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Vegan Diet
A vegan diet is an eating plan that only has foods that have no animal products in them. Accordingly, a vegan diet does not contain any meat, dairy, eggs, or any other animal products. Vegans debate whether some foods and ingredients can be eaten in a true vegan diet, such as honey.
A poorly managed vegan diet can result in a person failing to get enough calcium, iodine, and vitamins D and B12. However, a properly managed vegan diet can offer complete nutrition. Additionally, like any diet, a vegan diet can use the assistance of dietary supplements, such as multivitamin capsules or protein powder. With or without supplements, a vegan diet offers many benefits to the dieter, including those listed below.
Vegan Diets Have Lower Cholesterol
For obvious reasons, vegan diets come with lower cholesterol levels and a significantly reduced risk of heart disease. Since they have no meat or animal products, the meals in a vegan diet usually contain little saturated fat and little or no cholesterol. Cholesterol exists in animal products, such as meat, dairy, and eggs. Additionally, the protein in a vegan diet offers another advantage. Numerous studies have shown that consuming plant protein in place of animal protein lowers blood cholesterol levels, even with the same amounts and types of fat in the diet.
A Vegan Diet Can Lower Blood Pressure
Many studies that back to the early 1920s have continuously shown that vegans have lower blood pressure than non-vegans. Furthermore, some studies show that adding meat to a vegan diet significantly raises blood pressure levels at a rapid rate. A vegan diet also comes with reduced sodium. Many high-blood-pressure patients eliminate their need for medication once they start a vegan diet.
A Vegan Diet Can Control Diabetes
A diet high in complex carbohydrates and low in fat helps control diabetes more than any other diet prescription. Complex carbohydrates exist only in plant foods. Diabetics have an increased risk for heart disease, so they want to avoid cholesterol and fat, which makes a vegan diet ideal. Plant-based diets can reduce the need for insulin, but all insulin-dependent diabetics still need to take insulin.
Vegan Diets Prevent Cancer
Simply put, a vegan diet helps in the prevention of cancer. According to studies, people who consume a vegan diet tend to die from cancer at half to three-quarters of the rate of the general public. Countries with typically plant-based diets have considerably lower breast cancer rates. When these countries adopt a meatier diet, their breast cancer rates soar. Vegans also have considerably less colon cancer than non-vegans. In fact, meat consumption correlates with colon cancer more than any other dietary factor. Researchers know some of the reasons why vegan diets lower the risk of cancer, including that the diets have less fat, more fiber, and more beta-carotene. Still, researchers have yet to explain all of the anti-cancer aspects of a vegan diet. For instance, researchers have not yet figured out why vegans have more of particular white blood cells, referred to as "natural killer cells," which seek out and destroy cancer cells.
Vegan Diets Retain Calcium
The consumption of a vegan diet reduces the likelihood that a person will develop gallstones or kidney stones. Plus, since they eat little or no animal protein, vegans may also have a lower risk for osteoporosis. The consumption of animal protein results in the loss of calcium from the bones. One can reduce the amount of calcium lost by replacing animal products with a vegan diet. That may assist in the explaination of why countries with typically plant-based diets have less osteoporosis even when they have low calium intake.
Vegan Diet ~ Any Questions?
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