Please share an interesting fact about eating a vegan diet.

Ignore: Vegan means an all plant-based diet.

Ignore: Do not assume supplements will provide all of your micronutrients - check blood levels periodically.

Ignore: 7.3 million Americans are vegetarian and of those 1 million are vegans.

Vegan: Vegan diets are easy to prepare if you have all the right ingredients.

Vegan: Vegan philosophy also implies not using animal products like leather.

Ignore: A vegan diet can be wonderful in aiding someone with weight loss. Steer clear of junk food!

Ignore: Eating Vegan is satisfying and ecologically sensitive. It can be short in Vit B12 and protein.

Ignore: Improves cardiac, Digestive and Respiratory health. Improves Immune system and Energy.

Ignore: Eating vegan does not neccesarily mean you do not need to control caloric intake.

Ignore: It's not anti meat.It's pro health/environment. Focus on health of the food, not what you're subbing.

Ignore: Vegan diet can lead to excellent results in weight loss and reducing insulin resistance.

Ignore: Research has shown that eating a vegan diet is extremely beneficial for improving heart disease risk.

Need to Supplement: While vegan diets can be healthy, some essential nutrients are impossible to get with a vegan diet. The most crucial is Vitamin B12, ideally as methyl or hydroxycobalamin. Some people can't synthesize EPA and DHA from ALA but there are sources from Algae. Like everyone, vegans should take 5-8000 iu/day of D3 in fall and winter- vegan sources available. Taurine and L-Carnitine are helpful too.