Veganism
is a diet and lifestyle that seeks to exclude the use of animals for
food, clothing, or any other purpose. Also seeks to exclude, as
far as is possible and practical, all forms of exploitation of, and
cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose.
Vegans
endeavor not to use or consume animal products of any kind.
The
most common reasons for becoming a vegan are ethical commitment or
moral conviction concerning animal rights, the environment, human
health, and spiritual or religious concerns.
Of
particular concern to many vegans are the practices involved in factory
farming and animal testing, and the intensive use of land and other
resources for animal farming. Vegan
diets (sometimes called strict or pure vegetarian diets) are a subset
of vegetarian diets.
Properly planned vegan diets are healthy and have
been found to satisfy nutritional needs. However, poorly planned
vegan
diets can be low in levels of calcium, iodine, vitamin B12 and vitamin
D.
Vegans are therefore encouraged to plan their diet and take dietary
supplements as appropriate. Although
honey and silk are by definition animal products, some vegans consider
their use and the use of other insect products to be acceptable.
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A
vegan lifestyle could be a very healthy one if proper care and attention
is made to the foods eaten. Every day I am finding
excellent alternatives to dairy, like coconut and rice milk. Cooking with
Soya milk, butter and cream has not affected my recipes.
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