What do you know about being vegan? I am a true meat eater but would love to know more about the health benefits of veganism.
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from using animal products. Which would include your diet, and often, any use of animals that isn't for companionship.
Are you Vegan? I see the benefits of veganism somewhat but my mother was vegan and she suffered health problems due to a lack of meat in her diet.
No, I like meat too much. But, I know some vegans, and I don't doubt it does help reduce some health risks, especially heart disease, but I also agree you need that protein from meat.
Yes and I believe it contributed to my mother's iron deficiency. I will not deny that there are true benefits to abstaining but I'm like you . . . I love meat too much! lol
, New Zealand Ministry of Health, Harvard Medical School, and the British Dietetic Association. The German Society for Nutrition does not recommend vegan diets for children or adolescents, or during pregnancy and breastfeeding. In preliminary clinical research, vegan diets lowered the risk of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and ischemic heart disease. Vegan diets tend to be higher in dietary fiber, magnesium, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin E, iron, and phytochemicals; and lower in dietary energy, saturated fat, cholesterol
Veganism
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. A follower of the diet or the philosophy is known as a vegan. Distinctions may be made between several categories of veganism. "Dietary vegans" (also known as strict vegetarians) refrain from consuming animal products, not only meat but also eggs, dairy products and other animal-derived substances. The term "ethical vegan" is often applied to those who