Is a vegan diet generally healthy than a vegetarian diet?

No it is not. No diet is automatically healthy. But it can be if you do it right. Some people do well as vegans some don't.



Is a vegan diet generally healthy than a vegetarian diet?
No. A vegan diet is dangerous in the long term. I was a vegan for many years, and I did enjoy it a lot. However, after about 3 years of continuous veganism I noticed that my energy was actually slipping away from me. I had several meltdowns, and I was also quite depressed. I started eating raw eggs thereafter, and I realized that the eggs contain electrons in the form of c0q10, which I was lacking previously in the vegan diet. I tried a supplement coq10, but it did not work. Since then, I have felt much better. I am still mostly vegan, but I consume eggs out of necessity. I am convinced that the vegan diet plan has flaws, (maybe at least for my blood type, which is O) and that vegetarianism is the most promising route. I do not ingest milk, I am purely an Ovo vegetarian.



Since I am suggesting it, I would highly recommend that if you eat raw eggs make sure they are high quality organic eggs, the best you can buy. Many weightlifters and boxers (the fictional character "Rocky", among them) eat raw eggs with no problem. Raw food is also in general far superior to cooked foods. Cold pressed hemp seed is a good supplement to take if you are having difficulties obtaining sufficient protein.



The proper diet is this: do eat vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, pastured eggs and grass fed meat if you must. Don't eat: refined sugars, grains, squashes, beans,legumes, potatoes, dairy, anything processed or artificial. Eat like the caveman ate, if you are unsure about what is allowable. If you excercise regularly and eat these things you will be in great health.



No wonder our health is so awful in this country. We eat many things that are inherently bad for us, those that cause cancer by raising acidic conditions in the body. Most people, even in the medical establishment, don't know what they are doing.Is a vegan diet generally healthy than a vegetarian diet?
Judging by our dentition, humans are designed to be omnivores. When my dentition changes and my eyes migrate to the sides of my head, I might consider changing.



I do not see why someone on a healthy diet would be less "healthy" than someone on an equally healthy vegan diet (and like other diets, they too must be well rounded).
it depends on what you eat really

im a vegetarian and im not getting all the right vitamins, since its kind of hard to find them.

vegans might have a harder time, but it all depends on what you eat and if you take supplements. if you eat all the right veggies then you probably would have a healthy diet....Is a vegan diet generally healthy than a vegetarian diet?
vegan is not eating any animal products. vegetarian is just not meat.





its not necessarily healthier, the vegans i know are vegan because (1) most animal products make her allergies really bad. or (2) because they do not want to eat animals.



animal products are healthy.....
i'd say they should be both healthy depending on food quality and nutritional balance.Is a vegan diet generally healthy than a vegetarian diet?
i think so.but i'm not very sure about it.since vegans didn't eat any dairy at all.but i still think it's healthier.
no, it's not healthier.
Any diet - vegan, vegetarian or a diet that includes meat - can be healthy or unhealthy, depending on what is eaten.



You need to know that Christine, who has posted above, is not a vegan at all but a non-veg*n troll who posts here trying to make vegans look silly by pretending to be a vegan and posting irrational nonsense.



And what she has posted here is truly nonsense, so please don't worry about it.



There is no food that has been proven to cause cancer (or to prevent or cure it either); meat doesn't cause cancer, nor does veganism or vegetarianism protect against cancer. There are some studies which link certain diets and cancer or lack of cancer, but studies are not proof, and other studies have different findings. The cancer/ meat links that are actually known or suspected are these:



A diet high in meat, particularly red and processed meats, is known to contribute to the development of some colorectal cancers. A diet high in meat and fat *may* increase the risk of pancreatic cancer. A diet high in red and processed meats is thought to possibly increase the risk of stomach cancer (as is a diet high in salt).



A diet high in dairy is thought to be a possible risk factor in prostate cancer, and a diet high in fat may be a risk factor for some other cancers.



All these are risk factors, some of them not even conclusively known risk factors. A risk factor is not a cause.



That really is about it for any known connection between meat and the 200+ diseases that come under the umbrella title of cancer.



It's actually thought that fish could reduce the risk of colon cancer, although, like all the cancer/diet connections it's not been conclusively shown. But the evidence is strong enough for Cancer Research UK to include it in their information on cancer and diet



There is no known link between dairy and ovarian cancer, as the troll implies. There has been a study which suggests a connection, but if the same team did another study they might find the opposite suggested - that's in the nature of studies.



In case you think I'm a committed meat-eater to have posted this information - no, I'm a vegan of many years (and vegetarian for many years before that), and I was diagnosed with cancer after several years of veganism.



We don't do ourselves any favours as vegetarians and vegans by making exaggerated and unproven claims for the health benefits of veg*nism (or by flat out lying, as Christine does).