Marina Ruy Barbosa used Instagram to tell that she is taking advantage of the quarantine to start a vegetarian diet In a series of videos, the actress confessed that she is putting together a meat-restricted diet I am in the process of becoming a vegetarian, in the process, but sometimes I relapse," she pointed out.

However, when asked if she was afraid of gaining weight during her social isolation, she denied it: "I'm not afraid of gaining weight, I won't have this fear during quarantine. I'm afraid of dying or losing the ones I love, my family, my parents... I'm not afraid of gaining weight, I want to be happy".

But when it comes to exercise, the star said she has put physical activities aside: "Some days I wake up feeling good and doing a lot of things, but other days I wake up feeling anxious and don't want to do anything, diet and exercise I am not doing anymore I've given up for the time being," he detailed.

Learn about Marina Ruy Barbosa's vegetarian diet

Whether for reasons of health, religion, or personal values, many people, like Marina Ruy Barbosa, have adopted the diet vegetarian which consists in eliminating meat (from any animal) from the menu.

The dietary strategy is also an alternative for those seeking weight loss because it is composed of low-calorie foods (mostly fruits, vegetables, and greens), and by abolishing foods of animal origin, which contributes to leaving the levels of saturated fat and cholesterol on the menu extremely low.

Popular, the act of abolishing meat from daily life has already won many supporters in Brazil: according to a 2018 Ibope survey, commissioned by the Brazilian Vegetarian Society, 14% of the Brazilian population is vegetarian (about 30 million people). Already the market for products in this segment has increased by about 40% in the last two years, according to industry data.

However, there is not only one type of diet The most common is ovolactovegetarian, which usually includes some animal foods, such as eggs, milk and dairy products, honey, and other bee products. All meat, however, is forbidden, and this includes fish and seafood.

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