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Vegan diet bans all animal products on legal, environmental, or nutritional grounds.

Veganism is also synonymous with opposition to abuse of animals and cruelty.

How it works

veganism is the strictest type of vegetarianism.

In addition to the removal of beef, it excludes dairy products, eggs and animal products, such as gelatine, honey, albumin, whey, casein and certain types of vitamin D3.

Weight loss

a vegan diet seems very effective at helping people lose weight—often without counting calories—because its very low fat and high fibre quality will make you stay fuller much longer.

Vegan diets are reliably related to a lower body weight and body weight index (BMI) relative to the rest. An 18-week analysis found that those on the vegan diet lost 9.3 pounds (4.2 kg) more than those on the control diet. The vegan group had been allowed to eat before fullness, but the control group had to limit calories.

However, calories for calories, vegan diets are not more effective for weight loss than other diets.

Vegan diet weight loss is mainly associated with decreased calorie consumption.

Other benefits

Plant-based diets are associated with decreased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and premature death.

Limiting refined meat will also reduce the chance of Alzheimer's disease and dying from heart disease or cancer.

The downside

because vegan diets fully exclude animal foods, they can be deficient in a variety of nutrients including vitamin B12, vitamin D, iodine, iron, calcium, zinc and omega-3 fatty acids.

SUMMARY

Both animal products are exempt from vegan diets. They can cause weight loss due to lower calorie intake while reducing the risk of multiple illnesses.