Is It Healthier To Be A Vegetarian?

AFS Education

Overview: You might have heard a lot about the health benefits of being a vegetarian. This video explores a little more behind the fact and fallacy of leading a vegetarian lifestyle (i.e. its benefits and challenges). Ultimately, when all factors are taken into consideration, the research suggests you can be just as healthy or unhealthy on a vegetarian diet. Watch the video to find out in more detail why we’ve come to that conclusion.

Additional Resources:

• Precision Nutrition: All About Plant-Based Diets
• Harvard Health: Becoming a vegetarian
• Mayo Clinic: Vegetarian diet: How to get the best nutrition
• Medline: Vegetarian Diet