advantages and disadvantages of the vegetarian diet and the meat eater's diet Table C6-1 Terms Used to Describe Vegetarian Diets Some of the terms below are in common usage, but others are useful only to researchers In affluent countries, where heart disease and cancer claim many lives, people who eat well-planned vegetarian diets often have lower risks of chronic diseases, and a lower risk of dying from all causes, than people whose diets center on meat. Should everyone consider using a vegetarian eating pattern, then? If so, is it enough to simply omit meat, or is more demanded of the vegetarian diet planner? What positive contributions do animal products make to the diet? able C6-1 defines some vegetarian cms.) This Controversy looks at these issues and ends with some practical advice for the vegetarian diet planner. A vegetarian lifestyle may be im. mediately associated with a particular cultural, religious, political, or other belief system, but there are many reasons why people might choose it, as Table C6-2 makes clear. Vegetari- ans are categorized not by motivation but by the foods they choose to eat. Distinctions among vegetarian diets are useful academically, but they do not represent uncrassable lines. Some people use meat or broth as a condiment or seasoning for vegeta ble or grain dishes. Some people eat meat only once a week and use plant protein foods the rest of the time. Others rely mostly on milk products and eggs for protein but will eat fish, too, and so forth. To force people into the categories of "vegetarians" and "meat eaters" leaves out all those with in-between eating styles (aptly named flexitarian by the press) that have much to recommend them. Positive Health Aspects of Vegetarian Diets Today, nutrition authorities state with confidence that a well-chosen vegetarian diet can meet nutrient needs while supporting health superbly. Although much evidence supports this choice, such evidence is not easily obtained. It would be easy if vegetarians differed from others only in the absence of meat, but they often have increased intakes of whole grains, legumes, nuts, fruits, and vegetables as well. Such eating patterns are rich contributors of carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals that also correlate with low disease risks. For example, in one study, as servings of fruit and vegetables increased from less than one to more than five per day, overall risk of death decreased by 36 percent, risk from cancers decreased by 25 percent, and risk from heart disease decreased by 20 percent, regardless of meat consumption fruitarian includes only raw or dried fruits, seeds, and nuts in the diet. lacto-ovo vegetarian includes dairy products, eggs, vegetables, grains, legumes, fruits, and nuts, excludes flesh and seafood . lacto-vegetarian includes dairy products, vegetables, grains legumes, fruits, and nuts, excludes flesh, seafood, and eggs. macrobiotie diet a vegan diet composed mostly of whole grains, beans, and certain vegetables: taken to extremes, macrobiotic diets can compromise nutrient status. ovo-vegetarian includes eges, vegetables, grains, legumes, fruits, and nuts, excludes flesh, seafood, and milk products - partial vegetarian a term sometimes used to mean an eating style that includes seafood, poultry, eggs dairy products, vegetables, grains, legumes, fruits, and nuts; excludes or strictly limits certain meats, such as red meals. Also called flexitarian vegan includes only food from plant Sources: vegetables, grains, legumes, fruits, seeds, and nuts; also called strict vegetarian vegetarian includes plant-based foods and eliminates some or all animal derived foods. Can an eating pattern without animal products supply the needed nutrients? "Reference notes are found in Appendix F

Answer 1

A person can be healthy by taking good diet that contains nutritional food that protects us from many chronic noncommunicable diseases. In general vegetarians are more healthy that non vegetarians and be specific as the doctors   says the risk of early death due to heart diseases is very lower in vegetarians comparing with non vegetarians. As we all knows the vegetarian diet is rich in fiber that results in free digestion processing in human body not  only this, the vegetarians have controlled blood pressure and low cholesterol by which it can be helpful in  maintaining body weight, People of all ages can take this veg diet which contains more nutritional values and also we include green plants based diet that can be responsible for good blood improvement and can be  more sustainable as it cause less harm to the environment.

In non-vegetarian diet includes meat, eggs and fish that has many health benefits because they are rich in protein and vitamin B which strengthens our muscles and helps them in faster growth. People who are in non veg diet should be very careful in cooking methods as we should not add not any other extra fat items to diet that result in damage of total body systems. The food can be grilled, boiled, baked or can be roasted in a very small amount of healthy oils. In other hands there are more disadvantages by eating non veg diet as it contain high amount of animal protein that can lead to cardiovascular diseases, The digestion of the food takes time as long as more than 1 day ,in some cases it takes completely 2 days to digest the meat, So based on all these issues people are showing more interest in veg diet which is more healthier than meat diet.