Introduction Until quite recently most meat-eaters viewed vegetarians with a certain suspicion, dismissing them as cranks or food faddist who lived on a unappetizing diet of brown rice and nut cutlets. Nowadays, people are better informed, but the vegetarian diet is still sometimes dismissed as dull and uninteresting, and lacking in vital ingredients. The facts show quite the reverse - indeed if anyone needs to defend that accusation it is meat eaters. There is ample medical evidence that a balanced vegetarian diet is extremely healthy, and provides all protein, minerals and so on that the body requires. Statistically vegetarian have a lower incidence of heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease, and cancer; their resistance to disease is higher; and they are less likely to suffer from obesity than meat-eaters. The Protein Question Fear of protein deficiency is the meat-eater's main objection to a vegetarian diet. Yet, ironically, meat eaters themselves obtain the worst quality protein from their food - protein that is dead or dying. We ourselves are animals, and can take our protein from the plant world, just as well as other herbivorous animals. Animal protein contains too much uric acid to be broken down by the liver; some is eliminated, but the rest is deposited in the joints, causing stiffness and eventually leading to problems such as arthritis. Nuts, dairy products, spirulina, and legumes all supply high-class protein. Westerners are obsessed with protein believing that they need far more than they actually do. The World Health Organization presently recommends a daily intake of 25 to 50 grams as sufficient to maintain and replace body tissue. The Proper Diet The proper diet contains the following elements: cereals, wholemeal bread , pasta, rice or potatoes, fresh fruit, pure fruit juices, milk, yoghurt , butter , cheese , legumes , nuts , seeds , sprouted seeds, honey ,herb teas.

All other types of food are NOT necessary to lead a healthy and happy life. Moreover, consuming other types of food will damage your physical and mental health.
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