New Free Healthy Eating for Vegetarians Booklet Healthy Eating for Vegetarians is a new booklet available free from The Vegetarian Society as part of National Vegetarian Week 2001 . The leaflet is an excellent guide for anyone changing to a vegetarian diet, and a good refresher read for the most stalwart vegetarian. The booklet has a forward by Dr Mark Porter Mb. Dr Porter is a regular broadcaster for the BBC, presenting the flagship programme Watchdog Healthcheck and is resident doctor to the Jimmy Young Programme on BBC Radio 2.
People choose to become vegetarians for a number of reasons .
The leaflet outlines the benefits of being veggie, the specific nutritional needs whatever the age group, and great dietary information including valuable advice on how to be a truly healthy vegetarian when pregnant. A healthy vegetarian diet can offer a wide range of health benefits with research showing less obesity, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure and fewer certain diet related cancers. The British Medical Association recognise the fact that infants, children and adolescents can meet all of their nutritional requirements as vegetarians. National Vegetarian Week is organised and co-ordinated by The Vegetarian Society, a registered charity. The Vegetarian Society is the oldest vegetarian organisation in the world.