Perception VS Fact about Vegetarian

Many people think vegetarians consume only plants and totally anti-with foods derived from animals such as beef, lamb, chicken, fish and eggs. It is one of the false public perception, which may be due to the lack of information regarding vegetarian. This article attempts to present some erroneous public perception related to vegetarian and facts for comparison.

Perception: Vegetarian. yes only vegetarian, all the same, anti-meat.
Fact: Vegetarian consists of several types. Public perception more focused on vegetarian Vegan more popular types. Vegan is a kind of vegetarian who did not want to eat meat do not even want to use cosmetics and accessories were obtained from the way that is considered abuse animals. In today's growing vegetarian, there are Lacto Vegetarian (accommodate milk and other dairy animals such as cheese and yogurt), Ovo Vegetarian (accommodate eggs and processed eggs), Semi-Vegetarian (not eat meat poultry), Pesco Vegetarian (not eat meat fish) and several others.
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Perception: Vegetarian only consume & eat, from plants.
Fact: Vegetarian certain types eat meat even though specialized for certain meats such as poultry or fish meat or eggs.
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Perception: Vegetarian be healthier than non-vegetarians
Fact: Some publications is explained that vegetarians are healthier than non-vegetarians. But this is not necessarily due to his vegetarian diet. It could be due to a more vegetarian regular life, eat well, exercise regularly, do not smoke and carry out other healthy lifestyle. Non-vegetarians also proved much healthier because it can apply in their daily healthy lifestyle.
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Perception: Low-fat vegetarian food
Fact: There are several herbs that are quite high in fat such as avocado, cabbage, broccoli, and melinjo. Even vegetable oils there are high in fat such as olive oil. Besides, certain types such as lacto vegetarians and ovo who still consume milk and eggs from animals that contain high fat content.
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Perception: Vegetarian away from heart disease
Fact: In general, indeed vegetarian foods lower cholesterol with a positive effect on cardiovascular health. However, research has shown that human genetic factors also affect the production of cholesterol in the blood.
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Perception: Vegetarian need additional calcium intake
Fact: It is a lot of vegetarian foods such as fruits and vegetables that contain relatively high calcium such as nuts, papaya, young jackfruit, salak Bali, oranges, raisins, soy milk, tofu, tempeh, and others. Even soy milk has been investigated able to prevent osteoporosis.
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Perception: Vegetarian weaker from lack of protein
Fact: It is a lot of vegetarian food is quite high in protein include: tofu, tempeh, beans, eggplant, mushrooms, bananas, kiwi, avocado, dates, cherries, watermelon, tomatoes, peaches and others. Even in soybean isoflavones contained useful to prevent disruption to the decline in brain function such as Alzheimer's disease.
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Excerpted from various sources.