Here's How Your Body Reacts When You Stop Eating Meat

May 14, 2018 by apost team

Many people think that eating meat is good for you. While meat might have some nutritional benefits, the truth is that eating meat harms you a lot more than it helps you. If you cut meat out of your diet, you'll start noticing some surprising health benefits over time. Here are seven of the top benefits of not eating meat.
 

Want to do your part to help the environment? Stop eating meat. The animal husbandry industry takes up an enormous amount of resources, which disrupts natural ecological processes around the globe. And we all know that we need a healthy environment to be healthy ourselves.

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Protein is good for you, but you need it in moderation, just like everything else. Meat actually contains such high levels of protein that eating it regularly can have a negative impact on your health.

Plant protein is much better for you than animal protein overall. It can even shield you from developing chronic health conditions.

More than one in three people in the U.S. has diabetes - and many don't even know it. Could you be one of them? Meat consumption (especially red meat consumption) is linked to diabetes, in part because of the type of protein it contains. Switching to a vegan diet could cut your risk of developing diabetes in half.

Did you know that you can change your genes? Your lifestyle affects which of your genes get activated and which get turned off.

Research has found that, in prostate cancer patients, cutting out meat reduces the activity of genes that cause cancer.

The bacteria in your gut play a very important role in your overall health. They affect your immune system and can even prevent you from developing cancer. Eating meat makes it harder for the "good" bacteria to thrive in your gut, which puts you at risk for health problems.

Feeding your gut bacteria lots of plant-based fiber gives them the nutrition they need to flourish and protect you.

Eating meat - which is full of saturated fat - increases your blood cholesterol. This makes you more likely to have a heart attack or a stroke. Cutting out meat reduces this risk by lowering your blood cholesterol.

Short-term inflammation is a normal part of the healing process, but chronic inflammation can lead to the development of diseases. People who eat meat tend to have higher levels of chronic inflammation. Eating a plant-based diet helps to lower inflammation throughout your body.

You can learn more about the benefits of cutting out meat by taking a look at this video.
 

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Our content is created to the best of our knowledge, yet it is of general nature and cannot in any way substitute an individual consultation with your doctor. Your health is important to us!