当你停止吃肉的时候, 会发生8件令人惊奇的事情

8 Amazing Things That Happen When You Stop Eating Meat

素食的好处-降低胆固醇、降低癌症风险、降低血压。。。

为什么有人想成为素食主义者?

这不是一个不合理的问题，特别是如果你已经吸收了一些广告，把肉描绘成非常美味的东西。

事实上，素食者被归为这一类人，他们错过了所有的乐趣。但这是真的吗? 这取决于你对乐趣的定义。你认为快乐是一种健康长寿的生活方式吗?你认为它对你周围的世界有积极的影响吗?

如果是这样的话，素食可能是最好的选择。

让我们深入了解细节。

素食更健康

当你成为素食者会发生8件事

第一条:保护环境

据史密森学会的研究人员称，每分钟就有7个足球场大小的野生动物被夷为平地，为数十亿只养殖动物腾出空间。所有这些动物都带来了大量的废物——其中大部分被排入水道，以及我们给农场动物的抗生素药物。

素食保护地球

正因为如此，再加上过度捕捞，专家们说，到2048年，我们的海洋可能就没有鱼了。这将对海洋生物和许多依赖鱼类的生态系统产生巨大影响。

因为我们爱吃牛排。

2 .你患2型糖尿病的风险会降低

美国40%的人是糖尿病前期患者。美国在吃肉最多的国家中排名第二。

巧合吗? 不。

一些研究表明，吃肉会使你患2型糖尿病的几率增加一倍以上。另一方面，素食有助于控制糖尿病的许多因素，包括体重和胆固醇。

3 .你会得到正确的蛋白质

许多人在面对素食主义时担心的一个问题是缺乏蛋白质。是的，这是一种真实的可能性。但是，大量吃肉会导致相反的问题——摄入过多的蛋白质。这样也不好。

素食保护动物

过量的蛋白质会转化成脂肪，这当然会导致很多问题，包括心脏病和癌症。解决方案? 吃素，但要用正确的方法。多吃燕麦片、豆类和杏仁。你摄入的所有蛋白质应该是总热量摄入的10%。

4 .你会减少炎症

多吃肉会导致全身发炎。反过来，炎症导致心脏病、中风和关节炎。

另一方面，适当的素食可以通过降低人体C反应蛋白的水平来自然地减少炎症。

慢性炎症是心脏病、关节炎、糖尿病甚至癌症的背后原因

5 .你的坏胆固醇水平下降

加工过的肉类(热狗、汉堡等)含有大量的饱和脂肪。吃太多饱和脂肪会导致你的低密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平飙升。这是美国头号杀手心脏病的主要风险因素。

研究表明，素食可以降低你的低密度脂蛋白胆固醇水平，其降低速度与降胆固醇药物相当。

6 .你的直觉会爱你的

你知道你的肠子里还有第二个大脑吗? 说真的，你的肠道里有一个难以置信的神经元网络，它甚至会影响你的情绪。食用大量的肉类和乳制品可以迅速改变肠道的健康状况，改变肠道内的微生物。这会导致炎症和肠道疾病，让你感觉很痛苦。

根据发现这一点的哈佛大学科学家的说法，改为植物为基础的饮食将会恢复并保持你肠道的适当平衡。

7 .你会活得更久

由于良好的素食饮食有益于健康，素食者的总体死亡风险比经常吃肉的人低12%。这相当于6-9年的差距。

你不能对此争论，是吗?

.你会活得更久

8 .你会让你的DNA变得更好

研究人员发现素食可以显著降低癌症基因的表达。素食还能延长DNA端粒的长度，端粒是DNA染色体末端的帽状物，通常会随着年龄的增长而缩短。

素食降低患癌风险

想成为素食主义者，但又不知道从哪里开始? 讲得慢一些。你不必一下子戒掉。正如我们在本文中建议的那样，您可能希望从每周只吃一两次肉开始。当你这样做的时候，确保你买的是当地的、有机的和不含激素的肉。即使减少肉类的摄入量也会对你的健康有很大的好处!

少吃肉也意味着身体的酸度更低!看看这美味的饮料!

资源来源:

《时代》杂志

美国国家公共电台

科学美国人

疾病预防控制中心

EverydayHealth.com

科学日报

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8 Amazing Things That Happen When You Stop Eating Meat

Why would anyone want to be vegetarian?

It’s not an unreasonable question, particularly if you’ve soaked up even some of the advertising out there that portrays meat as something vitally delicious.

Indeed, vegetarians get lumped into this category of people who are missing out on all the fun. But is that really true? Well, it depends on your definition of fun. Do you see fun as living a long and healthy life? Do you see it as having a positive impact on the world around you?

If so, a vegetarian diet just might be the way to go.

Let’s dive into the specifics.

8 Things That Happen When You Become Vegetarian

#1 – You Protect The Environment

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According to Smithsonian researchers, seven football fields’ worth of wildlife is razed every single minute to create room for billions of farmed animals. With all those animals comes a ton of waste – much of which winds up in waterways, along with all the antibiotic drugs we give farm animals.

Because of this, as well as over-fishing, experts say our oceans may be devoid of fish by 2048. This will have a tremendous impact on marine life and the many ecosystems that depend on fish.

And all because we love our steaks. Tsk, tsk.

#2 – Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Goes Down

40% of all people in the United States are pre-diabetic. America also ranks second on the list of countries that eat the most meat.

Coincidence? Nope.

Several studies have shown that eating meat more than doubles your chance of getting type 2 diabetes. A vegetarian diet, on the other hand, helps control many factors of diabetes including weight and cholesterol.

#3 – You Will Get The Right Type of Protein

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One fear many people have when faced with the proposition of vegetarianism is lacking protein. And yeah, that is a real possibility. But eating lots of meat leads to the exact opposite problem – having too much protein. That’s no good either.

Excess protein gets turned into fat, which of course leads to a number of concerns, including heart disease and cancer. The solution? Go vegetarian but do it the right way.  Eat plenty of things like oatmeal, beans and almonds. All your protein should amount to is 10% of your total calorie intake.

#4 – You’ll Reduce Inflammation

Eating lots of meat causes inflammation throughout your body. In turn, inflammation leads to heart attacks, strokes and arthritis.

A proper vegetarian diet, on the other hand, will naturally reduce inflammation by lowering your body’s levels of C-reactive protein.

#5 – Your Bad Cholesterol Levels Go Down

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Processed meat (hot dogs, burgers, etc) contains a ton of saturated fat. Eating too much saturated fat will cause a spike in your LDL cholesterol levels. That’s a major risk factor for heart disease, the number one killer in America.

Studies have shown that switching to a vegetarian diet lowers your LDL cholesterol levels at a rate comparable to that of cholesterol medications.

#6 – Your Gut Will Love You

Did you know you have a second brain in your gut? Seriously, your gut contains an incredible network of neurons that even affect your mood. Eating lots of meat and dairy quickly makes some major changes to your gut by shifting around the microbes responsible for its health. This can lead to inflammation and intestinal diseases that’ll leave you feeling quite miserable.

According to the Harvard scientists who discovered this, switching to a plant-based diet will restore and maintain proper balance to your gut.

#7 – You’ll Live Longer

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Thanks to the many health-boosting benefits of a good vegetarian diet, vegetarians have an overall risk of dying that is 12% lower than that of frequent meat-eaters. That equates to about a 6-9 year gap.

You can’t argue with that, can you?

#8 – You’ll Change Your DNA For The Better

Researchers have found that a vegetarian diet significantly decreases the expression of cancer genes. A vegetarian diet also lengthens your telomeres, the caps at the end of your DNA chromosomes that typically shorten as you age.

Thinking of going vegetarian but don’t quite know where to start? Take it slow. You don’t need to go cold turkey. As we suggest in this article, you might want to start by eating meat only once or twice weekly. When you do, make sure you’re buying local, organic and hormone-free meat. Even reduced levels of meat consumption can have major benefits for your health!

Less meat also means less acidity in the body! Check out this delicious drink!

Sources:

Time Magazine

NPR

Scientific American

CDC

EverydayHealth.com

Science Daily

Collective Evolution

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