Medical Tests Every Vegetarian Should Undergo Regularly
If you don't eat animal-based foods, your body is missing out on many vitamins and microelements. Despite all the benefits of a vegetarian diet, it may have negative consequences for your health. Those who want to avoid it should have a diverse diet and closely watch their health.
Dr. Natalie
After six months of a vegetarian diet, you can develop symptoms such as hair loss, brittle nails, dry or inflamed skin, a feeling of lightness, and euphoria due to anemia. It is also possible to lose body fat, which poses a threat to women who plan pregnancy. Another danger lies in rapid weight gain due to consuming carbs.
Those who want to get vitamins and minerals from food should watch their diet and keep a food diary as well as have a blood biochemistry test every six months.
The check-up package for vegetarians should include the following tests=== :
Total protein, A/G (albumin-globulin ratio). Protein is an essential construction component that promotes muscle growth and boosts metabolism. Only 64–68 % of vegetable protein can be absorbed. These proteins lack many essentia...
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