Are you ready to be a Vegan? - The number of people moving toward vegan diet due to health, animal welfare, or environment concerns is increasing. A vegan diet tends to be rich in nutrient value and low in saturated fats. It also, improves heart health, lowers risk against cancer and diabetes. However, being a vegan is in trend now-a-days, people turn to vegan diet for better health.
In this article, we are taking a close look at the vegan diet, including health benefits and risks, as well as things to be aware of before trying it out.
What is Vegan Diet?
A vegan diet has only foods comprising plants, avoiding all animal products, including meat, dairy and eggs. Some people avoid eating honey as they choose it as a part of their lifestyle.
Vegan diet tends to include variety of fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts and seeds. Having a variety of foods, provides a wide range of vitamins, minerals, protein and healthful fat. These nutrients include iron, protein, calcium, vitamin B—12, and vitamin D. A non-vegan diet has not got much minerals, protein and vitamins in compare to vegan diet.
Benefits
Vegan diet provides all the nutrients that a person needs, they also eliminate some of the high risk rates of heart, cancer and cholesterols.
Better Heart Health
Vegan diet boosts the heart health in many ways. A study says, higher intake of plant based food will reduce the risk of heart disease and death in adults.
Not to have animal products- meat, cheese, and butter- are the main dietary sources of saturated fats. It contains very little number of fiber, while plant based vegetables and grains are the best sources.
Lower Cancer Risk
Eating a vegan diet can reduce a person’s risk of cancer by 15%. This is due to the fact that plant foods are high in fiber, vitamins and phytochemical.
Weight Loss
Animal foods are rich in fat and calories, so replacing these with low calorie plant based foods can help manage their weight.
Note- eating lots of processed or high fat plant based foods- which some people refer to as a junk food vegan diet- can lead to unhealthy weight gain.
Lower Diabetes Risk
Eating healthful plant based foods- including fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes can reduce the risk of diabetes.
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