About Women's Health: Veg Out

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Women's Health From Denise Maher, your About Women's Health Editor While getting enough protein and iron without eating meat can be a challenge, most women can absorb the essential nutrients they need through a vegetarian diet. In fact, many women tout a meat-free diet as a delicious door to a healthy, feel-good lifestyle. Check out the wide variety of the health and wellness benefits a veggie-centric diet offers women. Will You Lose Weight If You Become a Vegetarian? Some research suggests that, while people following a typical vegetarian diet consume about 500 fewer calories daily than their meat-eating counterparts, the vegetarians actually ate more food than non-vegetarians. Weight Loss and Vegetarians Flat Stomach: Is It a Realistic Goal? Vegetarians Who Breastfeed Search Related Topics:  vegetarian weight loss  vegetarian diet  Beat Bloat In general, gassy foods contain certain sugars (fructose, lactose, raffinose and sorbitol) and/or soluble fiber. These substances are not digested at the stomach and thus make their way down to your intestines, where bacteria break them down. The end result? Release of gas. Top 6 Gassy Foods PMS and A Vegetarian Diet Resources for Gluten-Free Vegetarians Search Related Topics:  gas and bloating  ibs helpful foods  ibs symptoms Flexitarians What is a flexitarian or semi-vegetarian diet? "Flexitarian" is a term coined to describe those who eat a mostly vegetarian diet, but occasionally eat meat. Many people who call themselves "flexitarian" or "semi-vegetarian" have given up red meat for health reasons, while others--for environmental reasons--only eat organic animal products. Flexitarian Eating Vegans and Colon Cancer Risk What Does a Vegan Eat? Search Related Topics:  how to go vegetarian  why vegetarian  vegetarian definitions Protein! How can vegetarians get enough of the good stuff? For most, the answer involves lots of low-fat dairy products and protein-rich plant sources, like soy. Sports Nutrition for Vegetarian Athletes What Are Vegan Protein Combinations? Can Barley Help Lower Cholesterol? Search Related Topics:  hydration  rest and recovery  sports nutrition Related Searches Womens Health Center Womens Fitness Class Womens Clinics Womens OB Gyn Womens Doctors Featured Articles Don't Have Unsafe Sex Just Because You're Vegan! How to Piss Off a Paramedic 7 Rules of a Vegetarian Pregnancy What's a Raw Food Diet? (video) Do Veggie Burgers Contain Hexane? Heartburn-Friendly Vegetarian Recipes   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Women's Health newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com     Follow us on: Advertisement