素食以往主要是我国佛教徒的一项戒规。现在吃素食者多不是为某种信仰,而是为了健康。但有的人却因此引起素食营养不良症。就此笔者谈几点素食与健康相关的问题。素食确实有益健康。素食中饱和脂肪酸很少、胆固醇的量也很低。好几项研究都指出,素食者比多吃肉的人长寿,而且血压正常胆固醇较低,很少生心脑血管病,癌症的发病率也较低。以德国最近的调查为例,遵行改良式素食(偶尔也吃肉)的人,得心 Vegetarian past is mainly a Buddhist order in my country. It is not for some kind of faith to eat vegetarians now, but for health. However, some people cause vegetarian malnutrition. In this regard, I talk about vegetarian and health related issues. Vegetarian food is really healthy. Vegetarian saturated fatty acids rarely, the amount of cholesterol is also very low. Several studies have pointed out that vegetarians longevity than those who eat meat, and lower blood pressure normal cholesterol, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease is rare, the incidence of cancer is also low. Taking the recent survey in Germany as an example, people who enjoy modified vegan foods (occasionally eating meat)