One of the greatest health myths of all time is that a vegan or vegetarian diet does not provide the body with the necessary nutrients it needs to function. This couldn’t be farther for the truth, vegetarian and vegan diets are associated with many health benefits. Vegan diets tend to contain less saturated fat and cholesterol with more dietary fiber. Vegans tend to have lower blood pressure, and have a lesser risk of heart disease. Sure, eliminating meat from your diet can increase the risk of certain nutritional deficiencies, but there are ways to get those nutritional benefits without eating meat, which eliminates the dangers that are associated with meat.

Many studies, published in top peer-reviewed journals point away from meat and milk as the building blocks for a healthy diet, and more towards whole plant-based foods with little or no added oil, sugar or salt. (1)(2)(3) In human population studies, rates of heart disease and certain cancers are strongly associated with animal-protein based diets.(1)  Plant based foods have plenty of protein and calcium along with far greater amounts of other essential nutrients like antioxidants and complex carbohydrates that you won’t find in meat and dairy products. Higher protein diets using meat increase the risks of cancer, cardiovascular diseases and other ailments.

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