"A good indicator (of the increase) is the number of vegetarian restaurants which is growing very fast," he said. "Roughly, there 2,000 vegetarian restaurants in Asean, mostly in Singapore, while Taiwan has the highest number of vegetarian restaurants in Asia at 4,000. In Bangkok, Anotai vegetarian restaurant has been operating for 17 years, with all of the food and bakery items vegetarian. "So they have turned to vegetarian food as doctors recommended them to or because of their own belief that veggies can help treat their disease." Eating only vegetarian food for five years could lead to health problems such as a lack of Vitamin B12 and calcium.

Source: Bangkok Post September 26, 2016 06:56 UTC