The Flexitarian Diet – 4

The term “flexitarian” is a combination of the words “flexible” and “vegetarian.” In her 2009 book “The Flexitarian Diet: The Mostly Vegetarian Way to Lose Weight, Be Healthier, Prevent Disease, and Add Years to Your Life,” dietician Dawn Jackson Blatner coined the concept.

According to Blatner, you don’t have to entirely give up meat to get the nutritional benefits of vegetarianism. People who practice the regimen are said to reduce weight and improve their general health, lessening their risk of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, and living longer as a result of eating more vegetables and less meat.