Vegetarian Diets

 

Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. It is naturally low in fat and healthy. There are four levels of vegetarian diets: Vegan; only consume food of vegetable origin. Lacto-vegetarian; includes cheese and dairy products. Ovo-lactovegetarian; includes eggs. And Semi-vegetarian; no red meat, but open to chicken and fish.

Vegetarian diets are basically healthy and far superior to the low-carb revolution, but many would argue that perhaps a more balanced diet would be better. The real issue that lumps vegetarian diets in with all the others that fail so miserably in the long-term is sustainability. One must always ask themselves: can I follow this diet regimen for the rest of my life?

In my opinion, vegetarian diets are far too restrictive for the average person to follow. It is difficult enough to make small changes in your diet, but a comprehensive and fundamental shift in what you consume? Basic nutrition (Food Guide Pyramid), recommended by most registered dietitian, along with addition of daily exercise to your life is really the strategy that works best in the long-term.

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Vegetarian Diets for weight loss:

• Eat More, Weight Less: cardiovascular disease can not only be prevented, but can be reversed by serious changes to diet such as mostly a vegetarian diet.
• Loma Linda Diet: prolong life by lowering the risk of heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, and colon and prostate cancers.
• Macrobiotic Diet: originally a Japanese concept, combining the principles of Zen Buddhism with a Western-style vegetarian diet
• Marilu Henner Total Body Makeover:
• The Raw Food Diet: eat unprocessed and uncooked foods, including fresh fruit, vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, nuts, dried fruits and seaweed.
• Skinny Bitch: vehement defense of animal rights and promotion of a hardcore vegan lifestyle as the only acceptable, healthy way to live.
• What Color is Your Diet? an overall wellness guide with an emphasis on cancer prevention.