Scientists warn that the shortage in the body of animal fats and fatty acids may play havoc with your health. And even actually shorten the life!

As shown by the most recent research, the refusal of meat and animal products not decrease (think "beeweezy"), and, on the contrary, increases the tendency to atherosclerosis and even the risk of life-threatening brain, writes healthinfo.ua.

The researchers analyzed dozens of scientific articles published on the topic of biochemistry of vegetarianism in the last 30 years. At first sight it seems, from meat-eaters can count more factors contributing to the development of cardiovascular diseases. However, in practice it turns out that the vegetarians in the diet lacks essential nutrients such as iron, zinc, vitamin B12, fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6.

Indeed, the vegetarian diet is able to provide a sufficient amount of proteins, but not fat and fatty acids, says researcher Duo Lee. In the end, those who do not eat meat, blood was elevated levels of homocysteine and decreased levels of HDL, the "good" cholesterol. Both figures are risk factors for cardiovascular disease, writes The Times of India.

Because those who for some reason excludes from its menu, meat dishes, nutritionists advise is two to three times a week fatty fish species (salmon, mackerel), walnuts (they have a lot of omega-3), eggs and dairy products.