You Are What You Eat

Published: December 8, 2006, 5:59 pm

Tags: vegetarian lifestyle, cholesterol, eating fewer animal products, fat, food, health, less fat, life, type ii diabetes, vegetarian, vegetarian based diet, vegetarian diet, vegetarians

You ve certainly heard the expression many times, You are what you eat. Have you ever really thought about what it means? And do you think about it when you re making food choices? In some ways, we do become what we eat, literally. Have you ever seen an example of your blood plasma after eating a fast food hamburger? What was previously a clear liquid becomes cloudy with the fat and cholesterol that s absorbed from eating a high-fat hamburger. And when you think about it, we also become what we don t eat. When we switch from eating meat to a vegetarian-based diet, we become less fat, less prone to many types of cancers. Our cholesterol can improve. When we re leaner and eating fewer animal products, then many other health and fitness issues are reduced. The incidence of Type II diabetes is reduced. Blood pressure falls into normal ranges. When you re healthier, you re taking fewer medications. Even if you have a

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