what is vegan?

Question

what is vegan - ive heard it can help loose weight but i want to know what it is...

Answer 1

A vegan is a person who doesn't eat meat or any products which come from animals (like dairy and eggs). Some take it a step further and don't wear or use products made from animals or anything which has been tested on animals.

Answer 2

Veganism is a LIFESTYLE that avoids using animals and animal products for food, clothing and other purposes. In practice, a vegan commits to the abstention from consumption or use of animal products, including meat, fish, and poultry, animal gelatin, honey, eggs and dairy products, as well as articles made of silk, fur, wool, bone, leather, feathers, pearls, nacre, coral, sponges and other materials of animal origin.

Veganism is not a quick way to lose weight! You actually need to diet! There are plenty of health benefits to being a vegan or a vegetarian, but weight loss is not a automatic benefit!!! Veganism is so much more than the food you eat! You should check it out b/c it has a grave impact on how one lives their life.

FYI: Vegetarians do not eat chicken nor fish!!! That's still meat!!! Eggs and diary are a personal choice, but for one to be a vegetarian, they do not consume meat! If you eat meat, you can't call yourself a vegetarian! Simple as that!

Answer 3

Vegan means not taking in/wearing any kind of products/by products from animals, such as meat, dairy, eggs, a certain red dye that comes from insects, gelatin, wearing leather...

I don't think that living a vegan lifestyle will necessarily help you lose weight. Cutting animal products out of your diet will definitely help you lower your cholesterol and will provide many health benefits, but losing weight (I don't think) is not an added bonus.

Answer 4

ok here is what you do to lose weight.
eat foods from plant sources: grains, beans, vegetables, and fruits.
Avoid animal products.
Keep vegetable oil to Zeor even olive oil.
Avoid calorie restrictions.
Refinded sugears and alcohol should be avoided as well
Walk for half hour per day or an hour three times a week.
so be vegan but low fat diet.
no oil and no seeds and avocado and no nuts,no salad dressing, no cookie, potato chips, sugary candies
no dairy products, including butter, milk, or cream, yogurt, and cheese, margarine.

i have a great book and it calls, eat more weight less.
if you have any question let me know.

Answer 5

It means that you eat no products derived from animals. It will not help you to lose weight. When I was a vegan I was overweight.

If you are seriously considering becoming vegan please take a look at this article which cntains information on how to get a healthy balanced vegan diet : http://www.recipesforvegans.co.uk/vegannutrition.html

Answer 6

Vegan is simply short for a Vegetarian and o yes you can loose weight howeve you can drink milk such as soy milk or you can be Semi-Vegetarian where you don't eat meat but you have dairy products and now studies show that three 8 oz. glasses of fat free or low fat milk can help you lose weight to !!

Answer 7

Vegan is like hard core vegetarian. Absolutely no products that come from animals. Some (uh, less hard core) vegetarians might eat eggs, milk, and chicken, but most just eat soy products, as a sorce of protein. It *can* help you lose weight, I have a friend who went vegetarian and she lost weight, but you also have to exercise (she danced and did yoga). Just eating only fruits & vegitables alone won't make you lose weight.

Answer 8

because eating animals and animal products makes you fat.

Answer 9

No meat, milk, cheese, butter, eggs, fish and so on......

Answer 10

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