Vegan foods – New Lifestyle

Vegan diet is the most popular lifestyle choice of recent times. Vegan diet excludes food that are from animals. Vegan lifestyle even excludes clothing or personal care products that are having animal based ingredients. Vegans get all their nutrients from vegetables,fruits and nuts.

Advantages:

Vegan food is rich in minerals like Potassium,magnesium,folate and vitamins A,C and E.Avoiding dairy consumption decreases the risk of getting acne.Vegan food decreases the risk of cancer and heart disease as it has less cholesterol and more fibre.Animal farming generates more green house gas emission. Animal based diets require more water to produce. Raising animals for food needs more land and deforestation.

Disadvantages:  

Some nutrients like vitamin B12 , omega 3 fatty acids are mostly from animal sources. So vegan foods may create deficiency of these nutrients. Some vegan foods are high in carbohydrate. So it may lead to over consuming of carbohydrate. Increased consumption of legumes may lead to leaky gut due to lectins and phytates that they contain. 

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