Can Teenagers adopt a vegetarian diet without any health risks?

2.0 Introduction Vegetarianism is becoming increasingly common worldwide amongst the health conscience population and especially teenage girls who have to live up to the image of the perfect female body. This is one reason why there is an increasing amount of people choosing to consume vegetables, fruits, roots, and other forms or herbs that grow from the earth instead of animal meat, and/or eggs and milk products. There are various aspects of this lifestyle that …

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