Vegetarianism: Is It Healthier? And Considerations About Protein, Vitamin B12 and Iron

I’ve been getting asked to write about vegetarianism for a long time. And for a long time, I’ve been avoiding it. Mostly because vegetarians just want confirmation that their choices are good, rather than to actually hear my opinion (oh damn… I started this article with the intention to play nice, but already blew it in the first paragraph. Oh well).

But today is the day I finally write about it. And yes, I have my own biases (I LOVE meat. Nothing like a good steak). And I have friends and clients who are vegetarians or vegans. But today, I’ll put both my biases and relationships to the side, and just explore what the science has to say. Fair?

Here are some big topics we’ll cover in this article:

• Is meat unhealthy?
• Can you get enough protein as a vegetarian?
• Can you get enough vitamin B12 as a vegetarian?
• Can you get enough iron as a vegetarian?
• What about The China Study?

Ready? Let’s go.

Original source: here.

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