Palau Community College

Vegetarianism

Baron Ucharm

March 09, 2021

Basic Nutrition

Allins Nobuo
 Vegetarianism is a diet of not eating meat or any fish for health or religious reasons. The

first signs of vegetarians were the Pythagoreans, but the first modern vegetarian movement

started in the 1800’s. The pythagoreans believed that animals have souls and do not deserve to be

slaughtered. In Ramsgate, England, the first vegetarian society was formed (1847) and three

years later the American Vegetarian Society was found in New York by William Metcalfe,

Sylvester Graham, William Alcott and Russell Trall.

There are many other diets that derived from Vegetarianism, all with different

characteristics. One derivative is the Lacto-ovo Vegetarianism, which has a diet that consists of

vegetables, eggs, and dairy products and no meat. Another diet is lacto-vegetarianism which has

a diet that consists of dairy products and vegetables and absolutely no meat or meat products. An

Ovo-vegetarian would have a diet that does not contain any animal based product except eggs.

The last diet, Veganism, which is probably the strictest of them all, is a diet that only focuses on

plant-based foods and refrain from any animal or animal derived products.

Practicing vegetarianism can bring a great positive impact on your health. Because

vegetarianism consists of mostly vegetables, the diets naturally have low or no cholesterol, fat

and less carcinogenic chemicals that cause cancer. Another positive outcome of switching to

vegetarianism is the opportunity to challenge your self-control and gluttony. Vegetarianism also

helps the environment by not consuming cattle, which contribute green-house gasses and reduce

the inhumane slaughtering of animals.

If a person is planning to start a plant-based diet, he or she must first choose plant-based

products that contain the essential nutrients like vitamins, minerals and acids and integrate them

into their daily meal plan. Doing this will prevent nutrient deficiency.
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Butler, Stephanie. “ Beans and Greens: The History of Vegetarianism”. Aug. 2018

https://www.history.com/news/beans-and-greens-the-history-of-vegetarianism