Is vegan better than vegetarian for your health?

There are

many health benefits to a vegetarian diet; vegetarians have significantly lower rates of obesity, coronary Heart disease, hypertension, type II Diabetes, diet-related cancers,diverticulitis, constipation, and gall stones.

The protein found in meat can easily be obtained from many vegetarian sources, such as vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts, tofu, or manufactured meat substitute products, such as Quorn (which make vegetarian mince, sausages etc.)

Iron supplements are also available, as well as supplements with B-vitamins. Meat is not strictly necessary in the diet.

It is, however, more difficult to source vitamin B-12 in a strict vegetarian (vegan) diet, so care must be taken. Overall, vegetarians tend to be healthier than meat-eaters.