{"id":19678,"date":"2013-10-01T13:58:04","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T13:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=19678"},"modified":"2019-07-17T12:05:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T11:05:38","slug":"happy-world-vegetarian-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/happy-world-vegetarian-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy World Vegetarian Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution of a vegetarian diet<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>&#8221; &#8211; <em>Albert Einstein<\/em><\/p>\n<p>October 1st is <strong>World Vegetarian Day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s real hard for some people to even think of becoming a vegetarian but if one is to look at the health benefits, they outnumber non-vegetarian by a ratio of 3:1. In fact, figures&nbsp;show nearly 5% of British people are vegetarian, but studies have shown that this figure could rise to 10% by 2015. Moreover, the recent horse meat scandal &nbsp;has put off many people from buying burgers and processed meat at supermarkets.<\/p>\n<p>Anyhow, there is no real harm in considering the benefits to vegetarianism &#8211; let&#8217;s take a look at them<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Less carbon emissions<\/strong> &#8211; How?&nbsp;Raising cattle for beef and milk releases more greenhouse gases into the air than all of the cars currently on the road.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lowers blood pressure &amp; cholesterol<\/strong> as fat meats are high in saturated fats.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lower risk of cancer<\/strong> &#8211;&nbsp;In one study of more than 35,000 women published in the British Journal of Cancer, those who ate the most red and processed meat were found to have the highest risk of breast cancer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Helps you stay fit &amp; sexy<\/strong>&#8211;&nbsp;A large-scale 2010 study from Imperial College London found that those who ate about 250 grams a day (the size of one half-pound steak) of red meat, poultry, or processed meat gained more weight over five years than those who ate less meat, even if they consumed the same amount of calories overall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And if you think vegetarian food does not look delicious, here is a list of 5 delish mouthwatering vegetarian recipes from <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.thenest.com\/2013\/09\/30\/weeknight-dinner-ideas-5-delish-vegetarian-dishes\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rachel Sylvester<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19712\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19712\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19712\" alt=\"A photo of what Nina, our German Associate, made for her lunch this afternoon.\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vegetarianday_food1-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vegetarianday_food1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/vegetarianday_food1-266x200.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photo of what Nina, our German Associate, made for her lunch this afternoon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And if that doesn&#8217;t convince you, here are some of the&nbsp;<strong>Sexiest Vegetarian&nbsp;Celebrities<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Anne Hathaway ,&nbsp;Russell Brand, Chris Martin ( World&#8217;s Sexiest&nbsp;Vegetarian&nbsp;in 2005), Leona Lewis &amp; Brad Pitt. There&#8217;s also Mark Ronson, who recently turned vegetarian after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/paul-mccartney\/paul-mccartney-life-as-a-vegetarian-linda-mccartney_b_2545038.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Paul McCartney<\/a>&nbsp;sessions&nbsp;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-19713\" alt=\"Anne Hathaway PETA\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/anne-hathaway1-259x400.jpg\" width=\"259\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/anne-hathaway1-259x400.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/anne-hathaway1-129x200.jpg 129w, https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/anne-hathaway1.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Well now that you know the secret to living healthy and beautiful, how about doing your little by going a day without meat?? Or at the very least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagsoflove.co.uk\/aprons\/personalised-aprons.aspx\">gifting a personalised apron<\/a> to your vegetarian friend? Let us know what you&#8217;ve decided in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vegnews.com\/articles\/page.do;jsessionid=A4C07925E732AE05040943ABE53A25B7?pageId=6186&amp;catId=8\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source-&nbsp;http:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/nutrition\/vegetarian-benefits?page=5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution of a vegetarian diet.&#8221; &#8211; Albert Einstein October 1st is World Vegetarian Day. 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