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Vegetarian Facts and Myths
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A 2006 study found that more than 4.7 million Americans — about 2.3 percent of the population — consider themselves vegetarians. How much do you know about going meatless?
1
Test your knowledge: Which person is a vegetarian?
Jen does not eat meat, but she does eat dairy and eggs.
Jeff eats no animal byproducts, including honey.
Both Jen and Jeff are vegetarians.
2
Vegetarians concerned about nutrition should keep an eye out for deficiencies of:
Zinc
Protein
Vitamin B
12
Iron
3
Which of the following is
not
one of the New Four Food Groups of the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine?
Vegetables
Tofu
Fruit
Legumes
4
Vegetarians are always thinner than meat-eaters.
True
False
5
In order to maintain a safe diet, vegetarians must consciously complement their proteins.
True.
False.
6
What is a macrobiotic diet?
The opposite of a vegetarian diet, meat only.
A diet based on traditional Asian principles that promotes eating grains and locally grown food.
The same thing as a vegan diet.
7
Experts say vegetarian diets are fine for kids.
True
False
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