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Being a vegetarian not only helps your personal health, it also helps the environment by reducing pollution from animal agriculture. In addition, you can enjoy your healthy meals without animals being put to death.

There are hundreds of reasons to advocate for a vegetarian diet, but here are the top 10.

1. Longevity

A seven-year study of vegetarians from Loma Linda University showed that vegetarians live about 15 years longer than meat eaters. These studies were further confirmed by the China Health Project, which found that Chinese people, who consume very little high-fat and meat products, have a lower risk of cancer, heart disease, and other diseases.

A study from the UK also provided further evidence, tracking 6,000 cases for 12 years, of which 5,000 were meat eaters. The study found that during this period, 40% of vegetarians were less likely to die from cancer and 20% were less likely to die from other diseases.

2. You’ll Become More Balanced

Vegetables are a major source of fiber, which helps carry waste products out of the body. Meat contains no fiber. People who eat a high-fiber diet have a 42% lower risk of developing illness. People who maintain a vegetable-rich diet tend to have a lower incidence of conditions such as constipation, hemorrhoids, and spastic colon.

3. Have a good heart

Fruits and vegetables are full of antioxidant nutrients that protect the heart and aorta. Plus, they contain no saturated fat or cholesterol.

Vegetarians have cholesterol levels 14 percentage points lower than meat eaters. The American diet is high in fat and cholesterol, and meat and dairy products contribute to cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the United States.

4. Keep you away from toxic chemicals

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 95% of pesticide residues in our diets come from meat, fish, and dairy products. Fish, in particular, contains carcinogens (PCBs, DDT) and heavy metals (mercury, arsenic, lead, and cadmium), which cannot be eliminated by cooking or freezing. Meat and dairy products also contain steroids and hormones.

5. Helps you clean your whole body

Fruit and vegetable juices contain natural phytochemicals that help us detoxify. Giving up meat helps to remove toxins (environmental pollutants, pesticides, preservatives) that overload our internal organs and cause illness.

6. You look better and more stylish

Vegetarians are generally healthier than meat eaters. Vegetarian diets are much lower in calories than the standard American diet. Vegetarians are also less likely to suffer from weight-related disorders like heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.

7. You can save a lot of money

Replacing meat, chicken and fish with vegetables and fruits can cut an estimated $4,000 per year from your food bill.

8. Good for the environment

You can help reduce waste and air pollution. A Utah farm raising 2.5 million pigs annually produces more waste than the entire city of Los Angeles. And that's just one farm. Farms nationwide collectively produce 2 billion tons of manure each year, which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers one of the top 10 pollutants. This doesn't include methane gas released by cattle, pigs, and poultry (which contributes to the greenhouse effect); ammonia in urine; odorous gases from manure; toxic chemicals in pesticides; and emissions from the machinery used to process animal feed on farms.

9. More energy-efficient

Currently, 72% of food production in the United States is used to raise animals for slaughter. Producing one kilogram of meat requires 15 kilograms of feed. However, if the food were consumed directly by humans, there would be enough food to feed the entire planet. Furthermore, from the perspective of maximizing food production, dedicating land to animal husbandry is inefficient. According to soil and agricultural water use records, one acre of land can produce 22,800 kilograms of tomatoes, 18,240 kilograms of potatoes, 13,680 kilograms of carrots, or just 114 kilograms of beef.

10. This is the right approach

Einstein said: "Our task is to liberate ourselves, which requires widening the circle of our sympathy to include all living things and to embrace the wonders of nature. Nothing can be more beneficial to human health and to the chances of survival on earth than a vegetarian diet."