Incredibly, yoga's principles of nutrition are very similar to what modern science has discovered in more recent times. The yoga advises to be cautious of eating meat. Not all yogis are vegetarians, but they all recommend eating meat in strict moderation. According to yoga, the meat, being animal flesh, has a low vibration rate and will lower the life force of the person eating it. This will cause a reduction in vitality and slow down your progress from yoga.
Meat also contains toxins, especially lactic acid, which is a waste product of muscle metabolism.
We now know that meat contain fat, cholesterol and other substances that are toxic to our bodies. Thus the advise to eat meat in moderation is certainly well taken. The yogis' favorite food is fruit. They consider fruit to possess the highest life force of all foods. Fruit is also very nutritious.