Animal Aid

Although those with vested interests mock the vegetarian diet, there is now a huge and growing body of evidence to show that a balanced, varied, plant-based diet is as healthy as it gets.

Many debilitating diseases and certain types of cancer are caused or aggravated by a meat-based diet. According to the American Dietetic Association, vegetarians have reduced risk of a number of chronic diseases, including obesity, coronary artery disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, prostate and colon cancer. (Journal of the American Dietetic Association, June 2003, Volume 103 [6] p748-765.)