
Influence of vegetarian diet on human body
Author(s) -
Piotr Wójcik,
Monika D. Rogowska,
Małgorzata CHYĆKO,
Jan Tomczyk,
Anna Sobstyl,
Danuta Krasowska,
Marta Kozłowska
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of education, health and sport
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2391-8306
DOI - 10.12775/jehs.2020.10.09.089
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoporosis , obesity , blood pressure , body mass index , stroke (engine) , bone mineral , cardiology , gerontology , physical therapy , environmental health , mechanical engineering , engineering
All over the world there are more vegetarians than in previous years due to many reasons. One of them is positive influence on health what is shown in the latest research. The aim of the article is to review the influence of vegetarian diet on frequent diseases such as: hypertension, obesity,osteoporosis.An analysis of scientific papers from Pubmed and Google Scholar was performed, which most accurately described the issue of impact vegetarian diet on human health. The following keywords have been used in the search:Vegetarian, hypertension, obesity, osteoporosis:vegetarian, hypertension, obesity, osteoporosis.The researchers shown than vegetarians have lover systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure by 10 and 5 mmHg, they also lower overall mortality by 10-15%, risk of heart failure and by ~40%, stroke by~35% and coronary events by 20%. Vegetarians also have statistically lower body mass index. What’s more in this diet is more energy efficient thanks too low food energy density and helps keeping leptin on adequate level. Research has shown than vegetarians have lower mineral bone density than non-vegetarian, although some studies has shown that risk of fractures in vegetarians and non-vegetarians was not affected by diet alternation. Based on the results of the studies above vegetarian diet contributes to lower blood pressure and preventing from cardiovascular diseases. It helps to avoid obesity and to get rid of weights also doesn’t have negative impact on osteoporosis.