Do you think having a vegetarian diet is healthier than having a regular diet?

I have friends who became vegetarians because they wished no harm to animals. It had nothing to do cholesterol or high blood pressure. It sounds healthy --- but these folks tend to get on the heavy side.

Way too much pasta and cheese I gave up red meat several years ago. I still eat fish and fowl ... and I'm in better condition and in better health than my vegetarian friends.

Not at all. I'm not saying that it cannot be healthy, but one must try very hard to keep up their nutritional balance when he or she is a vegetarian. People seem to think that healthy is avoiding fat like a plague and staying away from red meat as much as possible.

Sugar is a no-no and indulging is the uppermost sign of weakness. This is not the case. Fat is part of a healthy diet as much as fruit and vegetables are.

Fat coats the neurons in brains and nerve cells throughout the body as well as cushioning cells and macrostructures like bones and joints. Red meat provides a good source of iron and protein and especially grass-fed meat contains helpful omega three fatty acids. Sugar should be taken in moderation, but a steady source of complex sugars and simple sugars is healthy to maintain blood sugar and keep the body working efficiency.

Occasional indulgence is important psychologically in not going on sugar binges and ending up in a worse state than before. Vegetarianism is often seen as healthy, but how healthy is a diet that causes people to pass out, have brittle bones, and be in poor health? Vegetarianism does not necessarily cause all these things, but people who think that bread, fruits, and vegetables can provide all the necessary nutrients like protein, calcium, iron, etc are sorely wrong.

A vegetarian must be cautious and still eat occasional fat (as is found in nuts) and some sort of calcium and iron source (either in supplements, which in truth cannot be effective enough, or natural sources like milk or dark, leafy greens). Finding the balance of nutrients without meat and sometimes dairy products is hard to do. One cannot be healthy be simply being a vegetarian.

In omnivores, people worry about getting nutrients and it seems to them that vegetarians need not worry about this. They are sorely mistaken - Vegetarians need to be more concerned. But, if one does find the correct balance of nutrients in supplements or nutrient rich plant based foods like soy or quinoa (grain), they can be healthy.

It is just not inherently so.

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