Stress Assessment

Vegetarianism is, more and more often, a nutritional option in western countries. Vegetarian diets are generally rich in many health-promoting nutrients such as dietary fiber, magnesium, potassium, vitamins C and E, folic acid, carotenoids, polyphenols and other phytochemicals. CHOOSING A VEGETARIAN DIET IS NOT ONLY A VIABLE DIETARY OPTION, BUT IT CAN ALSO OFFER HEALTH BENEFITS However, as in any other nutritional option that excludes large food groups, strict adherence to a vegetarian diet has to be carefully controlled and, in some cases, supervised by a specialist, thus preventing the deficit of certain nutrients that are located mainly or exclusively in foods of animal origin.