Four Types Of Vegetarianism

Vegetarian culture or also known as vegetarianism has become the most popular diet among the young generations facing the new millennium nowadays. According to the oxford dictionary, vegetarian is a person who abstains from eating animal food and lives principally or wholly on a plant-based diet (A time capsule of English, 2013, para.17). The individuals who do not eat meat are call vegetarians while the persons who eat meat are called non-vegetarians. Vegetarianism and be classify into several types and the four most common forms of vegetarianism are lacto-ovo-vegetarian, lacto-vegetarian, ovo-vegetarian and vegan. Lacto-ovo-vegetarian is the person who eats both dairy products such as milk and eggs. This is the most common type of vegetarian

Nowadays, healthy is the number one individual and also governmental concern. As the saying goes, ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’ is clearly show that eat nutritious food such as fruits and vegetables can provide a good health and can prevent us from harmful diseases. As we know, vegetables provided various types of vitamins needed by the body for instance pumpkin contains a lot of vitamin A, tomatoes contain vitamin C and spinach contains folate. Pumpkin is one of nature’s riches sources of alpha-carotene, a carotenoid that converts to retinol which is a form of vitamin A. The amount of vitamin A that contain in the pumpkin per serving (116g) is 171%, vitamin C 17%, calcium 2% and iron 5% (Pumpkin raw, 2014). There are a lot of benefits when consuming vitamin A, for example this vitamin promotes healthy vision, bone growth, reproduction and help boosts our immune system. Apart from that, a diet high in vitamin A may lower the risk of many types of cancer. Besides, some vegetables also contain a lot of vitamin C such as tomatoes, bell peppers and broccoli. The function of vitamin C is it helps heal the wounds and keep away the body from bacterial infection. According to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, they discovered that vitamin C can kill drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria (Libov, 2013, para. 3). Besides that, vitamin C

Most fruits and vegetables are low in calories, fat and also high in fibre and these three factors are essential ingredients for successful weight loss. Vegetables that contain high fiber and water such as artichokes and broccoli help to keep you full for longer time and it will keep you satisfied until your next meal. According to Cynthia Sass, "Foods that contain fiber, protein, and plant based fat tend to be the most satiating". These nutrients are digested slowly by the stomach or digestive system then this nutrient will be absorbed by the body system. This process will helps you feel physically full for longer period (Jones, 2015, para.1). In addition, vegetables also help to prevent dips and spikes in your energy levels. Another function of fiber in vegetables is it helps to regulate blood sugar in your body. If you are eating all your allotted vegetables each day, you should not experience that late-afternoon energy slump and cravings for sugar that you may encounter when eating processed carbohydrates (5 Reasons, 2015, para.3). In fact, vegetables tend to be lower in calories compared to other food such as poultry, meat and bread. According to Colorado State University Extension, individuals who follow a vegetarian diet consume fewer calories on average than non-vegetarians (Smith, 2014, para.1). By practicing low fat and calorie food, it can help you to promote