As I found out and mentioned in a prior post, becoming an accidental vegetarian is likely to lead to health problems, as it did for me. If you wish to eat vegetarian-style, talk to your doctor, and talk to a registered dietician, take supplements and have your blood tested at least once per year.
Here’s a good list of things to watch out for: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vegetarian-and-vegan-mistakes#TOC_TITLE_HDR_8
And more issues here: Research Shows Vegan Diet Leads to Nutritional Deficiencies, Health Problems; Plant-Forward Omnivorous Whole Foods Diet Is Healthier | Saint Luke’s Health System (saintlukeskc.org)
Again, vegetarian eating is not something you can just casually decide to do, and gradually drift into by reducing or ending meat consumption. You need to follow expert advice and track your nutrients. If you don’t you could end up like I did – 5 to 10 visual scotomas (blind spots) per day, weekly visual auras lasting 30 minutes, up to 3x each occurrence, and a full migraine about once per month, periods of dizziness, hair shedding, fatigue and brain fog. If you wish to eat vegetarian, do it right – not like I did, as an accidental vegetarian.
There will eventually be at least one more post on this – where I gather interesting background information on vegan and vegetarian eating.
