TOTAL VEGETERIAN

vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. Well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the life cycle,
including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes. A vegetarian diet is defined as one that does not include meat  or seafood, or products containing those foods. The key nutrients for vegetarians include protein, n-3 fatty acids, iron, zinc, iodine, calcium, and vitamins D and B-12. A vegetarian diet can meet current recommendations for all of these nutrients. In some cases, supplements or fortified foods can provide useful amounts of important nutrients. An evidence- based review showed that vegetarian diets can be nutritionally adequate in pregnancy and result in positive maternal and infant health outcomes.
 The results of an evidence-based review showed that a vegetarian diet is associated with

1.  a lower risk of death from  heart disease. 
2.  have lower low-density lipo protein cholesterol levels
3.  lower blood pressure 
4. lower rates of hypertension and type 2 diabetes . 
5.  have a lower body mass index and lower overall cancer rates