How Healthy Is A Vegetarian Diet?

vegetarian diets are nutritionally adequate, and providing healthful benefits in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases (1). the consumption of a diet of whole grains, legumes, vegetables, nuts, and fruits, with the avoidance of meat and high-fat animal products, along with a regular exercise program is consistently associated with lower blood cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure, less obesity and consequently less heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, and mortality.Few important points :Regular fruit and vegetable consumption reduces the risk of ischemic heart disease. A plant-based diet is rich in its content of health-promoting factors such as the many phytochemicals.

Very well said Aruna..many people believe that only non vegetarian diet is more nutritious and healthy. But vegetarian diet also is wholesome nutritious. *It consists of fruits and vegetables which provide essential vitamins,minerals and antioxidants.
*it consists of milk and milk products which provide proteins,energy,vitamins and calcium which is perfect for all age groups.
*pulses,beans present in vegetarian diet provide proteins and also B vitamins.
*cereals provide many essential vitamins,minerals and energy.
So vegetarian diet is balanced in terms of all the macro and micro nutrients.