Was reading onlne newspaper the other day at news.com.au and found this interesting article in World NEWS...you might be surprised....
article was as follows------->
"Why being a vegetarian is dangerous"
24feb00
VEGETARIANS are more likely to suffer mood swings and serious eating disorders because their diet lacks essential nutrients, a study has found.
A diet low in carbohydrates and protein can affect the body's levels of serotonin, an amino acid that affects mood.
It is responsible for feelings of optimism and well-being.
Low serotonin levels can lead to depression and eating disorders.
A team from England's York University, which investigated vegetarianism in young women, also found many avoided meat as a way of consuming fewer calories – a quarter said their reason for going vegetarian was to lose weight.
Being vegetarian also legitimised eating disorders by extending the range of foods to be avoided, the report said.
People also switched to vegetarianism to improve their health while ethical and religious beliefs were other motivations.
Australian dietitian and nutritionist Rosemary Stanton said vegetarians could boost their carbohydrate levels by eating more vegetables, cereals, pasta and rice.
"Vegetarians can have low serotonin levels – but it is more likely to be from a lack of food than lack of meat," Dr Stanton said.
As a result, parents needed to ensure their children's vegetarianism was not just a smokescreen to lose weight. But not all vegetarians had an eating disorder, she said.
Sam Leary and Kate Hansen turned to vegetarianism because they hated the idea of eating animals. "I know vegetarianism is now a trendy option for young people and many girls may do it just to lose inches off their waistlines, but not every girl is that superficial – it wasn't my motivation," said Ms Leary, 20, of Croydon Park, a media student at Macquarie University.
"I just heard too many stories about how animals suffer before they are killed."
Her friend Kate noticed a difference in her health when she first went off meat.
"A lot of my friends are vegetarian and some of them seem tired a lot," Ms Hansen, 20, an arts student of Box Hill, said.
"It's important to keep your energy up with food like tofu. You need to compensate for the food you are losing."
Dietary recommendations to reduce fat intake, particularly animal fats, at a time when thinness was idealised and obesity stigmatised, made it likely that vegetarianism was increasingly seen as a means of weight control, the report said.
Any comments about it or did anyone else read it?
So what do i think, simple, get some pork on your fork!
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article was as follows------->
"Why being a vegetarian is dangerous"
24feb00
VEGETARIANS are more likely to suffer mood swings and serious eating disorders because their diet lacks essential nutrients, a study has found.
A diet low in carbohydrates and protein can affect the body's levels of serotonin, an amino acid that affects mood.
It is responsible for feelings of optimism and well-being.
Low serotonin levels can lead to depression and eating disorders.
A team from England's York University, which investigated vegetarianism in young women, also found many avoided meat as a way of consuming fewer calories – a quarter said their reason for going vegetarian was to lose weight.
Being vegetarian also legitimised eating disorders by extending the range of foods to be avoided, the report said.
People also switched to vegetarianism to improve their health while ethical and religious beliefs were other motivations.
Australian dietitian and nutritionist Rosemary Stanton said vegetarians could boost their carbohydrate levels by eating more vegetables, cereals, pasta and rice.
"Vegetarians can have low serotonin levels – but it is more likely to be from a lack of food than lack of meat," Dr Stanton said.
As a result, parents needed to ensure their children's vegetarianism was not just a smokescreen to lose weight. But not all vegetarians had an eating disorder, she said.
Sam Leary and Kate Hansen turned to vegetarianism because they hated the idea of eating animals. "I know vegetarianism is now a trendy option for young people and many girls may do it just to lose inches off their waistlines, but not every girl is that superficial – it wasn't my motivation," said Ms Leary, 20, of Croydon Park, a media student at Macquarie University.
"I just heard too many stories about how animals suffer before they are killed."
Her friend Kate noticed a difference in her health when she first went off meat.
"A lot of my friends are vegetarian and some of them seem tired a lot," Ms Hansen, 20, an arts student of Box Hill, said.
"It's important to keep your energy up with food like tofu. You need to compensate for the food you are losing."
Dietary recommendations to reduce fat intake, particularly animal fats, at a time when thinness was idealised and obesity stigmatised, made it likely that vegetarianism was increasingly seen as a means of weight control, the report said.
Any comments about it or did anyone else read it?
So what do i think, simple, get some pork on your fork!
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My life is simply
Defined by every
Magnificent experience
Acquired by E.
