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Earlier days, it was common
belief that non-vegetarian diet is superior to vegetarian
diet. People used to think
that non-vegetarian diet provides us more power and it is
full of energetic ingredients. This theory attracted more
and more people and ultimately a large number of people
of the world adopted non-vegetarian diet. But now this concept
is changing.
According to the new developments
in medical sciences, vegetarian diet is closer to and is
more useful for human nature. It is more scientific for
human body. Because of this, people are now adopting vegetarian
diet as part of new life-style. It is a fact that the non-vegetarian
diet contains cholesterol and saturated fatty acid. These
are the root cause of problems like coronary heart disease,
cerebro-vascular accidents (strokes), eye diseases and high
blood pressure. In a non-vegetarian diet, only 60 % of its
content is useful for human body, rest 40 % contains harmful
and toxic products. In addition to it, non-vegetarian diet
is generally heavy for stomach and produces acidity, which
in turn can cause many diseases of gastrointestinal system.
Another significantly important
difference between vegetarian and non-vegetarian diet is
that the former contains dietary fibers whereas non-vegetarian
diet is lacking in fiber. These dietary fibers are very
useful for human body because it has been observed that
the people who eat diet rich in these dietary fibers have
low incidence of diseases like coronary heart diseases,
cancer of intestinal tract, piles, obesity, diabetes, constipation,
hitatus hernia, diverticulitis, irritable bowel syndrome,
dental caries and gallstones. The food stuffs rich in these
dietary fibers are cereals and grains, legumes, fruits with
seeds, citrus fruits, carrot, cabbage, celery, green leafy
vegetables, apples, melons, peaches, pears etc.
Many disease causing organisms
can travel in the body of human being by consumption of
non-vegetarian diet and can produce serious diseases, whereas
a vegetarian diet is free of these. For example, Bovine
Spongi cause Encephalopathy and mad cow disease is also
a product of consumption of non-vegetarian diet. Similarly
the bacteria known as salmonella typhimurium can travel
in the body of human being by consumption of eggs, which
can cause diseases, like pneumonia, bronchitis. These bacteria
belong to the group of typhoid disease producing organisms.
According to a study, it
has been observed that the body of non-vegetarian animals
contain 10 times more amount of hydrochloric acid than that
of vegetarian ones, but human body should not have the same
amount of hydrochloric acid. This establishes the fact human
body is basically meant for a vegetarian diet.
Influenced by all these facts,
Mr. Robins, a well-known writer of America, has mentioned
in his book "Diet for New America" that if Americans want
to live long they should avoid non-vegetarian diet and eggs.
Not only Americans but also Britishers and Germans are also
adopting vegetarian as dietary style of their lives. Therefore
in a nut shell, we can say if we want a healthy and disease
free life, we must adopt vegetarian diet as our diet pattern.
Dr. Rakesh S
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