If you’re considering a diet change, pesceterianism may be a good place to start.
Pescetarians don’t eat red meat or fowl – basically, they are vegetarians who also eat seafood. In January, I started eating like this because I wanted to make a healthy change. As a runner, I was looking for the best way to streamline my diet and consume the right kind of foods to help me train at my highest potential. Following a great deal of research, I decided to forgo pure vegetarianism, because I was worried I’d struggle to find a filling, healthy protein alternative that would also keep me energized during a workout.
Benefits beyond fueling my runs
A few months into the dietary change, I discovered a study linking pescetarianism to lower risks for colorectal cancer. The study followed participants during a seven-year period to find out whether a fish-and-vegetable-based diet would decrease colorectal cancer risks. In the end, participants had a 43 percent lower chance of developing this kind of cancer. Even better, pescetarian participants also had lower blood pressure and weighed less.
If you’re looking to make a small change, try to add a couple fish and vegetable dinners to your menus each week then slowly ease red meat off the menu.
