Jun 4, 2021
Varsha Balakrishnan
Both vegan and vegetarian diets are considered to be quite nutritious
While vegetarian diets have been around for centuries now, the health benefits of turning vegan have been talked about a lot in recent years.But is one healthier than the other? Let s compare
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What is vegetarianism?
Vegetarianism refers to the diet where you forgo meat, poultry products, and fish.Some forms of animal products, including dairy, are accepted.Vegetarian diets can be of several kinds, and be practised for ethical as well as health purposes.
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What is veganism?
Veganism can be referred to as the stricter form of vegetarianism.A vegan also avoids any form of exploitation of food, animal cruelty.Therefore, animal produce, flesh, dairy, eggs, gelatin, honey, whey are all avoided.
Hayek Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, has identified a plant-based diet as a natural step along the pathway to recovery and optimal health, becoming the first hospital in the world to serve vegan-only meals to its patients. The hospital launched this plant-based nutritional program on March 1st, deciding that patients should not wake up to meals that could advance the health issues that brought them to the hospital in the first place.
Previously, Hayek Hospital offered patients a choice between vegan or animal-based meals. The hospital provided patients with information that explained the health benefits of plant-based foods and warned against a diet that contains animal products. After this transitory period, the hospital decided to provide the information but stop serving the animal products at all.
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New Delhi: We’re already in February and everyone has started working towards their fitness regimes and dietary resolutions. While we see a whole new trend of sustainable living taking over our insta-mindsets - fashion, makeup, lifestyle and even our diets have started gaining more of natural importance in recent times. Especially with a whole new set of viral infections in the air, it’s best to stick to our roots and adapt to natural settings to boost our immunity and stay healthy, fresh and radiant!