by abdiwali ali hassan

1. BY
Abdiwali Ali Hassan
15/mph/ka/g/020
Bugema University
VEG Vs NON-VEG DIET

2. Overview of the presentation
 What is vegetarian diet ?
 Types of vegetarian diet ?
 What is non-vegetarian diet ?
 Use of canine teeth
 Effect on human body systems
 According to medical science
 Concept of nutrients
 Application of vegetarian diet in treatment
 Effect on panchakosha
 A spiritual perspective

3. What is vegetarian diet ?
 Vegetarian diet includes
 plant-based diets (fruits, vegetables, etc.)
with or without the inclusion of dairy
products or eggs
with the exclusion of meat

4. Types of Vegetarians
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 Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian:
 does not eat meat and fish
 Eats dairy and egg products
 Ovo Vegetarian:
 does not eat meat, fish, and dairy products
 Eats egg products
 Lacto Vegetarian:
 does not eat meat, fish or eggs
 Eats dairy products
 Vegan:
 does not eat any animal products including meat, fish,
eggs, dairy and honey
 do not use any animal products such as silk, leather and
wool

5. Advantages of vegetarian
foods
 Easily chewable
 Easily digestible
 Vegetarian foods are cheaper
than non-vegetarian foods
 Some vegetables can be
eaten raw preventing the loss
of nutrients while cooking
 Vegetarian foods do not
contain as much fat as non-
vegetarian foods

6. What is non-vegetarian diet ?
 Anything that requires animal slaughter
 Food that is not of plant origin
 Which includes
Meat
Eggs
Fish
Sea food

7. Advantages of Non-Vegetarian
 Rich in protein of high biological value
 Vit B complex, especially B12
 Fish, especially the small varieties are a rich
source of calcium
 Egg-white is good source of protein and easily
digested

8. Use of canine teeth
 Function of canine teeth for
human beings is to tear food
 Canine teeth for a meat-
based diet
 Just because humans have
canines it doesn’t mean that
they should eat meat

9.  Humans are herbivores not a carnivores
(According to biologists and anthropologists)
(ADA) American diet association

10. Humans and animals
 Structure of jaw
 Teeth
 Digestive enzyme
 Length of intestine
 Nail

11.  According to a study
 It has been observed that the body of non-
vegetarian animals contain 10 times more amount
of hydrochloric acid than that of vegetarian ones
 Human body doesn’t have the same amount of
hydrochloric acid

12. Digestive system

13. Respiratory system

14. Excretory system

15. Musculoskeletal system

16. Nervous and endocrine system
 Correlation between Nervous system and
endocrine system on diet

17. According to the new developments
in medical sciences
 vegetarian diet is closer to and is more useful
for human nature
 It is more scientific for human body
 Because of this, people are now adopting
vegetarian diet as part of new life-style
 It is a fact that the non-vegetarian diet
contains cholesterol and saturated fatty acid

18.  These are the root cause of problems like
 Coronary heart disease
 Cerebro-vascular accidents (strokes)
 Eye diseases and high blood pressure
 In a non-vegetarian diet, only 40 % of its
content is useful for human body, rest 60 %
contains harmful and toxic products
 Non-vegetarian diet is heavy
According to the new developments in
medical sciences cont…

19. Cont…
 Disease causing organisms
 Ex- swine-flu, bird-flu
 Example, Bovine Spongi cause Encephalopathy
and mad cow disease is also a product of
consumption of non-vegetarian diet
-American Diet Association (ADA)

20. significantly important difference between
vegetarian and non-vegetarian diet
 Vegetarian diet contains dietary fibers whereas
non-vegetarian diet is lacking in it
 Have low incidence of diseases like
 Coronary heart
diseases
 Ca of intestinal tract
 Piles
 Obesity
 Diabetes
 Hiatus hernia
 Diverticulitis
 Irritable bowel
syndrome
 Dental caries
 Gallstones
 Constipation

21. Good Sources of Protein
 Beans
 Tofu
 Egg-white
 Soymilk
 Peanut butter and nuts
 Dairy products

22. Good Sources of Vitamin C
 Melons
 Citrus fruits
 Pineapple
 Strawberries
 Kiwi fruit
 Broccoli
 Peppers
 Tomatoes

23. Good Sources of Vitamin D
 Sun light
 Fortified cereals
 Fortified soy milk
 Fortified orange juice
 Egg yolks
 Cow’s milk

24. Good Sources of Vitamin B12
 soymilk
 Nutritional yeast
 Cow’s milk
 Eggs

25. Good Sources of Iron
 Bread and cereal
 Whole wheat bread and other whole grains
 Dried apricots, figs, prunes
 Leafy green vegetables
 Tomato juice
 Beans
 Nuts
 Soybeans and tofu

26. Good Sources of Zinc
 Soybeans and other beans
 Whole grains
 foods like nuts, seeds, fortified ready-to-eat
cereals
 Breads
 muffins

27. Good Sources of Calcium
 Dairy products
 Green leafy vegetables
 Calcium fortified orange juice
 Calcium-fortified soymilk

28. Good Sources of Magnesium
 grains
 whole-grain breads
 nuts and seeds
 green leafy vegetables
 Potatoes
 Beans
 Bananas
 milk

29. Good Sources of Phosphorus
 best sources are dairy foods

30. Good Sources of Potassium
 Potatoes
 green leafy
vegetables
 citrus fruits
 Bananas
 dried fruits,
 legumes such as
peas and lima beans

31. Good Sources of
Vitamin A
 Apricots
 Cantaloupe
 Mango
 Pumpkin
 Butternut squash
 Sweet potatoes
 Spinach
 Carrots

32. Good Sources of Omega-3 fatty
acids
 Flaxseeds and flaxseed oil
 Soybeans and soybean oil
 Tofu
 Walnuts and walnut oil

33. Good Sources of Iodine
 Sea salt
 Leafy vegetable
 Plant products
 Dairy product

34. Anti-oxidant theory
 Anti oxidant are the agent which stops the
oxidation process
 Oxidation is the damage caused by the free
radicles to muscle tissue, blood vessels and
organs, etc
 Ex vit C

35. Cardiovascular:
Health Benefits of Vegetarian Diets
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 Death from ischemic heart disease lower in
vegetarians
 Heart disease lowest in vegans
 Lacto-ovo and vegans lower in blood cholesterol
 Vegetarian diets not low fat but lower in saturated
fat
 higher fiber
 higher consumption of soy protein

36. Hypertension:
Health Benefits of Vegetarian Diets
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 Lower blood pressure (systolic and diastolic)
 Lower rates of hypertension
 Possible collective effect of beneficial compounds
from plant foods
B M Margetts, L J Beilin, R Vandongen, B K Armstrong
Vegetarian diet in hypertension: a randomised
controlled trial, BMJ,293 : 1468, December 1986

37. Cancer:
Health Benefits of Vegetarian Diets
 Vegetarians have lower overall cancer rate, not clear
what extent is due to diet
 No differences between vegetarians and
nonvegetarians for lung, breast, uterine, or stomach
cancer; nonvegetarians do have increased risk for
prostate and colorectal cancer
 Vegetarians have higher fiber intake; higher intake of
phytochemicals and isoflavones that have anticancer
effects
Reduced cancer risk in vegetarians: an analysis of recent
reports,. Lanou and Svenson. Cancer Manag Res. 2011

38. Diabetes:
Health Benefits of Vegetarian Diets
 Diets that are more plant-based reduce risk of
type II diabetes
 Lower Body Mass Index (BMI) of vegetarians and
higher fiber intake improve insulin sensitivity
David JA Jenkins., et al. Type 2 diabetes and the
vegetarian diet. Am J Clin Nutr September 2003

39. Obesity:
Health Benefits of Vegetarian Diets
 Lower Body Mass Index (BMI)
 Mean BMI highest in meat eaters and lowest in
vegans
 Vegetarians consume lower animal fat, higher
fiber, lower alcohol, greater amounts of
vegetables

40. Kidney Disease:
Health Benefits of Vegetarian Diets
 High intake of dietary protein may worsen existing
kidney disease or increase risk in those
susceptible
 Plant foods more beneficial effect on kidney
function than animal proteinChronic Kidney Disease and Automatic Reporting of Estimated
Glomerular Filtration Rate: A Position Statement,. MJA 2005

41. Gallstones:
Health Benefits of Vegetarian Diets
 Nonvegetarians more than 2x likely as
vegetarians to suffer from gallstones

42. Diverticular Disease:
Health Benefits of Vegetarian Diets
 Vegetarians 50% as likely to have diverticulitis
compared with nonvegetarians
 Low fiber, high fat diets increase risk
 Meat intake may increase risk

43. 5 layers of existence
At a physical level
•eating a non-vegetarian diet
•there is an increase in Tama component
•likely to cause various diseases
At a psychological level
•increase in the Tama component
•increase in thoughts relating to various desires
•other taamasik thoughts such as sexual thoughts, greed,
anger
At a spiritual level
• higher proportion of Sattva component in a vegetarian
diet

44. A spiritual perspective

45. --- Dr. H. R. Nagendra,

46. References
 Diet and nutrition
 By Bakharu
 Pubmed central
 Chronic Kidney Disease and Automatic Reporting of
Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate: A Position
Statement,. MJA 2005
 David JA Jenkins., et al. Type 2 diabetes and the
vegetarian diet. Am J Clin Nutr September 2003
 Reduced cancer risk in vegetarians: an analysis of
recent reports,. Lanou and Svenson. Cancer Manag
Res. 2011
 B M Margetts, L J Beilin, R Vandongen, B K Armstrong
Vegetarian diet in hypertension: a randomised controlled
trial, BMJ,293 : 1468, December 1986
 www.wikipedia.com

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