포스트코로나 시대가 불러온 '채식 열풍'<br /><br /> Living a healthy lifestyle has always been of high interest to people all around the world.<br />And with vegetable-based meals easily accessible,... more people could turn to a vegetarian diet,... as concerns grow over eating meat.<br />The WHO says... over 70-percent of infectious diseases have come from meat.<br />Arirang's Jang Tae-hyun tells us more. <br /> In the post-COVID-19 pandemic era, more people are refraining from eating meat...and are turning to a more vegetable-based diet instead.<br />The World Health Organization said that since 1970, around 75 percent of infectious diseases have come from animals.<br /> According to the Korea Vegetarian Union, there are around one-point-five to two-million vegetarians in the country,... over three percent of the population.<br />And, with a growing number of people worried about eating meat, this figure could rise.<br /><br />This cooking class teaches Korean temple cuisine. A monk here demonstrates how to make great meals without using meat.<br /><br />Monk Yeogu is an instructor who teaches temple cuisine,... vegetarian food that is full of vital nutrients.<br />She believes that greens are good for our immune system and keep us healthy.<br /><br />"Vegetables are safe because they don't have animal fats or protein that can grow bacteria and cause food poisoning. It also prevents adult diseases from excessive meat consumption."<br /><br /> A student at the cooking class says that people don't necessarily have to be a vegetarian to join, but by having more greens, they can better manage their health...especially those with pre-existing conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.<br /><br />"I've tried having pickles made from lotus roots and I no longer feel so bloated. I need more of these rather than meat."<br /><br />Some worry about the nutritional balance of vegetarian diet.<br />But health experts say that proteins can be consumed by having beans, brown rice and nuts... and fermented foods like Kimchi or seaweed for vitamin B12.<br />Jang Taehyun, Arirang News. <br />
