You "Ask", I Answer: Vegetarianism

You should not avoid red meat completely, it might hurt your health.

-- "Vedo" (via the blog)
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Not true.

While red meat is by no means junk food (it is a good source of vitamins B12 and B6 as well as iron, zinc, and protein), certain cuts can be very high in artery-clogging and bad-cholesterol-raising saturated fat.

A statement like "avoiding red meat might hurt your health" is entirely inaccurate.

If fish and poultry are your only sources of animal protein, for example, you are not missing out on any nutrients present in red meat.

Aditionally, well-planned vegetarian diets provide complete and balanced nutrition, with no need for supplementation.

Even though animal proteins are considered "complete" in that they contain all nine essential amino acids, soy protein is a complete plant protein.

As for the others? It's all about complementing. It turns out that the amino acids missing in grains are present in nuts. Thereby, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich provides all essential amino acids.

Vegetarianism is not dangerous, unhealthy or risky.

Many times, actually, vegetarian diets (that include all food groups and are not just a medley of pizza, French fries, ice cream, and soy chicken nuggets) end up being healthier than those of omnivores'.

The reason? Vegetarian diets tend to be higher in fiber and phytonutrients while clocking in lower amounts of saturated fat.