Health Benefits Of Becoming a Vegetarian.

There are many health benefits of becoming a vegetarian. Some of these are low cholesterol and minor intake of fats therefore reducing the incidents of obesity.
Apparently about 300,000 Americans die each year from obesity-related diseases*.

The immune system of vegetarians is also stronger. Since I have been a vegetarian I have had a cold maybe ten times in the last 30 years. The only major illness I have had was a viral sickness from mosquitoes. But within a few months I was back to normal. We were renovating a house and building another at the time so there was no time to stop and let the illness take over.I have heard of others taking anywhere up to 18 months to recover from the same illness.

The same goes for our children.They were all brought up vegetarian. We have three sons.When they were in pre-school and later at school other children would get colds a lot, but our children hardly ever came down with a cold. Some of the other children suffered from large intakes of cow's milk which seemed to exacerbate the cold.
Another illness vegetarians avoid is food-borne illnesses such as salmonella from contanimated meat.

If you become a vegetarian and eat a balanced diet you can be healthier and lead a more active lifestyle.

*Vegetarian Cooking Made Easy by Jennifer Scott PAGE 5 Introduction.