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Get your facts straight! New Free Healthy Eating for Vegetarians Booklet Healthy Eating for Vegetarians is a new booklet available free from The Vegetarian Societyas part of National Vegetarian Week 2001. The leaflet is an excellent guide for anyone changing to a vegetarian diet, and a good refresher read for the most stalwart vegetarian. The booklet has a forward by Dr Mark Porter Mb. Bs. Da. Dch. Dr Porter is a regular broadcaster for the BBC, presenting the flagship programme Watchdog Healthcheck and is resident doctor to the Jimmy Young Programme on BBC Radio 2. In addition he has weekly columns in national publications and is medical editor of www.surgerydoor.co.uk—the award winning, consumer health information website. "People choose to become vegetarians for a number of reasons…. Concerns about animal welfare.. and recent food safety scares - but a growing number are making the switch because of the health benefits of giving up meat and animal products." Dr Porter writes, adding "Like all healthy diets, getting the most out becoming vegetarian requires research and planning and there is no better place to turn to for advice than The Vegetarian Society." Whatever your chosen diet is, it’s very important to get the essential vitamins and nutrients that our bodies need, this guide outlines alternative sources for – calcium, fatty acids, vitamins, iron and protein — all the things you think may be missing in a veggie diet but aren’t. So get your facts straight, call 0161 925 2000 to get your free copy of Healthy Eating for Vegetarians. The leaflet outlines the benefits of being veggie, the specific nutritional needs whatever the age group, and great dietary information including valuable advice on how to be a truly healthy vegetarian when pregnant. The Healthy Eating for Vegetarians is also available online at www.vegsoc.org A healthy vegetarian diet can offer a wide range of health benefits with research showing less obesity, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure and fewer certain diet related cancers. The British Medical Association recognise the fact that infants, children and adolescents can meet all of their nutritional requirements as vegetarians. This year National Vegetarian Week (our ninth!) will focus of health issues showing everyone how eating veggie can be a healthy way of life. National Vegetarian Week is organised and co-ordinated by The Vegetarian Society, a registered charity. The Vegetarian Society is the oldest vegetarian organisation in the world. It offers an independent voice able to promote and provide information. The Vegetarian Society: building a kinder world - Refresh Your Menu |
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