Vegetarianism is the characteristic of Mahayana Buddhism. If vegetarianism can be practiced, that is the best thing. If you can persuade a person to be a vegetarian, it is equivalent to putting millions of lives on your life. But some people are hesitant and prejudiced against vegetarianism, such as:

Q 1: Vegetarian food is for saving money, safety and health. ...

Some people think that vegetarianism is only for saving money, being safe and keeping healthy ... but it's not really true. The old monk Miaolian once showed six benefits of vegetarianism. Xiaohui excerpts are as follows:

0 1, vegetarian diet is less sick and healthy.

Buddhists eat vegetarian food completely, which is advocated by Sakyamuni Buddha. After all, modern people are smarter than before and know that vegetarianism is good. There is a Swiss doctor of medicine in the medical field who wrote a book called Why to Be a Vegetarian. From a medical point of view, he stressed that if people are vegetarian for a long time, they will not have a serious illness, even if they are seriously ill, they will get well easily.

02. Vegetarian nutrition and health.

Some people think that vegetarian food is not nutritious enough. If it was forty or fifty years ago, it might be reasonable to say that vegetarian food was not nutritious enough. At that time, even meat was not nutritious enough, and even rice was not enough! Modern people have too much nutrition, so many civilized diseases are mostly caused by overnutrition.

Many athletes are vegetarians, because vegetarianism is not only nutritious, but also healthy and endurance. Vegetarian food is indeed rich in nutrition and the cleanest, which is recognized and advocated by nutritionists, scientists and medical scientists.

Q2: Vegetarians are prone to malnutrition?

We hear this question the most. In fact, vegetarian diet is the most nutritious diet, and it is easy to balance? –? As long as you eat vegetables, fruits, beans and cereals with enough calories, there will be no problem. On the contrary, the western meat diet will lead to malnutrition. The following is a brief analysis of some important nutrients:

Protein: If you eat fruits, vegetables and beans, if you eat enough calories, you won't lack protein. There are too many distortions about protein.

Iron: A plant-based diet can easily meet the demand for iron. Green vegetables and beans are good sources of iron. Eating more foods rich in vitamin C will help iron absorption. The human body cannot synthesize vitamin C by itself. In fact, many non-vegetarians suffer from iron deficiency due to insufficient intake of vitamin C.

In addition, the absorption rate of plant iron sources (non-heme iron) decreases when the iron content in the body is high, and increases when the iron content in the body is low. This adjustment mechanism is beneficial to prevent iron overload. However, iron (heme iron) contained in meat is more easily absorbed in all cases, which easily leads to excessive iron intake. Excessive iron intake is closely related to diabetes, heart disease, liver cirrhosis, liver cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

Calcium: Green vegetables and beans are good sources of calcium. Animal-derived calcium (such as milk) has a higher absorption rate, but animal protein can stimulate calcium loss from the kidneys. A large-scale epidemiological study of Harvard University shows that milk is not good for bone health. Vitamin D is very important for the absorption and metabolism of calcium, so people with insufficient sunshine should supplement vitamin D..

Zinc: Although there are some claims about zinc deficiency in vegetarians, the scientific evidence cannot confirm it. Because zinc is an essential component of dozens of enzymes in the body, it is necessary for vegetarians to pay attention to eating foods with high zinc content, such as beans, nuts/seeds and green vegetables.

Vitamin A: Some people say that the plant-based diet does not contain vitamin A, which is unscientific. Most vegetables and fruits are rich in beta carotene. One molecule of beta carotene can be metabolized into two molecules of vitamin A in the body. Therefore, it is difficult to find a vegetarian who lacks vitamin A.

By the way: excessive intake of vitamin A can lead to poisoning (common in taking supplements and eating animal liver). Excessive intake of β-carotene, the precursor of vitamin A, will not cause poisoning. So some scholars suggest that β -carotene should be real vitamin A, because vitamins can't be toxic by definition.

Vitamin B 12: It is generally believed that only animal foods contain vitamin B 12. In fact, vitamin B 12 is synthesized by bacteria. Modern agriculture and sanitary environment lead to the lack of B 12 in our food. B 12 contained in animal products is also added to feed. So instead of eating second-hand B 12, it is better to eat B 12 tonic directly.

ω-3 unsaturated fatty acids: Many people think that only fish contains this important fatty acid. In fact, their Omega-3 is also accumulated by eating a lot of seaweed. So algae is a good source of omega-3. In addition, flaxseed and chia seeds are also rich in Omega-3. Walnuts and soybeans also contain omega-3.

Q3: Only the combination of meat and vegetables is the healthiest? Vegetarian and tasteless?

Think carefully, where is the contribution of meat food to nutrition? In fact, vegetarian food can provide almost all nutrients, even more. On the contrary, animal products do "contribute" cholesterol, saturated fat, environmental toxins (such as heavy metals, PCBs, etc. ), hormones, antibiotics and pathogens.