Health A vegetarian diet has been advocated by everyone from philosophers such as Plato and Nietzsche, to political leaders such as Benjamin Franklin and Gandhi, to modern pop icons such as Paul McCartney and Bob Marley.
Science is also on the side of vegetarianism.
A multitude of studies have proven the health benefits of a vegetarian diet to be remarkable. Cancer A vegetarian diet helps to prevent cancer. Numerous epidemiological and clinical studies have shown that vegetarians are nearly 50 percent less likely to die from cancer than non-vegetarians. Similarly, breast cancer rates are dramatically lower in nations, such as China, that follow plant-based diets. 2 Vegetarians also have lower rates of colon cancer than meat-eaters.