Is a vegetarian diet completely balanced?

Answer 1

my sister was vegan, but she quit because she decided that she should get more nutrition than she was getting. she naturally doesnt eat much, so when she does eat she should eat something healthy for her, instead of just vegetables and what not. if you're vegan, you can still stay healthy by getting enough nutrition from vegan foods available to you. if you cant stay healthy, then you should stick to eating dairy, even if you dont want to eat meat.

Answer 2

There really isn’t any scientific debate about the completeness of a purely plant-based diet. Informed professionals no longer maintain that it’s necessary for humans to consume animal flesh or secretions. Mainstream professional organizations acknowledge that a sound vegan diet is perfectly adequate for human health, including:

• the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• the American Diabetes Association
• the American Heart Association
• the British Dietetic Association
• the British Nutrition Foundation
• Dietitians’ Association of Australia
• Dietitians of Canada
• the Heart and Stroke Foundation
• the Mayo Clinic
• the Cleveland Clinic
• New York Presbyterian Hospital
• the British National Health Service
• the National Institutes of Health
• Kaiser Permanente

In addition, many researchers and physicians believe that vegan diets have significant health benefits over diets containing animal products, including:

• T. Colin Campbell, PhD
• John A. McDougall, MD
• Caldwell Esselstyn, MD
• Neal Barnard, MD
• Michael Greger, MD
• Michael Klaper, MD
• Milton Mills, MD
• Kim Williams, MD
• Joel Fuhrman, MD
• Dean Ornish, MD
• Nathan Pritikin

Answer 3

Yes, it is possible to include all the nutrients in a vegan diet to make it complete however; nutrients like iron, calcium, and vitamin D are a little more difficult to get.

Answer 4

That would depend on the details of that diet. There are good veggie diets and there are poor veggie diets.