Travis Sherrock: Of course , if you do it right. But read this; cheese pizza, chocolate donuts, fries, chips, fast food vegetarian burgers, sugary cereals, candy, cakes, muffins, cupcakes, milkshakes, cheese nachoes and fried peanut butter jelly sandiwches are really really not healthy. If you know where to buy ot rent some common sense, do that. NExt day, go forward and be vegetarian....Show more
Adan Alipio: Variety is key.Make sure to eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and whole grains, and drink plenty of water!
Terrell Lawman: I can let you know headquartered off my revel in that I suppose larger and feature extra vigour than I did whilst I ate meat. I had been a vegetarian for 5 years. My medical professional even stated he spotted a colossal difference and wanted a minimum of part his endurance had as well of wellness as me so sure, a vegetarian vitamin is more healthy than a meat-consuming one. As for vegan diets I am now not entirely there ! however I'm operating on it. I do become aware of whilst I devour cheese that I suppose a little bit extra gradual than whilst I do not. Vegan diets additionally slash fats consumption and fairly decreased ldl cholesterol. It's very healthful. The meat-consuming vitamin has emerge as the sort of norm many persons are reluctant to be given a more fit culture adding the ones doing the study. such a lot of persons attempt to base their know-how off biased study. It's tough to come back in phrases with a definitive reply however I could must placed my religion and aid right into a vegetarian vitamin....Show more
Tom Romer: 'Vegan' is not a diet. It's not a 'Grapefruit diet', it's not a 'Beverly Hills Diet', it's not a 'Atkins diet'. Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products.I've met a variety of vegans that have different diets (using diet in the term of what they eat, not the ability to lose weight doing it). From eating nothing but chips, s! oda, and processed vegan foods (obviously not healthy, but sti! ll vegan) to completely raw based natural foods. There is no guide on what you cannot eat while being vegan (except for the aforementioned abstaining from animal products) so calling it a 'diet' is completely wrong as there is no standard like you would have for the Atkins or Beverly Hill's Diets. People that attribute being vegan to a 'diet' (the type you lose weight by) are highly misinformed about the lifestyle. Yes you can lose weight by being vegan depending on what you eat but you can also gain weight, just like you would by eating any kind of foods. In order to lose weight you need to use more calories then you consume, nothing in the vegan lifestyle abides these rules at all....Show more
David Kuper: Vegetarian diets can be healtheir, but like any diet it requires that you be aware of nutrition basics. Too many people become vegetarians thinking its all about salads and fruit, this is especially true of teens that go vegetarian. Little thought given to nutr! ition is unhealthy no matter what your diet (vegetarian, vegan or meat eaters). Being a healthy vegetarian takes more than just avoiding eating meat, it takes using common sense and learning about how nutrition shapes our lives. Any diet must be rich in the following nutrients: Vitamins, Protein, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Zinc, and Iron.A proper vegetarian diet (one with sound nutritional basics)is far healtheir than a meat eaters diet. It also can be every bit as interesting and varied for someone willing to venture beyond salads and fruit.http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vegetarian-diet/H...http://health.usnews.com/health-news/diet-fitness/......Show more
Irvin Guiles:
Pei Heatherly: That is no longer the healthiest. You need more energy than that, personally on account that you would emerge as feeling weak. You need more of the four meals businesses.. Get an substitute milk (are attempting rice milk or almond milk. I dont endorse soy milk, due to the fact! that it can be rough on the belly) You have to eat more protein, so ea! t more nut/tofu, and many others Get healthy wheat merchandise. White bread is dangerous ;) You should eat at the least 1,200 - 1,500 energy.. Concerning the customary "How much will I lose" Some people might lose so much weight, and others might achieve 50 pounds eating junk "vegan" meals but if you happen to stick with your eating regimen, and add slightly more, you'll undoubtedly lose. However undoubtedly I cannot tell you how much.....Show more
Launa Weingarten: There are no nutrients found only in animal products, let alone only in meat.Unless you love fat, calories, and cholesterol.
Giovanni Malool: Yes. If you get the right amount of protein from nuts and beans to replace what you get from meat, it's even healthier than a carnivorous diet.
Merna Fauset: Vegetarians do not consume meat. Vegans do not consume any animal merchandise (no meat, dairy, or eggs). Lacto-ovo vegetarians consume milk and egg merchandise. Lacto vegetarians devour milk merchand! ise, however don't consume eggs. There are editions in this and a few vegetarians discover distinct animal merchandise permissible. It traditionally is dependent upon why the man or woman is identifying a vegetarian or vegan vitamin. Usually it has to do with both wellness or moral factors. Overall, there are wellness advantages to identifying a vitamin that's low in ldl cholesterol, fats, and many others. However, without problems getting rid of meat does now not assurance a healthful vitamin... however for plenty of humans this can be a well begin.
Jayson Brod: http://altmedicine.about.com/od/popularhealthdiets...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegan
Chi Alfero: Veganism is NOT a diet. It's a lifestyle in which you decide NOT TO HURT OTHERS... and especially animals. It's a healthy way of living, but the main and most important thing is to think of others (animals...).Take a look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IucKEo4R5Bc
Raymon Fiene: Being on the vegan d! iet means that you don't eat anything that came from an animal - the an! imal's body, the animal's unhatched baby and the animal's breast milk that she made for her babies. People choose to do this not to lose weight and usually they do it forever.
Delmer Pectol: No it is not. It's a lifestyle. My Mom vegan 86 yrs I've been for over 40 yrs.
Hyo Hardell: High protein low calorie. Basically you'll be eating lentil soup, 3 bean salads, soy milk, and Tofu with veggies. Stay away from the seeds and nuts. They are not bad at all but they are higher calorie than a lot of other things vegans eat. Check http://nutritiondata.self.com/ for more. You can search by what you want and dont want in any food category.edit:Oh, and if you eat any fruit, and I suggest you do eat some everyday for the antioxidants, eat the low sugar low calorie kind like olives, avocados (no more then 1/2 an avocado a day), limes, strawberries, etc....Show more
Marya Fehn: You clearly have no idea what veganism is if you have to ask this question.The fact that so! mebody is a vegan means absolutely NOTHING for the amount of calories that person consumes. A vegan can be on a starvation diet, a vegan can overeat to the point of morbid obesity, or a vegan can have a balanced diet for healthy weight maintanance. Just like people who don't avoid all animal products....Show more
Joellen Zorrilla: Nope, its not. Eating greens are real good for the body and helps us stay fresh too, Apparently, we won't feel so heavy whn we ea vegetables and fruits compared to meat. There are lots of good recipes tht'll help, not just they taste yummy but are good for our digestion too. Maybe you can check out Kechara Paradise for a recipe book. I heard tht its real good.
Sammie Bocanegra: Veganism is definitely NOT a diet of ANY kind. It's a LIFESTYLE. What you eat being vegan is simply a logical consequence of the ethical, scientific, logical and spiritual basis of Veganism. Full info here: http://terranovauk.blog.com/being-vegan/ ☺
Ninf! a Asby: It can be. It entirely depends on what you eat. If all your ea! ting it cheese and potatoes, then no. But if you eat a balanced diet high in fibrous vegetables and beans, with moderate amounts of starches such as potatoes, grains, rice and moderate amounts of fruit and raw nuts, then yes. Meat is high in saturated fats, and very low in fiber which have been show to increase a persons risk of developing CVD (cardio vascular disease) and different forms of cancer. Meat also has carcinogens which produce free radicals in your body that damage cells and increase your risk of mortality. A vegetarian diet can be healthier than a omnivorous diet only if your responsible enough to ensure your getting the right kinds of calories (fats, protein, carbs) in the proper amounts and getting adequate micronutrients (vitamins and minerals)....Show more
Violette Vanek: And is a macrobiotic diet healthy?
Mitsuko Manne:
Seema Hosfeld: Totally, I eat almost the same as when I was a meat eater- instead of eating animals I just replaced it ! with meat substitute such as Boca and it is yummy! Plus substitute meat is full of the same vitamins
Phillip Modafferi: Yes. But it is important to have a balanced diet as a vegetarian as some nutrtions are only found in meat.
Merna Fauset:
Maurice Breuning: Basically, a macrobiotic diet is a traditional diet.That is, you grow and eat locally and with the seasons. It's the way the everyone used to eat. Eating food that is grown out of season, i.e. grown in green houses or imported from other countries is throwing your body out of whack because you are, for example, eating summer foods in the winter and causing an imbalance in your body as a result. I don't think that a macrobiotic diet excludes animal meat, but mainly it focuses on seafood, since it is following the traditional ways of the Japanese diet, but you are not supposed to eat the Japanese way per se, but the way of where you live... that is, local fruits and vegetables, and as many native pla! nts etc. as possible....Show more
Luana Carothers: So, you’re v! egetarian and you don’t eat eggs,but your brother’s a vegetarian and he eats fish. And your best friend, she doesn’t even drink milk, but your neighbor calls herself vegetarian, even though you saw her eat chicken the other day. What’s going on? The truth is, being a vegetarian can mean lots of different things. Everyone has a different definition of what they do and don’t want to eat. Fortunately, if you want to be more specific, there are a number of useful terms. Let’s break it down.VegetarianThis is a general term. About 5 percent of the current U.S. population considers themselves to be vegetarian, although a number of varying dietary habits fall into this category. Usually this term refers to someone who doesn’t eat any kind of meat, including beef, pork, chicken, turkey, and seafood. However, there are many people who don’t quite match this description, but still use this label. These include …Pollo-VegetarianThis is someone who follows a mostly veg! etarian diet but is known to eat the occasional McChicken sandwich or nibble at some turkey jerky. In reality, birds are meat, so this isn’t really a form of vegetarianism, but lots of people who call themselves vegetarians do indulge in a bit of chicken every so often.Pesco-VegetarianAgain, this is someone who follows a mostly vegetarian diet but who does eat a little meatâ€"in this case, seafood. For some reason, lots of people don’t seem to count aquatic creatures as animals. This is often for health reasons: fish is a healthier choice than pork or beef, for instance. Other people choose to eat fish because it doesn’t affect land use as much as raising livestock does. However, overharvesting and polluting our seas and lakes is a significant environmental concern. Nonetheless, this is a popular diet, although, like pollo-vegetarianism, it’s not technically vegetarian.Lacto-Ovo-VegetarianThis person eats no meat, including seafood, but does eat dairy products and e! ggs. Most lacto-ovo-vegetarians follow this basic rule: if you have to ! kill the animal to get the product, then don’t eat it. Therefore, milk is okay, but gelatin, which is made from horse hooves, is not.Lacto-VegetarianThis person eats no meat or eggs but does eat dairy products. Dairy products include cows’ milk and any food you can make from cows’ milk, such as ice cream, yogurt, cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, butter, and so on. Other animal products, such as goat cheese, are also included.Ovo-VegetarianA person on this diet eats no meat and no dairy products but does eat eggs. This isn’t too common. (The lives of hens that provide table eggs are at least as miserable as chickens raised for meat, and eggs are no healthier in our diets than meat, so it’s little wonder there are few ovo-vegetarians.)VeganAbout 1 percent of the U.S. population follows a vegan (pronounced “VEE-gunâ€) diet. This excludes all meat, eggs, and dairy products, and usually any other food produced by animals, such as honey. A strict vegan also avoids! products that may seem innocent, such as refined sugar (white table sugar), because animal bones are used to process it. Many vegans also refuse to use nonedible animal products, such as leather, silk, wool, feathers, and so on. This can get really complicated. For example, did you know that camera film isn’t vegan? Gelatin is used to manufacture it. Or that some lotions contain lanolin, which comes from wool? Strict vegans have to be very well informed.MacrobioticA follower of the macrobiotic diet is mainly vegetarian, but this diet sometimes includes seafood. All other meat products are excluded,as well as eggs and dairy products. Basically, this diet focuses on eating local and seasonal foods that balance each other in harmonic ways. Some people follow this diet as a philosophy of life and others follow it for health reasons.FruitarianA fruitarian is a person who eats only fruits and vegetables, often including beans, nuts, and grains, usually raw. It is important tha! t these things are taken from the plant withoutkilling it.Raw or Living! Food DietA person who follows this diet eats only raw foods. The concern is that heating foods above 116°F destroys important enzymes that help with digestion. This person also believes that cooking diminishes the vitamin and mineral content of the food.Hurray for all types of vegetarians! All of these choices can be healthyâ€"some more than othersâ€"but it is important to be well informed about the health benefits and risks of any diet that you choose to follow. Although people often feel strongly that their choice is the best and may be critical of others, the reality is that cutting your meat consumption in any way is a positive step. Reducing the amount of meat in your diet benefits your health, promotes animal wellbeing, and helps the planet support the growing human population
Gennie Shauer: It really depends a lot on what you're eating. You need a balanced diet to be healthy, so get protein from other things than meat. Honestly, it isn't hard.
Donita De! sjardin: vegetables
Jen Maday: I would add beans/legumes to You'll want to read up a bit on a vegan diet. Vegetarian Resource Group has excellent info, and also here is a link to my favorite food pyramid.
Florencia Manolakis: Yes,it is very healthy provided you know what to eat and how much to eat. Advantages of being vegetarian:1) Weight lossThe first and most obvious benefit of quitting meat and dairy products is weight loss. Without doing anything else you will most likely lose a little weight and over time, you will get back to your natural weight. It is not very often you see an overweight vegetarian.2) More energyWhen your meals consist of vegetables and fruit, your blood sugar will become much more stable. As a result, your energy level will be consistent and you will not get that fatigue feeling after meals.3) Good conscienceYou save many lives when you do not eat meat. A cow weighs about 1000 pounds. A pig weighs about 250 pounds when it is going to sl! aughterhouse. How many pounds of meat do you eat each week? In a lifeti! me, that is a lot of animals saved.4) More moneyThe average vegetarian spends less money on food than non-vegetarians do. How much you can save depends on how much you eat. The average family saves $10-$15 a day, just by being vegetarians.5) Helping the environmentLess farm animal means less pollution. Circle 4 Farms in Utah, which raises 2.5 million pigs every year, creates more waste than the entire city of Los Angeles. This is worth thinking about.6) You will be healthierMore fruits and vegetables mean more vitamins for you. Less meat means fewer toxins and unwanted hormones in your body. Your immune system will greatly improve after replacing meat with more greens.7) Avoid heart diseaseCardiovascular disease is often connected with a diet full of saturated fats and cholesterol from meat and dairy products. The average person eating a meat-based diet has 50% chance of dying from a heart disease. If he go vegetarian this decrease to 15%, furthermore if he also cuts out al! l dairy products this goes all the way down to 4%.8) Your body will be built of qualityYou are what you eat and your body creates your cells of whatever you are putting into your mouth. Fruits and vegetables are life. Becoming vegetarian "detox" your body naturally.9) Your bones will last longerAt age 65, the average woman has a bone loss of 35%. A vegetarian woman has an average loss of 18%, at the age of 65. This is because a non-vegetarian gets excessively much protein. At overage, meat eaters get about 150% more protein each day than they need.10) You will live longerNow you know that living on a non-meat diet drastically decrease your chance for dying from heart failure and other obese connected diseases. However, did you know that it would reduce your risk of getting cancer? A recent study shows that red meat is associated with breast cancer. Vegetarian's immune systems are in much better shape than meat-eaters. Maybe this has something to do with it.Article Source: h! ttp://EzineArticles.com/2277136...Show more
Heidy Fujikake: It de! pends if your talking about the I'm vegan but I eat everything out the box diet or I'm vegan and actually eating right diet.
Agustina Stimmel: Veganism is not a diet.It's a philosophy opposing animal commodification and the resulting LIFESTYLE.Vegans don't:buy or consume meat, eggs, dairy, honey, or foods containing thembuy or wear fur, leather, wool, silk, or clothing trimmed in thembuy or use consumer products containing animal byproducts or from companies whose distributors conduct animal toxicity testsbuy animals to be used as "pets" from breeders/pet storesfrequent zoos/circuses/rodeos/aquariums, or other venues where animals are held in captivity or forced to perform for human entertainment or profitThe dietary portion alone is not called the "vegan diet",it's called "strict vegetarianism".And since ice cream, cake, potato chips, and PIE can be strictly-vegetarian,I'm guessing strict vegetarianism isn't a "crash diet"-it's a diet excluding animal products.That's! it....Show more
Troy Monsivais: A vegan diet excludes all animal products but includes all edible plant foods.A macrobiotic diet excludes dairy, eggs, nightshade vegetables (such as tomatoes, peppers, and potatoes), but does include fish. However, it varies from person to person. Macrobiotic means "big life," and you can probably do a bit of research on it to learn more.If you go to a macrobiotic restaurant, anything without fish is likely vegan.
Brian Marquina: Is veganism a crash diet/detox diet/fad diet?
Mee Blumenfeld: No. I've been a vegan, now raw, for a decade and a half.
