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A vegetarians diet good or bad?

What nutrients are vegetarians missing in their diet?

A vegetarian is someone who does not eat meat. Meat has a lot the nutrients the body needs. It has protein, iron, and most important B12. The human body needs protein to grow and have strong bones Protein is in What is B12? our skin, muscle and organs. It plays a big role in the B12 is a vitamin the human Figure 1. Creepy picture body. Protein is in milk, body needs. The human eggs, cheese, fish and meat. body needs to consume 2.4 Iron is also very important micrograms of B12 a day for the body because we and can only get it from need it to make our blood; it also makes oxygen to food. The food that B12 is in comes from animal carry things like proteins, myoglobin, and hemoglobin product which is why it is hard for vegetarians to get. in red blood cells and muscle. The body can get iron Without B12 the hands and legs start to become numb, from cereal, dried fruits, or eggs but it is most weak, yellow skin and the tongue will become swollen. commonly found in meat.(Evert)The body needs a The reason why vegetarians dont get enough is vitamin called B12 because it makes red blood cells, because B12 does not come from plaints; it can only nerves, DNA and or our body to have normal come from animal products.Luckily B12 is in vitamins functions. (Skerrett) Protein, Iron and B12 are the main and there are other ways of getting the days dose of nutrients vegetarians are missing but there is always B12.(Skerrett) Vegetarians should try to eat dairy and another way to get the nutrients eggs to get their daily dose of needed. Are low levels of B12 really B12. Is being a vegetarian safe? A healthy vegetarian diet may conclude vegetables, fruit, nuts, tofu, grains and dairy products. Vegetarians have less of a risk to become obese and have heart disease also have low blood pressure. A vegetarian; diet for children and pregnant woman should be carefully thought out because they need more nutrients for growth. (Evert)

2.3% of the US is a vegetarian that is about 4.9 million people. A prepared vegetarian diet can be healthy. Vegetarians consume fewer calories from fat and cholesterol. (Bellows) Being a vegetarian can be safe as long as it is well planned.

dangerous? A 62-year-old man developed numbness and a pins and needles sensation in his hands, had trouble walking, experienced severe joint pain, began turning yellow, and became progressively short of breath. The cause was lack of vitamin B12 in his bloodstream, according to a case report from Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital published in The New England Journal of Medicine. It could have been worsea severe vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to deep depression, paranoia and delusions, memory loss, incontinence, loss of taste and smell, and more.(Skerrett)

Vegetarians There are so many reasons to become a vegetarian there is religion, moral beliefs and just to feel and eat better. Becoming a vegetarian is a smart choice as long as there is a healthy diet of vegetables, fruit, nuts, eggs and dairy products. Many vegetarians miss out on the nutrients needed but there are other ways to get the nutrients.

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Works Cited Bellows, L.Vegetarian Diets.Colorado State University Extension.Web. 13 Oct. 2013. <http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09324.html>. Evert, Alison. MedlinePlus Trusted Health Information for You. Vegetarianism.U.S. National Library of Medicine.Web. 8 Oct. 2013.<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002465.htm>. Skerrett, Patrick J. Harvard Health Publications. Vitamin B12 deficiency can be sneaky, harmful.HarvardUniversity.Web. 8 Oct. 2013. <http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/vitamin-b12deficiency-can-be-sneaky-harmful-201301105780>.

Should I Eat That? Project, HTHI Fall 2013