For various reasons, mainly health related, some people choose a vegetarian diet. A vegetarian diet reduces the risk of developing potentially life-threatening disease and conditions like cancer, heart disease, obesity and hypertension.

Due to low fat, low cholesterol and high fibre content. Vegetarian diets can benefit one’s health considerably if planned well. Going vegetarian has a number of benefits: Vegetarian diet is high in fibre. “Vegetarian food with high fibre-like legumes, whole grains and nuts are associated with a decrease in diseases of the colon, appendicitis, cancer of the colon and rectum, piles, varicose veins and hiatus hernia.

Hiatus hernia affects the upper part of the stomach into the thorax through a tear or weakness in the diaphragm. A vegetarian diet can have man nutritional advantages if it is rich in fruits and vegetables and contain moderate amount of seeds, whole grains and legumes.

One of the main advantages of a proper vegetarian diet is its low caloric content in relation to the bulk supplied. This helps one to maintain a healthy weight.

With a vegetarian diet, one is assured of low-fat intake, the low-serem cholesterol levels found in vegetarian diets considerably reduce the risks of developing heart disease, breast, and colon cancer.

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