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Staying healthy on a vegan diet is easier than you think. Normally you'll already eat way more fruit and veggies than average. Proteins are definitely not a problem, unlike the ideas of many meat eaters. Things to watch for: [[B12]], [[vitamin D]], [[calcium]].
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How '''healthy''' is [[veganism]]? Just as with omnivorous and vegetarian diets, ensuring a balanced diet is a key. There are plenty of advantages, but there are some higher risks too. Some people actually choose to go vegan exactly because of health reasons. But to blindly follow a vegan doctrine can have sad consequences too, therefore a well-planned diet supplemented by some nutrients is recommended.
 
==Health arguments==
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==Nutrients==
===Protein===
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===B12===
[[File:Kombucha.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Kombucha]]
'''Vitamin B12''' is a very important vitamin for our nervous system.
Even if requirements are very low, missing it may have important and long term bad consequences.
But more than for other vitamins, the question of the replacement of animal B12 is complex, and got sometimes several contradictory answers.
For some people (even [[veganism|vegans]]) we cannot find this B12 in non animal products, and we should replace it with some B12 tablets.
For others, B12 deficiency as consequence of veganism is a myth, as some bacterias are producing B12 directly in our digestive system.
A median solution, at same time natural, vegan, and gastronomicaly awesome could be to use nutritional [[yeast]], and drink sometimes a glass of [[Kombucha]] (Combucha Comboucha), the 2000 years old traditional fermentated [[tea]], which contains B12 and other important life components.
 
===Vitamin D===
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==Related links==
* [http://www.veganhealth.org/ veganhealth.org]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veganism#Nutrients Wikipedia: Nutrients in veganism]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veganism#Health_arguments Wikipedia: Health arguments in veganism]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegan_nutrition Wikipedia: Vegan nutrition]
 


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How healthy is veganism? Just as with omnivorous and vegetarian diets, ensuring a balanced diet is a key. There are plenty of advantages, but there are some higher risks too. Some people actually choose to go vegan exactly because of health reasons. But to blindly follow a vegan doctrine can have sad consequences too, therefore a well-planned diet supplemented by some nutrients is recommended.

Health arguments

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Nutrients

Protein

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B12

Kombucha

Vitamin B12 is a very important vitamin for our nervous system. Even if requirements are very low, missing it may have important and long term bad consequences. But more than for other vitamins, the question of the replacement of animal B12 is complex, and got sometimes several contradictory answers. For some people (even vegans) we cannot find this B12 in non animal products, and we should replace it with some B12 tablets. For others, B12 deficiency as consequence of veganism is a myth, as some bacterias are producing B12 directly in our digestive system. A median solution, at same time natural, vegan, and gastronomicaly awesome could be to use nutritional yeast, and drink sometimes a glass of Kombucha (Combucha Comboucha), the 2000 years old traditional fermentated tea, which contains B12 and other important life components.

Vitamin D

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Related links