At such temperatures, avoiding meat can only be used. Especially since the transition to a vegetarian diet makes no problems in the biochemistry of the body, says Joanne Blake, a dietitian and assistant professor at Boston University. On the contrary, it brings many benefits.
You can lose a few pounds
Neal Barnard, prof. in medical school at George Washington University and president of Medical Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group established to promote food of plant origin as a form of prevention, recently analyzed all clinical studies about vegetarian diets and weight loss. He found that, even if you have not switched to a vegetarian diet to lose weight, it happens. Average weight loss is 3,75kg.
You will receive a new healthy bacteria in the intestines
“The body has digestive enzymes that act on proteins and meat from plants and it does not change when you stop eating meat,” explains Liz Applegate, director of sports nutrition Davis – University of California. Still, she says, all indigestible carbohydrates from plant protein and other plant foods may alter the composition of bacteria in the intestines. The researchers believe the new carbohydrates can help to increase the number of healthy bacteria in the intestines. Since it takes some time to hose used to this new “residents”, it is possible to contact the gas and bloating.
Make it easier for your heart
Several studies have shown that vegetarians for 24% lower risk of death from ischemic heart disease (which occurs due to narrowing of the coronary arteries and reduced blood flow through them) compared to those who eat meat. “It has been shown that plant-based diet anti-inflammatory ” says dietitian Emily Bailey.
Muscles may require more time for recovery
Protein is essential for muscle building and maintaining muscle mass and recovery after training. Persons who enter only plant proteins takes a longer time for muscle recovery. Therefore, expert athletes vegetarians, especially vegans, recommend that after a workout, take protein in liquid form because they are quickly absorbed. For example smoothie with coconut, almond, rice, soy milk, along with fresh fruit (carbohydrate) – in this way you will fill up your glycogen stores, which the body uses as energy after a workout.