Josh Axe, nutrition specialist, advocates for the Flexitarian diet expressing interest in the health benefits of eating Flexitarian; eliminating processed meats help reduce the incidence of chronic diseases such as high blood …show more content…
Registered Nutritionist, Maryann Jacobsen also a supporter of the Flexitarian Diet believes eating fruit and vegetable based foods with high nutritional value will help you lose weight as you are limiting the intake of saturated fats, sugars and salts which in turn help prevent health conditions such as arteriosclerosis, diabetes, and reduces blood pressure and cholesterol (WebMD,2016). These health benefits are also supported by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and Cancer Council Australia. Registered Dietician Cara Rosenbloom who works with The Heart and Stroke Foundation supports this diets’ health gains, giving an insight into how The Flexitarian diet can lower mortality rates giving statistics to show people who live as a vegetarian/ flexitarian lifestyle will live 3.6 years longer than an individual who regularly eats meat. There is also research to show eating a plant-based diet will reduce your body weight by 15% compared to eating meats (Rosenbloom, 2013). There is convincing evidence of high red meat and processed meat consumption increasing the risk of cancer given from Cancer Council