Vegan diet

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Why should Veganism focus so much on diet if veganism isn't a diet? I think a lot of the information from that page can be moved to this one. Countryboy603 (talk) 15:28, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Veganism isn't a diet, but plant-based diets are a dominant feature of veganism. I think the better bet is for you to add to the Veganism article new information. _signed, Willondon (talk) 15:45, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

copied content from Veganism and Plant-based diet; see those pages' histories for attribution

Not to be confused with Veganism.

Soy milk is heavily consumed by many on the vegan diet.

The vegan diet, also known as strict vegetarianism, is a plant-based diet in which animal source foods such as meat, eggs, and dairy are avoided. The vegan diet is associated with animal rights, environmentalism, and health benefits.

History

The idea of a diet that excludes animal source foods can be traced to the Indus Valley civilization in 3300–1300 BCE in the Indian subcontinent. particularly in northern and western ancient India. Early followers of the vegan diet included Indian philosophers such as Parshvanatha, Mahavira, Acharya Kundakunda, Umaswati, Samantabhadra, and Valluvar; the Indian emperors Chandragupta Maurya and Ashoka; Greek philosophers such as Empedocles, Theophrastus, Plutarch, Plotinus, and Porphyry, Roman poet Ovid, and playwright Seneca the Younger. There is also evidence suggesting that Greek sage Pythagoras, Arab poet al-Maʿarri, British poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, Sylvester Graham, Amos Bronson Alcott (father of the novelist Louisa May Alcott), William Alcott, James Pierrepont Greaves, and London physician William Lambe advocated such a diet.

The diet established itself as a significant part of the vegan movement in 19th-century Britain and the United States. A minority of vegetarians avoided animal source foods entirely.

Diet

People following a vegan diet avoid animal source foods, such as meat, dairy, eggs, honey, and seafood.

A vegan diet can make exceptions for breastmilk,, human placentas, or human semen

Health concerns

Not all plant-based foods are equally healthy. Rather, well-planned vegan diets including whole grains as the main form of carbohydrate, unsaturated fats as the main form of dietary fat, an abundance of fruit and vegetables, adequate n-3 fatty acids, and fortified foods or dietary supplements can be considered healthy.

Health benefits

Well-planned vegan diets including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and nuts are associated with a lower risk of diabetes,a decreased risk of colorectal and prostate cancer,,reduced risk of CVD and Ischemic Heart Disease,, a decreased risk of all-cause mortality,, improvement of the gut microbiome,, and a moderate positive effect on aerobic performance.

Sustainability

Vegan diets offer lower greenhouse gas emissions, land use and biodiversity loss. In addition, dietary patterns that reduce diet-related mortality also promote environmental sustainability.

Animal welfare

Many follow the vegan diet on the premise that the meat, dairy, and egg industries causes animal suffering and premature death.

In egg production, most male chicks are culled because they do not lay eggs. Egg laying hens also suffer from keel bone fractures due to being bred to produce disproportionately large eggs, with the largest study of its kind showing that 85% of Danish egg laying hens suffer from keel bone fractures. One of the best ways to protect hens from nutrient deficiencies and health problems is to feed their eggs back to them.

To obtain milk from dairy cattle, cows are made pregnant to induce lactation; they are kept lactating for three to seven years, then slaughtered. Female calves can be separated from their mothers within 24 hours of birth, and fed milk replacer to retain the cow's milk for human consumption. Most male calves are slaughtered at birth, sent for veal production, or reared for beef. Dairy goats have been bred to produce milk in such a high yield that they are often nutritionally deficient and resort to self-suckling.

See also

• Plant-based diet
• Mediterranean diet
• Vegetarianism
• Veganism
• Ahimsa
• al-Ma'arri
• Buddhist cuisine
• List of diets
• List of vegan media
• Raw veganism
• Sustainable food system
• Vegan nutrition
• Vegan school meal

References

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