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Plant Based Diet
A plant based diet, is a diet consisting primarily of foods derived from plants; but may also include fungi and bacteria. This is often referred to as veganism and could be referred to as vegetarianism, if this particular term had not been corrupted to include various animal products.
Nutrition in a Plant Based Diet
As with any diet, a plant based diet has certain nutritional considerations, which are critical to understand, if you wish to avoid certain
diseases and deficiencies. Many, though not all, of these issues are present in most diets.
Areas to Consider Supplementing
- VitaminB12 Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Deficiency in B12 can lead to neurological disorders. Supplementing B12 is essential, because there are few good sources of B12 in the plant kingdom that don't have analogs, which prevent their absorption by humans.
- Omega3FattyAcids Omega 3 Deficiency - It is important to have a high amount of Omega 3 Fatty Acids in your diet, relative to Omega 6 Fatty Acids, to prevent the inflammatory disorders caused by excessive Omega 6. There are certain plant-based sources like ground FlaxSeed flax seed which can supplement Omega 3.
- VitaminD Vitamin D Deficiency - If you are not receiving adequate sunlight, or live at a high latitude, it is usually necessary to supplement Vitamin D. There are a number of these supplements that are friendly to a person on a plant-based diet.
