The Benefits Of A Vegan Diet

Everyone has heard about one fad diet or another. The Paleo Diet, you only eat what cavemen ate, the Atkins Diet, you eat only meat and avoid those sinful carbs, and the Juice Diet, you guessed it you only drink juice, to name just a few. The one thing that these diets have in common as that they have a goal which is to lose weight. On the other hand the Vegan Diet is not only a way of eating but a way of life, which is what makes it so damaging and isolates those from their omnivore peers. Living the Vegan lifestyle means that you completely forgo any meat, or food produced by animals which include milk, cheese, and eggs. The biggest issue with this, is that there are certain nutrients that can only be naturally gained from these sources, mainly vitamin B-12. This vitamin is important to the normal function of the brain and nervous system, as well as the formation of red blood cells. Without this vital nutrient you are left lathargic and listless, and can even develop depression and memory loss. …show more content…
You are limiting your intake of processed foods and sugars and generally are eating healthier. You are going to see a significant amount of weightloss mainly due to the loss of water weight, which can account for those first feel good pounds that you lose when change your diet. Just the fact that you have stopped eating twice the calories you need in one day to function is what is leading you to the weightloss that you so