Vegan and vegetarian diets are both very healthy ways of eating.
Vegan and vegetarian diets are both very healthy ways of eating they have been linked to multiple health benefits and a lower risk of excess weight heart disease and even some types of cancer however a few nutrients are either difficult or impossible to get inadequate amounts from plant foods therefore it’s very important to be aware and supplement your diet with
Them to maintain health or physical performance here are four nutrients commonly lacking in vegetarian and vegan diets one vitamin b12 vitamin b12 is an essential nutrient that’s almost exclusively found in animal-sourced foods such as fish meat dairy products and eggs also known as cobalamin it’s a water-soluble nutrient involved in developing red blood cells
And maintaining nerves and normal brain function studies have shown that without supplements or enriched foods vegetarians are at a high risk of vitamin b12 deficiency nori seaweed is considered the most suitable source of biologically available vitamin b12 for vegans though it doesn’t provide a sufficient amount on its own 2. creatine creatine is a molecule
Found in animal foods most of it is stored in mussels but significant amounts are also concentrated in the brain it functions as an easily accessible energy reserve for muscle cells giving them greater strength and endurance for this reason it’s one of the world’s most popular supplements for muscle building studies show that creatine supplements can increase
Both muscle mass and strength creatine is not essential in your diet as it can be produced by your liver however studies have shown that vegetarians tend to have lower amounts of creatine in their muscles three vitamin d3 colcalciferol vitamin d is an essential nutrient with many important functions also called the sunshine vitamin vitamin d doesn’t have to come
From your diet your skin can produce it when it’s exposed to sunlight however if your sunlight exposure is limited or if you live far from the equator you must get it from food or supplements there are two types of dietary vitamin d ergocalciferol d2 found in plants and cholecalciferol d3 found in animal-based foods of these types cholacalciferol d3 increases
Blood levels of absorbable vitamin d much more efficiently than ergocalciferol d2 4 decosahexionic acid dha dicosahexionic acid is an essential omega-3 fatty acid that’s important for normal brain development and function deficiency in dha can have adverse effects on mental health and brain function especially in children in addition inadequate dha intake in
Pregnant women may adversely affect fetal brain development it’s mainly found in fatty fish fish oil and certain types of microalgae in your body dha can also be made from the omega-3 fatty acid ala which is found in high amounts in flax seeds chia seeds and walnuts however the conversion of alh dha is very inefficient and may not increase blood levels of dha
Sufficiently well planned vegetarian and vegan diets are very healthy if you plan to eliminate animal sourced foods from your diet make sure to keep those nutrients in mind and take dietary supplements to make sure that you’re getting everything your body needs
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Nutrients That Are Difficult Or Impossible To Get From Plant Food By Natural Solution
