Vegetarianism and its influence on human body

The article discusses various points of view on the use of vegetarianism as a nutrition system that involves different types of diets. The paper considers their specifics and looks into the results. The author attempts to evaluate the part of vegetarianism in preventing the development of various chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, cancer, metabolic syndrome, and adult-onset diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A positive effect of a vegetarian diet on blood lipids has been noted. At the same time, the paper emphasizes the possible drawbacks of vegetarianism which deal with a proven deficiency of vital micronutrients, in particular, calcium, zinc, vitamins B and D.