Vegan diets are emerging as some of the healthiest possible. Next to that are vegetarian diets which come in different levels. Many vegetarians avoid meat, fish, and poultry. Some include dairy products and eggs and are called lacto-ovo vegetarians. Vegans eat no animal products including dairy. The advantage of vegan diets include reducing the risk of many health issues.
Vegans have a cholesterol-free diet. Only animal products have cholesterol so eating just a plant-based diet will not include cholesterol. Plant-based proteins also help lower blood cholesterol levels. In fact, some studies show that people who add animal products to their vegetarian diet signifiantly and quickly raise blood pressure levels and effect cholesterol levels. Other information shows that a vegan diet is good for helping diabetes something we’ll talk about a lot more in the near future.