of a poorly planned vegetarian diet, few stress thehealth advantages of adopting a vegetarian or vegan diet.The first major advantage of a vegetarian diet isincreased heart health. Vegetarians, on average, consumemore nuts (often as a supplemental form of protein). Nutscontain “good” fats, such as omega-3 and omega-6. Thispromotes good heart health by reducing “bad” cholesteroland unclogging arteries.