lauttimur.com - A pescatarian is basically a someone follow vegetarian diet but they adds fish and seafood to their menu. In scientific literature, this type of diet is often described as “pesco-vegetarian,” and it is still kind of vegetarianism. There are many reasons people choose to not eat red meat and poultry, but still eat fish. Some people choose to add fish to a vegetarian diet so they can get the health benefits of a plant-based food plus healty fish meat.

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One of the common reason why people choose to go pestacarian is they want to cut out all the meat but stil want to get healty protein. Pescatarians often believe that moderate consumption of fish or fish oils, which are high in Omega-3 fatty acids, is necessary for optimum health. 
Studies show that eating less red meat, or none at all, lowers your chances of getting heart disease and high blood pressure. At the same time, two servings of fish a week may maintain your heart function. Reduce red meat consumption or cutting it out of our diet may also lower your chances of getting cancer. One study shows that people who apply pescatarian diet is live longer than people who follow a diet that includes red meat and poultry.

There are many benefits that you can get when consuming plant-based diets, including a lower risk of obesity and chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes. Based on some research, you can get many of those benefits from a pescatarian diet too. Another study said that people who follow pescatarian diet had a lower risk of developing diabetes, compared to omnivores people.

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You can sometimes have too much of a good thing, fish and seafood are no exception. For example,  some big fish, like tuna, barracuda, swordfish, have moderate and sometimes high levels of mercury. So if you considering to go pescatarian, choose carefully what type of fish you will add to your diet.