Just Because You're Vegan Doesn't Mean You're Healthy

Do you know anyone who is a vegan? Are you a vegan? Well, for the most part, I am vegan except for the occasional indulgence if I go out for dinner. Most people go vegan for health reasons or because they have a firm belief that cruelty to animals is not acceptable or they refuse to eat the "disgusting" products of animal suffering.

Most of the vegans that I know didn't go vegan for health reasons - some did, but most of them transitioned because of the aforementioned animal issues.

Whatever the motivator, I'd like to point out that just because someone is vegan doesn't make them any more healthy than a non-vegan. Here's an example of what I mean...

Daily Meals: Vegan A

Cereal with rice/soy/nut milk

Soy milk mocha frappucino

Roasted vegetable sandwich

Vegan brownie

Vegetable pad thai take-out

Daily Meals: Vegan B

Green juice

Shot of wheatgrass

Big green salad with assorted veggies

Blueberries in cashew milk

Power smoothie (coconut, banana, agave, cinnamon, hemp seeds)

Zucchini pasta with fresh marinara sauce

So what's the difference between Vegan A and Vegan B?

Well, for the purposes of this example I've used some extremes of the vegan food choice spectrum where Vegan A chooses more foods that are higher in sugar, processed, and wheat-based.

Conversely, Vegan B focuses more on fresh veggies, fresh juices and smoothies, and overall fresher (less processed) ingredients.

The difference? ENORMOUS!

Yet both are still vegans. So, if you think that vegans are generally are healthier based on how they eat, then the answer is "IT DEPENDS".

As with non-vegans, ultimate health comes down to the foods you choose to put in your mouth. I know plenty of vegans were look and feel terrible because they pollute their bodies with lots of sugary foods, plenty of bread, and nowhere near enough fresh whole foods.

On the other hand, I believe that following a vegan diet (preferably raw as much as possible) is one of easiest ways to radically improve your health, body weight, and how you look and feel.

But you need to eat the right foods!

If you're fed up with not knowing how to eat healthy (whether you're vegan or not), then would it be fair to say that you need to change your approach?

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