Meat is a source of excellent protein for our muscles, while vegetables and fruits provide the body with important vitamins, minerals and fiber. While some cannot imagine their life without steak and cutlets, others cannot even imagine that these products may end up on the table. Everyone has their own reasons for this decision, but what happens to your health if you give up meat and become a vegetarian? Scientists know the answer.

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There are 375 million vegetarians in the world. For some, the refusal of animal food is associated with religious beliefs, for others – with ethical beliefs, and still others simply do not like or do not tolerate meat, eggs and dairy products. Whatever is behind the refusal of meat in favor of foods of plant origin, the question of how this or that food system affects health is important.

The battle between vegetarians and meat eaters has been going on for decades: everyone is ready to offer a bunch of arguments confirming that their approach to nutrition is correct and healthy. The debate is flaring up with new passion now that scientists have published another study on this subject. Let's figure out what they found out.

What did the scientists do?
This is a study conducted by scientists from the University of Glasgow. More than 177 thousand people aged from 37 to 73 took part in it. It was known that they were all basically healthy and had been eating the same type of diet for the past five years.