NatalieBoyle

Foodtopia:50Facts

Source1:http://freefromharm.org/vegandietssortingnutritionalmyths/
Fact1:Often,mythsaboutvegandietsgrowoutofapoorunderstandingofnutrition
science,ortheyaresimplybasedonoutdatedresearch.
Fact2:Itstruethattherearesomenutrientsthatdeserveextraattentionfrom
vegans,butbeingveganisnthardanditsperfectlysafe.
Fact3:Everyplantfoodthatprovidesproteinwhichincludesallgrains,legumes,
nuts,seeds,andvegetablescontainsalloftheessentialaminoacidsthatareneeded
byhumans.
Fact4:Aslongasyourdietisbasedonavarietyofplantfoodsthatincludesafew
servingsoflegumes(beans,peanutsorsoyfoods)everyday,youllhavenoproblem
meetingproteinneedswithoutanimalfoods.
Fact5:Threequartersofacupofcookedcarrotsor2ouncesofcarrotjuiceoracup
ofcookedspinachwillprovideenoughofthecarotenoidstomeetyourvitaminAneeds
fortheday.
Fact6:humanscansynthesizeallthecholesteroltheyneed
Fact7:OnecommonmisconceptionisthatvitaminDoccursnaturallyinmilk,cheese,
andbutter.Itdoesnt.
Fact8:B12expertsadviseallpeopleovertheageof50togetvitaminB12through
supplementsorfortifiedfoods.
Fact9:Plantfoodsaresorichinironthatvegansoftenhavemuchhigherironintakes
thantheaveragemeateater.Fact10:Studiesinhumanswhicharethestudiesthat
matterhaveoverwhelminglyshownsoytobesafeforallhealthyindividualswiththe
exceptionofthosewithsoyallergies.

Source2:
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/lifestyle/thevegandietbackedbyscience/
Fact1:everymainstreamhealthorganizationrecommendseatingmorevegetables,
fruits,andwholegrainsandimposes
restrictionsonmeatconsumption
.
Fact2:Theseorganizationswillmentionmeatanddairybutencourageitsintakein
muchsmalleramounts,sometimestwiceaweek,asopposedtoeverymeal.
Fact3:TheAmericanDieteticAssociationevenrecommendsmoreveggiesand
restricted
or
nomeatforathletes
.
Fact4:Plantfoodsarehighinfiber,
phytochemicals
andantioxidants,haveno
cholesterolandaregenerallylowinsaturatedfat
Fact5:
Theclearmessageisthatmeatisnolongerrecommendedorrequiredinthe
diet.

Fact6:
wholegrains
areaperfectstaplefood,meetingthenutritional
recommendationsofeverymajorhealthorganizationintheU.S.Despite
Fact7:thereisnothingfringeorradicalaboutveganismintermsofscientific
validationitissimplyanextensionofmainstreamhealthrecommendationstoeatmore
plantsandrestrictanimalfoods.
Fact8:Youcanfindlotsofstudiessayingmilkdoesabodygood,butwhopaidfor
thosestudies?Ifyouinvestigatedeeplyyouwillfindthatthedairyindustryisbehind
muchofthisresearch.
Fact9:Theseorganizationstakehundreds,eventhousands,ofpeerreviewed
studies,compiledoverdecades,andcometocollectiveconclusionsbasedonthese
studies.
Fact10:Whatisthenaturalextensionofthisrecomendation?Aplantbaseddiet

Source3:
http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/vegdiets/vegetarianfoodspowerfulforhealth
Fact1:WorldrenownedfiguresasdiverseasphilosophersPlatoandNietzsche,
politicalleadersBenjaminFranklinandGandhi,andpopiconsPaulMcCartneyandBob
Marleyhavealladvocatedavegetariandiet
Fact2:Vegetarianisdefinedasavoidingallanimalflesh,includingfishandpoultry.
Fact3:Scientificresearchshowsthathealthbenefitsincreaseastheamountoffood
fromanimalsourcesinthedietdecreases,sovegandietsarethehealthiestoverall.
Fact4:Vegetariandietsnaturallylowinsaturatedfat,highinfiber,andrepletewith
cancerprotectivephytochemicalshelptopreventcancer.
Fact5:LargestudiesinEnglandandGermanyhaveshownthatvegetariansare
about40percentlesslikelytodevelopcancercomparedtomeateaters.
Fact6:Similarly,breastcancerratesaredramaticallylowerinnations,suchas
China,thatfollowplantbaseddiets.
Fact7:Animalproductsarethemainsourceofsaturatedfatandtheonlysourceof
cholesterolinthediet.
Fact8:Peoplewhofollowvegetariandietstypicallyhavelowerbloodpressure.
Fact9:Plantproductsaregenerallylowerinfatandsodiumandhavenocholesterol
atall.Vegetablesandfruitsarealsorichinpotassium,whichhelpslowerblood
pressure.
Fact10:Vegetariandietshavebeenshowntoreduceoneschancesofforming
kidneystonesandgallstones.

Source4:
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/loseweightvegetariancarnivore3651.html
Fact1:Accordingtoa2012pollbytheVegetarianResourceGroup,approximately

47percentofAmericansregularlyeatvegetarianmeals
Fact2:Because"carnivore"means"meateater,"thistermappliestoanyonewho
consumesmeat.
Fact3:Similarly,theGuidelinesstatethatpeoplewhofollowvegetariansdiets
typicallyhavealowerbodymassindexthanthosewhoincludemeatintheirdiet.
Fact4:Althoughthesefindingsdonotindicatethatfollowingavegetariandietwill
resultinweightloss,theydosuggestthatnonvegetariandietsarelesseffectiveat
preventingweightgain.
Fact5:AstheGuidelinesstatethatvegetarianseatfewercaloriesperdaythan
nonvegetarians,followingavegetariandietcanhelpyoutoreduceyourcaloricintake.
Fact6:The2010Guidelinesrecommendthatpeoplewhoeatmeatshouldreduce
theirintakeofredmeatandreplacesomemeatswithvegetarianproteinsources.
Fact7:Despitetheclaimsofthosefollowingastrictlycarnivorousdiet,eatingeven
smallamountsofmeatcanmakeitmoredifficulttoloseweight.
Fact8:Asbothoftheseconditionsareassociatedwithbeingoverweightorobese,a
vegetariandietissuperiortoacarnivorousdietwhentryingtoloseweight.
Fact9:Withfewercalories,lessfatandmorefiberthanmeatbaseddishes,the
increasingpopularityofvegetarianmealsispartiallydrivenbytheirhealthbenefits.
Fact10:Asthesedietsarealmostentirelycarnivorous,itiseasytobecomeconfused
overwhetheryoushouldincreaseordecreaseyourmeatintaketoloseweight.

Source5:http://www.thedoctorwillseeyounow.com/content/nutrition/art3457.html
Fact1:Therearemanyreasonspeoplechoosedietaryrestrictionstopromotegood
health,tofendoffbadhealth,tohelptheenvironment,forethicalorreligiousreasons,
andevenpurelyoutofhabitorfamilyhistory.
Fact2:Vegetarianismandveganismhavebeenaroundforcenturies,particularlyin
certainculturesand/orreligions,andthereasonsforcommittingtotheselifestylesare
enormouslyvaried.
Fact3:Forexample,
lactoovovegetarians
consumebothdairyproductsandeggs,
ovovegetarians
consumeonlyeggs,and
lactovegetarians
eatonlydairyproducts.
Fact4:Peoplewhoworryaboutobesityandhighcholesterolsimplyhavetolookat
theroleanimalfatsplayintheirdiets.
Fact5:

Butethicalconcernsaboutanimalwelfare,foodsafetyandtheantibiotic
resistancefosteredbyfeedlotsarealsomakingavegetarianorvegandietmore
attractive.
Fact6:Beingvegetarian(orevenvegan)doesntmeanyoureautomatically
healthier.Afterall,youcanstillhaveabakedpotatoloadedwithbutter,sourcream,and
cheddarcheesesimplyleavingoffthebacondoesntmakethemealhealthy!
Fact 7: Vegetariansconsumenoanimalflesh lactoovovegetariansconsume both

dairy products and eggs, ovovegetarians consume only eggs and lactovegetarians
eatonlydairyproducts...Theveganlifestyleismorerestrictive.

Fact8:

Vegetarians
consumenoanimalfleshredmeat,poultry,andseafoodare
avoidedbuttheymayconsumeotheranimalproducts,dependingonpersonal
preference.
Fact9:VeganIttypicallyavoidsanimalproductsofanykindvegansstayawayfrom
meat,fish,dairy,eggs,andhoneyaswellasotherproductsthatyoumightnotthinkof,
likegelatin,silk,andwoolclothing.
Fact10:Peoplewhoworryaboutobesityandhighcholesterolsimplyhavetolookat
theroleanimalfatsplayintheirdiets.