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PLANT BASED DIETS - BENEFITS AND RISKS

Plant-based diets, defined here as including both vegan and lacto-ovo-vegetarian diets, are growing in popularity throughout the Western societies for several reasons, including concerns for human health and the health of the planet. <br><br>The increased interest in having a vegan diet is based on more awareness of climate change, the prevention of chronic diseases and more sustainability in the food production system. The problem is when a radical attitude is adopted towards a specific dietary approach, leaving aside the possible benefits and shortcomings from a scientific point of view.<br>

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PLANT BASED DIETS - BENEFITS AND RISKS

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  1. Maison Santé PLANT BASED DIETS - BENEFITS AND RISKS

  2. Benefits of plant- based diets The first rule to follow a good eating pattern in any diet is to base food on real or minimally processed food. You have to be careful with the products that are sold in supermarkets as vegan, since most are made with sugar, vegetable oils and other types of additives. A true vegan diet is based mostly on fruits, vegetables, legumes, root vegetables, nuts, so in this article we are going to focus on this type of food. Maison Santé 2

  3. What about the protein? It is true that animal protein has more biological availability than plant-based protein, but its intake is not strictly necessary, as long as a variety of plant-based protein-rich foods are consumed, vegan diets are able to provide all of the essential amino acids. But, certainly, it is difficult to reach these requirements with protein from plant-based sources, so protein supplementation could be a good strategy, using pea or soybean protein, or a combination of several sources would be the most optimal. Maison Santé 3

  4. At this point, would a healthier At this point, would a healthier vegan diet be healthier than an vegan diet be healthier than an meat meat- -eaters diet? eaters diet? Thinking that a vegan or vegetarian diet is healthier than an omnivorous diet is not supported by evidence, in fact if it not well planned nutritionally, there could be some risks. One of the problems with the omnivorous diet is the high consumption of processed red meat, creamy cheeses, related to worse health parameters, such as glycemic index, insulin resistance, higher body mass index and body weight. At the same time, a vegan diet based on processed products could be counterproductive to health. Maison Santé 4

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