The key to making this diet work for you is to understand what nutrients are missing from the foods that you are not consuming and to learn how to balance your meals without these foods. You can find out more information on vegan diets at www.mayoclinic.com
Click on the related links further down this page to go to the vegan fitness/ runners websites.
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.
Yes. I know numerous vegan women that have had healthy vegan pregnancies. The American Dietetic Association's position paper on veganism states that, ". . . appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. Well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the life-cycle including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood and adolescence and for athletes." For more information about vegan pregnancy, click on the links below -
Some of the most popular diets out there has to be the zone and Atkins diet were carbohydrates are and the vegetarian and vegan diets were no animal products are allowed for consumption.
You can go to the chemistry in your local shops and ask information about protein diets. Also on many websites you can find more information about it.
Yes! You will want to make sure what nutrients you are missing when you eat an all vegan diet and make sure that your children get these vitamins and nutrients in other foods. It can be very safe and healthy!
You can go to any medical information site, such as www.webmd.com or www.mayoclinic.com for information on acid reflux diets. The key is really to avoid acidic foods, such as citrus, coffee, or spices.
There are a number of places you can go to get more information about bariatric surgery diets. I'd recommend exploring more than one to get a well rounded amount of information. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gastric-bypass-diet/my00827
You can find information about diets that work from magazines or on the Internet. Fitness Magazine is a good magazine you can use for information on diets that work. MyFitnessPal is a good website where you can find out information about diets as well.
Putting together a diet for a person who is diabetic can be a challenge. I found a webpage with more information on diabetic diets. www.mayoclinic.com/health/diabetes-diet/DA00027
Some vegetarian diets include the Vegan diet. I believe they eat special types of food and no meat as vegetarians do. You can also find more on the computer.
If you don't consume enough nutrients, such as protein and calcium, then a vegan diet can harm you because these are nutrients from main food groups you aren't eating.