Book excerpt: On a balanced vegetarian diet you can very easily lose weight and stay fit. A vegetarian diet fights against cancer, including gender-related cancers such as breast cancer, uterine cancer, and prostate cancer. A vegetarian diet helps fight against heart disease. A vegetarian diet helps you avoid some illnesses caused by e coli, salmonella, and listera, which are the most virulent forms of food-borne illnesses.Eating vegetarian is not only healthy, it's good for the environment as livestock deplete enormous land and water resources.Over 300 Recipes included. This is the ultimate guide to being Vegetarian & Vegan