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A vegan diet excludes all meat and animal products. A vegan diet consists of only foods derived from plants. Vegans do not believe in the use of animals for food, clothing or any other purpose. Veganism goes beyond the diet choices, it is a lifestyle.

Fast Facts:

• --Eating a vegan diet may require the use of dietary supplements.
• --Unless carefully planned, a vegan diet may be low in calcium, iodine, vitamin B-12, zinc, iron and vitamin D.
• --A vegan diet is also known as a total, strict or pure vegetarian diet.
• --According to polls, between 0.2% and 1.3% of the U.S. population eat a vegan diet.

5 Great Resources on Vegan Diet

• Kids Health: Becoming a Vegetarian
• Mayo Clinic: Vegetarian Diet: How to Get the Best Nutrition
• NutriSpeak: Vegan Food Guide
• The Vegetarian Resource Group: Veganism In a Nutshell
• Wikipedia: Veganism

5 Latest Headlines on Vegan Diet

• More Vegan Diet News from Topix

What is Vegan Diet?

• A.D.A.M. (via HealthCentral Network): What Is Vegetarianism?
• Young Veggie: What Is A Vegetarian? - What Types Of Vegetarians Are There?
• KidsHealth (via Revolution Health): Vegan Food Guide

What are the Uses for Vegan Diet?

• American Cancer Society: Intensive Lifestyle Changes May Have Positive Effect on Prostate Cancer - Vegan Diet, Regular Exercise, Yoga
• Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM): Diabetes: Can a Vegan Diet Reverse Diabetes?
• WebMD: RA Heart Tip: Try Gluten-Free Vegan Diet

What are the Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Vegan Diet?

• Healthwise (via WebMD): Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia - What Causes Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia?
• American Cancer Society: Vegetarianism - Are there Any Possible Problems or Complications?
• Quackwatch: Vegetarianism: Healthful But Unnecessary - Benefits and Risks - Table 3

What are the Alternatives to Vegan Diet?

• Wikipedia: Lacto Vegetarianism
• American Cancer Society: Macrobiotic Diet
• Fruitarian Foundation: What is Fruitarianism

Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Vegan Diet

• The Vegan Forum: Vegan Forum
• Jelsoft Enterprises: VeggieBoards
• Veganfreaks: VeganFreaks
• Eat Air: Eat Air - A Vegan Food Log

Clinical Trials for Vegan Diet

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Vegan Diet Research

Controversy and Lawsuits about Vegan Diet

• Star Chefs: Beyond Milk and Honey: The Vegan Controversy
• PCRM: Cautions About Vegan Diet Baseless, Says Physicians Group (March 18, 2005)
• Raw Story: ACLU Sues Homeland Security For Arresting, Spying on Vegans Who Protested Ham (Sept. 22, 2005)
• Thomson Reuters: Vegans Seek Grilled Meat Warning (Jan. 17, 2008 )
• Fox News: Court Orders Prison to Give Inmate Vegan Meals (June 19, 2008)

Abuse of Vegan Diet

• PCRM: Vegan Nutrition Expert to Set Record Straight at Baby Neglect Trial (March 17, 2003)
• Times Newspapers: Parents of Ill Vegan Girl May Face Police (June 8, 2008)
• KidsHealth: Death Highlights Importance of Proper Nutrition for Babies Raised as Vegetarians

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Vegan Diet

• PubMed Central: Articles About Vegan Diet
• Google Scholar: Vegan Diet Articles
• JAMA: Articles on Vegan Diet

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