Plant-Based
The Plant-Based Diet focuses on consuming foods primarily or entirely from plant sources, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds. This diet is believed to support overall health, prevent chronic diseases, aid weight management, and align with environmental and animal welfare values. Unlike Vegetarianism, it emphasizes whole, minimally processed foods and typically excludes refined foods and animal products. Adherents believe it fulfills nutritional needs (except Vitamin B12 in vegan versions) and aligns with biological needs and environmental considerations.
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Plant-Based Diet
The Plant-Based Diet revolves around the idea of consuming foods primarily or entirely from plant sources. Adherents believe this diet supports overall health, helps prevent chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes, aids in weight management, and aligns with values like environmental sustainability and animal welfare.
A Plant-Based Diet emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds. Some adherents consume modest amounts of animal products, focusing primarily on plant foods (similar to a Flexitarian diet), while others exclude animal products entirely (similar to a Vegan diet).
Unlike the Vegetarian diet, which may include processed foods and sweets as long as they don't contain meat, a Plant-Based Diet emphasizes whole, minimally processed foods and limits or avoids animal products. It also typically excludes refined foods like added sugars, white flour, and processed oils.
Plant-Based Dieters believe that this diet can provide all necessary nutrients (except for Vitamin B12 in completely plant-based or vegan versions) and that it is more in sync with our biological needs and the environment. This diet also appeals to those who follow it for ethical reasons, as it reduces reliance on animal products.