Is it healthy to follow the Zone diet if you are vegetarian?

Answer 1

Generally very healthy. However, a vegetarian needs to be careful that they have enough iron in their diet. A vegan needs to take a Vitamin B12 supplement.

Following a vegetarian diet a very healthy way of life.

Answer 2

If you eat a good mix of plant foods, it is healthful.

To take an extreme counterexample, if you used to live on Hamburgers and French fries, and you just drop the hamburger expecting to live on French fries, that would not be good at all.

So if you eliminate meat from your diet, you need an appropriate variety of fruits and vegetables to replace the protein that would have been in the meat.

Answer 3

Before starting any diet I would for speak with my Physician to make sure any diet works with my special needs. The Vegetarian Zone Diet works with vegetarians to help them eat less carbohydrates and eat plant proteins such as beans, nuts, tofu and soy based products.

Answer 4

The zone diet generally requires 40% of calories from carbohydrates, 30% from fats, and 30% from proteins. This can be difficult for vegetarians, since meat is the easiest source of both fat and protein, but it is not impossible. Beans, soy, dairy, and especially nuts are important parts of a vegetarian zone diet.

Answer 5

Yes, it's healthy to follow the Zone diet if you are a vegetarian. The inventor of the Zone diet, Dr. Sears, says that vegetarians do not have to give up the the vegetarian lifestyle to follow the Zone diet, and that infact the Zone diet can improve vegetarian's health by providing more of the vital protein everyone needs to have a health and nutritionally balanced diet.

Answer 6

Yes. When you choose a whole-foods, plant-based diet, you will quickly appreciate the many health benefits: you may lower your cholesterol, lose weight, reduce your risk of Heart disease, cancer, or Type 2 Diabetes, increase your energy levels, and reduce constipation.

Answer 7

It can be if done right. Some say vegetarians usually live longer than meat eaters though there are no concrete studies to show either way.

Answer 8

Not necessarily. A diet needs to be balanced.

Generally, vegetarians are more aware of the need for this.

Answer 9

Some bebeficial benefits to a vegetarian diet are that you increase the fiber in your diet. Some other benefits could include a healthier life style.