Is a Vegan diet the most healthiest diet?

Or will you be lacking in many nutritions and stuff? Is it the best diet or the worst diet? I want to know because I want to become Vegan.|||A vegan eats a strict vegetarian diet, but also avoids using animal products like: wool, leather, silk, etc.





This website, run by the Mayo Clinic and has a copy of the vegetarian food pyramid on it. Use it when planing your meals.


Vegetarian diet: How to get the best nutrition


http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vegetar鈥?/a>|||I believe that the healthiest diet is a raw vegan diet with the inclusion of uncooked insects. That's what our earliest evolutionary ancestors would have eaten. I personally can't get over the gross out factor of eating bugs, but they're very nutritious. Veganism can be really good or it can be really bad. One thing you need to avoid when becoming a vegan is focusing your diet too heavily on one thing.





A common problem that people run into when they become vegan and vegetarian is overloading on wheat and other glutens. About 1 in 100 people have celiac disease, which is where the gluten triggers an autoimmune disease and about 1 in 7 have some form of gluten intolerance or allergy, which can have the same types of symptoms as celiac disease. I actually see the question on here a lot "I just went vegetarian and now I feel really sick, I'm tired all the time, I'm hungry all the time, I'm having health problems x,y, and z". And then of course the anti-vegetarian people jump on it and say that's why you shouldn't be vegetarian. The disease, which is very common in the general population, becomes more noticeable in vegetarians because when someone transitions for the first time they eat bread and pasta to make up for the meat and their body freaks out. Make sure you aren't focusing your diet on bread and pasta and are eating beans, rice, veggies and fruits too. I believe that most vitamin and mineral deficiencies that vegan and vegetarians have are related to malabsorption diseases like celiac rather than to deficiencies in their diet.





Another thing you shouldn't focus too heavily on is soy. Especially processed soy. It really isn't proving to be too healthy in it's processed state. A lot of people eat it every meal, every day. You shouldn't focus too heavily on any one food. That's how allergies get started, and really no food is good in large quantities.





Also, I should explain why I say that the "raw" diet is the best, because it's different from regular vegan. Our earliest ancestors would have eaten everything raw. That's how foods are most nutritious, they have natural enzymes, they're more alkaline, and toxins are formed when you cook foods. I really was surprised by how I felt when I had been raw for a few days. I got this big burst of energy. I started sleeping fewer hours at night and waking rested in the mornings. Also, the human body can't function at a higher acidity level. It works most efficiently at a more alkaline state. Things like soda, meat, dairy, grains, and processed foods are highly acidic. The cooking process raises the acidity of foods as well. So vegan in and of itself is more alkaline than an omnivorous diet, but you should take care to focus on fruits and vegetables rather than grains and processed foods. And eat as much raw as you can.





One other thing you should know is that you need to take a vitamin b-12 supplement. Many people will use this as a reason why veganism is bad, but our earliest ancestors would have eaten a vegan diet. They likely got their b-12 from insects and from the dirt on the fruits and veggies (it's found in bacteria in soil). We just wash everything before we eat it and all of it is lost. Vitamin b-12 is necessary for normal body functions. Make sure to take a supplement.





So to sum up, vegan can be a very healthy diet. I'm a vegan and I believe very strongly in it. But you need to be smart about it. Don't overload on any one food, eat as much raw fruits and veggies as you can, and take a supplement.|||If you do it right, It is extremely healthy. And don't worry about iron, and especially don't worry about protein because vegan or not, most people consume much more protein than they need every day.





Just make sure you get 5 veg, 3 fruit, nuts, WHOLEgrains, and a serving of soy every day and you will be extremely healthy. If you are worried about b12, you can take a supplement but it is not essential.|||You had better think about that long and hard, and do your homework. I have a friend who just went Veggie and she had to go to the doctor because of some serious health problems from not getting the proper nutrition for herself, at which time he advised her to start eating chicken, just at least chicken, so she can get something from that.


I don't know what it is about people who want to limit their diet to a bunch of twigs and berries to the point that it almost kills them. Have you ever seen a happy Vegan? Have you ever seen a healthy Vegan? They all look like they need to go get something to eat.


Remember too, Vegan is nothing from an animal. No butter, no eggs, no broth, no bullion, no mac and cheese, no cheetos, no chocolate, no salad dressing, no milk, no milkshakes, no pancakes, no french toast, no yogurt, no cheese, no quesadillas, no refried beans, no chip dip, no potato chips or tortilla chips unless they are fried in vegetable oil, it is just so Exclusive. So hard to do unless you are under a doctors care.


You have to eat beans and rice, twigs and berries. With nothing on them.


HAve fun! Don't die!|||it can be really healthy or really unhealthy


i mean if u make sure u eat enough protein, omega three fatty acids, calcium u can be very healthy





but if u become vegan and just eat bread vegan cakes and cupcakes u can be unhealthy








i mean its really up to the person for me its the best diet but for someone else it might not be





goodluck on being a vegan XD|||Unless you know your nutrition well, you really should not attempt a vegan diet.





When you stick to a vegan diet, you WILL end up lacking in certain main nutrients such as protein. If you don't know how to eat to complement the missing nutrients, it might do your body more harm than good.





If you want to eat healthily and lose weight, choose food that are grilled, steamed or stir-fried.





Then, eat half of what you are eating each meals and then eat more meals a day. This increases your metabolism rate and will help you to lose weight.





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If you're really keen on becoming a vegan, i suggest that you read up more about the nutrients that you'll be missing before becoming one. That way, you wouldn't end up lacking in nutrients.|||being a vegan is't so much a diet.. it's more of a lifestyle and a commitment.


I've been a vegan for a few months now after being a vegetarian for almost a year.. i feel BETTER then i ever felt.





Don't listen to anyone on here who isn't a vegan/ vegetarian or dietitian.. they have no experience living the vegan lifestyle.. and most of them are just going off what they think is right.,, but they obviously didn't do any research





all in all.. anyway you chose to live is fine, personally i think being a vegan can be one of the best decisions you can make in your life.. although it might be expensive you should always remind yourself that its your health you're dealing with and i think that shirt can wait.





and as long as you do your research, get the right amount of vitamins and minerals you need and understand and accept that the transition might be hard.. it's worth it.. and if it's what you truly believe in then you'd stick with it





and if you have to take baby steps.


and GOOD LUCK in your decision|||Healthy is eating a balanced diet and getting the nutrition you need. A vegan diet, in and of itself is not bad or good. It is just a diet.





Pay attention to your B vitamins, B12 in particular. Also pay attention to your protein intake and be sure you get enough.





But there is no reason it can not be healthy, if you pay attention to what you eat.|||The vegan diet is not the best. Not a single culture in history has been vegan (vegetarian, yes; vegan, no), that should tell you something!





You can eat a healthy diet being an omnivore or vegetarian, but I personally would never go so far as vegan, there's far too much evidence against being vegan.





The direction of the U.S. Human Nutrition Research Center even said "There's no question that it's unethical for parents to bring up their children strict vegans."





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If you're interested in eating the best diet possible, I suggest you pick up the following books:


"In Defense Of Food" by Micheal Pollan


"Real Food" by Nina Planck





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RE: "our earliest ancestors would have eaten a vegan diet"


%26gt; Not a single species in the homo- genus has been a herbivore. Not modern human (homo sapiens), nor any of the homo- human species that predated us (homo neanderthalensis, homo erectus, etc.) You have to look back millions of years, to human species not even in the same genus as us, to find herbivores in our ancestory.


We EVOLVED to eat meat. Looking at our very ancient ancestors, the eating of meat directly coorelates to our brain increasing in size and the development of logic and reasoning skills.


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Humans are omnivorous; depriving one's self of nutrients is not a good diet.|||Kizzy couldn't have said it better. I completely agree. I've been Vegan for almost 6 months now, and I have never felt better. Just be certain to always purchase organic so you aren't polluting your body with all the cancer-causing agents and you will ultimating lead a healthier lifestyle.|||Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Dr. Dean Ornish, Dr. Neal Barnard are all reputable experts in the field of biochemistry and nutrition. They all agree that a plant-based whole foods diet is the healthiest possible.|||Despite other posts on here a Vegan diet is very healthy and much more healthy than the sad. The American Dietetic Association's Position paper on vegan/vegetarian diets states outright that those diets are healthy at all lifestages and prevents many diseases.|||NOPE!





The human body was designed to be omnivorous. Depriving your body of any one food group, without medical necessity, such as allergies, will deprive you of needed nutrients.





Doc Hudson|||This is very debatable.


There are only opinions on this question, and if u really want to know u should at least get professional opinions, not from these morons.|||most healthiest is wrong grammar , it's just most healthy or healthiest|||You miss out on ice-cream


and no milk = less calcium.