Why Switch to a Plant-Based Diet?

As the conditions of meat production and the general public perception of meats have 
become larger and louder questions asked around the world, plant-based diets have 
had somewhat of a sudden surge in popularity. Great access to foods and information 
has made a plant-based diets more accessible to larger groups of people, but you might 
be wondering why anyone would want to make that switch to a plant based diet? If you 
continue reading the following article, you might find some reasons that will interest you. 


High Fiber

Plant based diets tend to be high fiber. The most important function of fiber is that it 
helps to keep your intestines clean. This is a big deal for you because cleans intestines 
will help you to absorb your food properly. This cuts back on buildup of methane gases 
that are produced in the intestines. These gases can gather quite quickly if your body 
doesn’t make a clean sweep sometime in a day or two. This can cause discomfort, and 
make riding with you in an enclosed space a regrettable experience. 


You’ll Lose Weight 

People who eat primarily vegetable sources of food tend to be leaner. This is likely 
because they consume less of the undesired saturated fats that are connected with 
animal fats. Choosing more plant-based foods over animal based foods will also see 
healthier numbers because they tend to be filling with a lot less sugars and calories. 
Because many of the foods you will be eating are whole and not processed, your body 
will be more apt to gain the nutrients that might have been blocked from absorption by 
chemicals used in preserving processed meats. 


Heart Disease

It should be no surprise that people with a mainly plant based diet experience lower 
numbers of heart disease. The most common factor for the healthier groups was simply 
that they ate a lot more fruits and vegetables than the groups with higher heart disease 
rates. Not only where there less heart attacks, but also less strokes and other heart 
related illness. 


Healthy Skin

Few people realize that saturated fats can actually affect the skin. When the body is 
eliminating fats from the body, pores can become clogged these fats and become 
deposits on the skin. When you eat more fruits and vegetables instead, then the various 
chemicals like lycopene work to aid all sorts of different systems within your body. 
These little nutrients can help your body to fight various types in infection, and can even 
kill early formations of cancer cells in your body. 

