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The American Heart Association (AHA) gave the vegan diet a 78% score of its alignment with the 2021 AHA Dietary Guidance. They noted that benefits of a vegan diet are its emphasis on fruits, legumes, nuts, vegetables and whole grains which are heart healthy but a key challenge is its restrictive nature and risk of Vitamin B 12 deficiency. [31]
A variety of vegetarian, and more specifically vegan, foods. Vegetarian nutrition is the set of health-related challenges and advantages of vegetarian diets.. Appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful and nutritionally adequate for all stages of the human life cycle, including during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence. [1]
Food from plants. A plant-based diet is a diet consisting mostly or entirely of plant-based foods. [1] [2] It encompasses a wide range of dietary patterns that contain low amounts of animal products and high amounts of fiber-rich [3] plant products such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, herbs, and spices.
Waring also emphasized that a diet’s benefits are achievable only if it is sustainable, suggesting vegetarian or vegan diets only for those interested in sticking with them long-term. Still, she ...
Researchers say plant-based diets such as vegan and vegetarian eating plans provide an array of health benefits, including lower risks associated with cancer and cardiometabolic diseases
When comparing vegan, vegetarian, and omnivore diet types, researchers found that food quality and diversity may have the biggest impact on the health and structure of the gut microbiome.
High levels of dietary fiber, folic acid, vitamins C and E, and magnesium, and low consumption of saturated fat are all considered to be beneficial aspects of a vegetarian diet. [73] A well planned vegetarian diet will provide all nutrients in a meat-eater's diet to the same level for all stages of life. [74]
The Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG) is an American 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on veganism and its relation to health, nutrition, ecology and ethics. The Vegetarian Resource Group is based in Baltimore, Maryland and publishes the Vegan Journal .