Nutrition Problems in Vegetarians
The vegetarians have nutritional problems, which can be different from non vegetarians. This is due to the fact that vegetables lack certain nutrients and pure vegetarians may be victim of that. So a vegetarian may face more difficulty in trying to gain weight than others.
Reasons for Low Weight in Vegetarians
The low body weight of vegetarian may be due to:
- deficiency of nutrients in food (iron, vitamin B12, poor quality proteins etc.)
- worm infestation
- malabsorption syndrome
- poor dietary habit, low appetite
