A vegan diet reduces 3 significant health risks: Cardiovascular, Cholesterol, Cancer
It used to be that Vegetarians were considered nuts. Now they’re just another part of a vegan diet. The nuts, that is. That’s because Vegans are the strictest of Vegetarians. They abstain from eating all animals and animal products including poultry and fish. Therefore, nuts are a substitute source of protein along with lentils and a variety of beans—like kidney, soy, pinto, navy and lima.
But a dietary lifestyle that used to be thought a little crazy is now becoming cool. In other words, vegan is in vogue. Why? Because research demonstrates that a vegan diet is extremely beneficial to your health. Especially in regards to three major health issues: cardiovascular, cholesterol and cancer.
You Gotta Have Heart
It’s the providing pump. The muscle with moxie. The beat that begins and ends it all. And a vegan diet helps keep it going for a long time. To begin with, Vegetarians generally have lower blood pressure. That’s because vegetables and fruits are rich in potassium, which lowers blood pressure. Also, plant products are lower in fat and sodium and contain no cholesterol at all. In addition, cutting out meat and dairy products lowers fat content which reduces the blood’s thickness. In fact, nutritionists have discovered that within two weeks a vegetarian diet can significantly lower a person’s blood pressure.
Along with lower blood pressure, research supports the fact that regularly eating fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction, and angina and reduces heart disease related deaths.
A Stroll from Cholesterol
Vegans enjoy lower blood cholesterol levels for several reasons. First, vegan diets are lower in saturated fat and cholesterol. Furthermore, plant diets rich in soluble fiber like that found in dry beans, oats, carrots, squash, apples, and citrus have a counteracting effect that helps lower serum cholesterol levels.
Healthy volunteers who ate a vegan diet rich in green, leafy vegetables along with other fruits and vegetables experienced fairly significant cholesterol reduction levels after just two weeks. That’s because the flavonoids these foods contain are potent antioxidants that protect LDL cholesterol from oxidation. This helps prevent blood clots from forming and contributes to an anti-inflammatory effect.
The Defer of Cancer
Many studies support the findings that a vegan diet is a cancer fighter. Vegans are much less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters. That’s because a vegan diet is naturally low in saturated fat, high in fiber and full of cancer-protective phytochemicals.
Vegans don’t eat the animal fat that’s linked to cancer and get the abundant fiber, vitamins, and phytochemicals that protect against it. In addition, blood analysis of Vegetarians reveals a higher level of natural killer cells—specialized white blood cells that attack cancer cells.
The abundance of scientific information overwhelmingly supports the benefits of a vegan diet. Of course, don’t forget to exercise and get appropriate sleep. They’re also important to your health. And if you still want to appear silly, wear spandex. That should do it.
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