Is a vegan diet healthier?

Than a diet with lots of vegetables, but includes lean meats like fish and chicken? I read so many things, but I don't know what is what? One will say don't eat eggs or dairy because they clog your arteries, but another says it's good cholesterol that your body needs. So is a vegan diet really healthier than a diet with meat?Is a vegan diet healthier?
being vegan isn't a diet. it is more of a lifestyle.

being vegan is though healthier than consuming meats.

you may want to consider taking vitiaims from other sources.Is a vegan diet healthier?
A vegan diet can cause SOMEONE TO GET a deficiency disorder, anemia, personality changes, MALNUTRITION, etc. Vegetarianism is a more appropriate diet. Vegans lose out on vital vitamins like vitamin B12 and D. Vegan diets are unnatural and they lack the nutrients need in the human diet. You cannot find vitamins like vitamin B12 and naturally in any plant foods.



Meat is an excellent source of many other important vitamins and minerals, including zinc and Vitamin B12, essential for healthy metabolism, for growth and repair of body cells. body’s building materials and are used to grow and repair our body tissues. Proteins are also an integral part of our immune systems and they can even be used for energy and are to grow and repair our body tissues. and all nine essential amino acids are found in meat. and all nine essential amino acids are found in meat.



Part of the protein that carries oxygen in blood, iron is also important for energy metabolism. Iron is often lacking in the diets of young children, teenagers and pregnant women. Nursing mothers, pre-menopausal women and athletes have an increased need for iron.

Vitamin C increases the absorption of iron, so eating fresh fruit or salad with, or adding tomatoes to, a meat dish can increase iron intake.
I think that it is way healthier. Meat has so much fat and other bad things-- veggies and fruits are the way to go. Many vegans love their healthy lives, and you will definitely benefit in being one. Even though you still need protein, you could always eat tofu or beans. You're not necessarily giving up everything in a vegan diet.Is a vegan diet healthier?
Not necessarily because you are cutting out essential amino acids from your diet. The healthiest thing to do is eat LESS meat. Also, only eat lean cuts like white meat and steak cuts with less fat. This way you will still get the proper nutrition and the health that you are craving.
well being vegan isn't a diet lol



i know alot of vegans who eat dairy products and eggs lol



a vegan diet is healthier cuz u are eating alot of greens and u can now get supplemental nutrients from the store that contains protiens that animals contain



if ur not a vegan then ypu should watch this:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;…Is a vegan diet healthier?
Not really, I honestly consider eating a regular diet with all the dairy%26amp;meats you need.



Just try to limit and make sizing portions.
You know what even if you eat only healthy vegan food but if you do not work that muscle, it was still not healthy! Common,



JUST EAT WITH MODERATION!
A Vegan diet is healthier than an Omnivores.
Being a vegan is GGGrrrrrrreeeeeaaaaaattt! No, but it really is the best.
Is a Vegetarian Diet Healthier?

Are vegetarians or meat eaters healthier?

By Scott McCredie for MSN Health %26amp; Fitness

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Seven million people in the United States call themselves vegetarians—those who don’t eat meat, fowl, or fish (but often include dairy products and eggs). But while vegetarians claim their diets are healthier, many carnivores and omnivores extol the virtues of eating high on the hog: Consuming meat, after all, is simply following nature’s dictate, for hungry humans have been devouring everything they could lay their hands on through at least the past 100,000 years of evolutionary history, and probably much longer.



So who’s got legitimate bragging rights?



Evidence has been building for two decades that people who eat a mostly vegetarian diet have the upper hand. But even scientific studies may not be enough to convince meat eaters to give up their lust for flesh in exchange for a longer, more disease-free life.



What we eat, of course, isn’t the only determinant of health. For instance, even with the best diet in the world people who aren’t active will fall prey to diseases of sloth. Sedentary Death Syndrome is estimated to cause 300,000 premature deaths a year in the U.S., mostly due to cardiovascular diseases and cancer.



The types of food consumed within a specific diet also will have an effect on health.



“It is important to point out that both [omnivorous and vegetarian] diets can be disastrous or healthy,” says Ryan Andrews, a dietician and exercise physiologist with the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center. “Jujubes and beers constitute a vegan [plant-only] diet. Cheese and sausage constitute an omnivorous diet. Obviously we know these aren’t the best food choices for optimal health.”



A well-designed vegetarian diet, as opposed to a junk food vegetarian diet, would be low in fat and high in plant foods such as fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains, nuts and seeds, says Susan Bowerman, Assistant Director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition.



“These foods are all cholesterol-free, low in total fat and saturated fat, rich in vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals which offer numerous health benefits,” Bowerman says. “The diet would also naturally be high in fiber, which is also of benefit.”



And what are these benefits? Numerous studies from around the world have shown that plant-based diets not only extend life spans but also protect people from a number of diseases that plague heavy meat-eaters. The longest-lived peoples in the world all consume a mostly vegetarian diet, with a small percentage of protein derived from meat.



Take Okinawans elders, for example. They live longer than any other people on the planet, with an average life expectancy of 81.2 years (the U.S. average is 76.8). Inhabitants of this Japanese island have 80 percent less heart disease and cancer of the breast and prostate than Americans, and half the rate of dementia and cancer of the ovaries and colon. Although genetics contributes to their longevity and superior health, the major player is lifestyle, scientists have found. Besides high levels of physical activity and low body fat levels, Okinawan elders eat a lot of soy, vegetables, and fish, plus a moderate amount of alcohol. Compared to Americans, they consume twice as many vegetables and three times more fruit, but 10 times less meat, poultry and eggs. (But paradise is being lost. Younger generations of Okinawans have switched to a more modern diet and lifestyle. Consequently, they have twice the rate of obesity as other Japanese, and more risk factors for heart disease. Dying at a younger age than their elders, younger Okinawans may eventually lower the average lifespan of the island.)