As vegetarianism is intensely developing today, there are a lot of vegetarian cooking colleges that provide people with necessary skills for cooking vegetarian foods. But besides practical knowledge, the vegetarian cooking colleges also teach their students about vegetarianism as a lifestyle. Such theoretical courses are very important for the students of vegetarian cooking colleges because most of them are non-vegetarians but at the same time they should be aware about the peculiarities of vegetarianism as a part of the global culture. It is of paramount importance that a vegetarian cooking class in different vegetarian cooking institutes should provide the students both with the theoretical knowledge of vegetarianism and the practical skills which will help them cook delicious and healthy vegetarian food in the future. It is quite possible that vegetarian motivation can be one of the most important items in vegetarian studies of vegetarian cooking colleges. Students of such colleges should be aware of the ideas which make their future clients keep to the traditional vegetarian diet. Vegetarian motivation can be different. One of its most popular varieties is religious motivation. A lot of people all over the world follow the vegetarian diet for religious reasons. For example, such religions as Sikhism, Taoism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism teach that the life of a person should always be valued but not destroyed for unnecessary gratification. Such religions as Jainism and Hinduism follow vegetarianism as an ideal. They are sure that food is the material for shaping the personality, mind and mood. As for meat, it is associated with the mental state of turmoil and the mood of aggressiveness. In contrast to this, vegetarian diet is believed to promote a calm state of the mind, and is essential for the spiritual progress. Vegetarian cooking colleges should also draw the students' attention to the nutritional reasons of vegetarianism. They may be very important for the future professionals in vegetarian cooking. A lot of nutritionists say that a number of health benefits can be achieved through a diet that includes a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables but is low in red meat and animal fat. The diet lowers the risk of such conditions as stroke, renal failure, cancer and heart disease. It has been reported that vegetarians usually have lower body mass indices than non-vegetarians; they also show much lower risk of ischemic heart disease. Vegetarians have lower levels of blood cholesterol, blood pressure, hypertension colon cancer, prostate and type 2 diabetes. A lot of studies have shown that the breast milk of vegetarian mothers contains less pesticide residue than that of non-vegetarian mothers. The studies at the colleges should also mention about ethical reasons of turning to vegetarianism. A lot of vegetarians consider production, slaughtering and meat consumption to be unethical. The reasons for such beliefs can be quite different. For example, vegetarians may believe in animal rights or hate inflicting harm or pain to the living creatures.