Vegetarian Facts You Might Not Know!

Every year, vegetarianism on the planet is gaining momentum. Someone becomes a vegetarian based on the ethics of animals, and someone for the sake of their own health. Anyway, if you are interested in a healthy lifestyle, then here are some facts about vegetarianism that you will be interested to know ...

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1. Vegetarianism is divided into several types.

Do you know the difference between Lacto-vegetarianism, Ovo-vegetarianism, pescetarianism, and veganism? The former, for example, can consume dairy products, but at the same time, they completely exclude eggs from their diet. Ovo-vegetarians, on the other hand, eat eggs but do not drink milk or dairy products. Pescatarians, in addition to eggs and milk, also allow themselves to eat fish and seafood, but veganism is considered the most strict form of vegetarianism.

2. Vegetarians actually eat enough protein.

A varied menu of vegetarians is replete with protein products. The myth that only meat products contain protein is no longer relevant. People with special diets can easily consume legumes such as chickpeas and lentils or tofu cheese, foods that, like meat, are rich in protein.

3. Vegetarians Get Vitamin B12

It is generally accepted that vegans (people who keep a more restrictive diet without eggs and milk) are deprived of the opportunity to saturate the body with such an important vitamin as B12. But it is not so. In fact, the source of this vitamin can be soy, hops, yeast, as well as seaweed.

4. The world is full of famous vegetarians.

Perhaps one of the first vegetarians (if not the very first) is Pythagoras. For a long time, a diet based solely on plant foods was even called the "Pythagorean diet." Other famous personalities who adhered to this diet were Leonardo Da Vinci and Adolf Hitler. Albert Einstein, Bernard Shaw, Leo Tolstoy, and Isaac Newton were also vegetarians. What can we say about modern stars, among which vegetarians are almost one after another ...

5. Another type of vegetarian.

In addition to the vegetarians and vegans already known to us, there are those who even refused vegetables! People with such an unusual diet are called fruitarians. Their menu consists exclusively of fruits, berries, nuts, and seeds, that is, those products that can be consumed without causing much damage to plants.

6. Vegetarianism and attraction.

A study conducted by British scientists showed that those men who do not eat meat look less strong and masculine in the eyes of women. It seems that this is due to the historically formed perception of a man as a hunter.

7. Vegetarian in bed.

However, vegetarians are considered the most passionate lovers! By the way, it will be said that it was the vegetarians who came up with the well-known Kama Sutra.

8. Are vegetarians smarter?

Another interesting conclusion was made by the same British scientists. They proved that the likelihood that a person becomes a vegetarian is directly proportional to IQ. They associated this pattern with the general bias of thinking inherent in the "smart".

9. What is more useful?

On pure vegetarianism, you can live your whole life, but on pure meat-eating, only a few weeks! In ancient China, this was used by the executioners during the execution: the condemned to death were fed only boiled meat. A few weeks later, a person was dying in agony from severe intoxication of the body.

10. Our ancestors were vegetarians.

Many people still believe that throughout their lives our ancestors ate meat by slaughtering livestock. However, scientists who studied history came to the conclusion that many peoples just ate plant foods and abandoned them in favor of meat only during the Ice Age, when the usual food in the form of fruits and grains became unavailable. Vegetarians were the first Christians, the ancient Egyptians, the Taoists of Ancient China, and even the inhabitants of Ancient Sparta.