{"id":9603,"date":"2016-12-09T11:53:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T15:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/?p=9603"},"modified":"2016-12-09T11:53:22","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T15:53:22","slug":"vegetarian-diets-called-good-for-people-and-the-planet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/index.php\/vegetarian-diets-called-good-for-people-and-the-planet\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegetarian Diets Called Good for People and the Planet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">Being a vegetarian is a healthy way to live. Studies show that people who avoid meat and all animal products have less risk of getting diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Not only is being a vegetarian good for health reasons, it is also good for the enviroment. For example it takes less resources to grow vegetables, than it does to care for a cow.<\/p>\n<p>Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">Studies show that vegetarians generally have lower risks of obesity and chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers, according to the AND. That includes vegans &#8212; who eschew not only meat and fish, but all animal products, including dairy.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">Vegetarian diets leave a lighter carbon footprint,&#8221; said Susan Levin, one of the report authors and director of nutrition education at the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in Washington, D.C.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">The latest U.S. government dietary guidelines include a vegetarian diet as one of three examples of a healthful eating plan, said Connie Diekman, director of university nutrition at Washington University in St. Louis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;Studies show that vegetarians generally have lower risks of obesity and chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers, according to the AND.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"source\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/script\/main\/art.asp?articlekey=200061\">http:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/script\/main\/art.asp?articlekey=200061<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being a vegetarian is a healthy way to live. 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