Recently, vegetarianism has been gaining more and more popularity - the decades-old trend is not losing momentum. In this advice, we'll tell you exactly what lacto-ovo vegetarianism is.
It is a type of vegetarian diet that is entirely plant-based and meat, fish and poultry are completely excluded, but dairy products can be consumed, as well as eggs.
The very name of this diet contains the word "lacto," which, as you may have guessed, is related to dairy products and the syllable "ovo" refers to eggs.
More and more people are undergoing this type of diet to limit their consumption of animal products and the reasons are environmental, ethical and healthy.
Benefits of lacto-ovo vegetarianism
- This diet significantly reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes. Meat consumption significantly increases the risk of type 2 diabetes;
- The consumption of meat, some fats and refined carbohydrates is associated with the appearance of atherosclerosis;
- A vegetarian diet significantly reduces the risk of various types of cancer. According to many studies, people who follow an all-vegetarian diet have an 8% lower risk of cancer-related deaths than those who eat everything;
- Lacto-ovo vegetarianism reduces the risk of gallstones;
- With this diet, you can lose weight healthily, improve heart health and reduce your risk of cancer, type 2 diabetes and gallstones.
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