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What's your new year's resolution? Losing weight? Following a proper diet or reading, at least, one book in a month? How about going vegan only for a month? Thousands of people are giving up on eating all animal food products for at least one month. Over 200,000 people have signed up for this campaign called Veganuary. The campaign aims to reduce the suffering of animals by urging people to give up eating animal products like fish, meat, milk and other dairy products. The campaign also extends its support to vegans across the world.
Veganuary is an international initiative with thousand taking part in the US and Britain. According to a report in the Telegraph.co.uk, Jane Land the founder of Veganuary said that it's not just about a healthy lifestyle, going vegan also reduces animal cruelty and is beneficial to the environment. She had further said that more than 75% people who had tried going vegan for a month had improved health; they could sleep better and has also lost a significant amount of weight as a result of their changed diet.
Going vegan is common in India too with many Bollywood celebrities joining the bandwagon. The latest one to go vegan was Aamir Khan. But is going vegan healthy or is it just another fad diet? Read: Aamir Khan turns vegan, but is it healthy?
Going on a vegan diet has a significant impact on your health. Shunning all animal products mean your diet will include vegetables, fruits, grains and legumes. However, giving up on meat and dairy products can rob your body of vitamin B12 and omega-3-fatty acids. As they are not synthesised by the body, the diet has to provide enough vitamin B 12 and omega -3-fatty acids. Lack of vitamin B 12 leads to anaemia, nerve damage and heart disease. Omega-3-fatty acids are required to maintain the HDL cholesterol level in the body which prevents heart disease. Here are 10 reasons that will convince you to go vegan.
Does a vegan diet harm the body?
No, a vegan diet is healthy and does no harm provided your body's requirements of essential nutrients are met. Nutritionist Neha Chandna is of the opinion that a vegan diet can help prevent various conditions like hypertension and heart attacks and also prolong the degenerative process of ageing. Read more about whether a vegan diet is good or bad.
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