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Absolutely: a low-fat, whole-foods, vegan diet is an excellent choice for diabetics. Avoiding animal-derived foods eliminates all animal fats, which cause your body to be more resistant to insulin. It also eliminates animal protein, which accelerates kidney damage in people who have already lost some kidney function, and increases the loss of calcium, increasing your risk of osteoporosis. Plant protein does not present these problems. In addition, you should avoid added vegetable oils, because they are high in calories. You should avoid high-glycemic-index foods including sugar, flour, most dry cereals, white potatoes, watermelon, and pineapple. Enjoy pumpernickel, rye, barley, oats, pasta, sweet potatoes. Load up on beans, lentils, vegetables, and most fruits.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoAccording to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, "Clinical research studies have shown that adopting a low-fat, plant-derived diet does indeed improve insulin sensitivity, help with weight loss, and reduce blood sugar and cholesterol."
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Does being a vegan cause problems with the sun?
No, being vegan does not cause problems with the sun.
Can you substitute non-vegan ingredients into a vegan recipe?
You can, but it would no longer be a vegan recipe.
Does a vegan diet make you lose weight?
You certainly could lose weight on a vegan diet if you choose to, but going vegan won't guarantee that you will lose weight. You can still over eat even if everything you are eating is vegan.
Does being vegan affect your hormones?
Yes, there is evidence that eating vegan can have beneficial results on hormonal related conditions.
Do vegans breastfeed?
Just like any other woman you can bottle feed form the start. Being vegan does not prevent you from breast feeding your child. Not eating or drinking products from animals who have no say on the matter is not the same as voluntarily breastfeeding your child.
Does anybody ever actually use vegan diets?
There are many people who actually use vegan diets! Their reasons for going vegan differ, but there are many people out there who choose to live their lives as vegans.
Can I still have strong lower abs while being a vegan?
Yes, go to the Vegan Fitness site, link below.
How can you eat more humanely without being a vegetarian?
Being vegan is more humane.
How can you get emilie autumns body?
Being a vegan may help.
What does vegan mean according to freak from Freak the Mighty?
According to the "Freak's Dictionary" section of the book, a vegan is a human sauropod. A sauropod is defined as a vegan by Freak, actually being a herbivorous dinosaur.
Does being a vegan decrease your life span?
Being vegetarian/vegan usually increases one's life span. In order to make up for the protein that one looses usually found in meats and poultry, a vegan must eat beans, soy, nuts, and dairy-free dairy products. Make sure you exercise and keep up nutrition- being a vegan should make you healthier.
How does going vegan help stop world hunger?
Raising livestock requires huge amounts of natural resources; instead of feeding cattle vast amounts of agricultural products, why not feed them to people? There would definitely be enough food if we all went vegan.
