Vegan

Courtney January 22, 2010

=Vegan:=

(Description)
A vegan is one who doesn't eat any animal products such as meat, fish, eggs, milk products, or honey. Fur, leather, wool, and other animal products are also avoided by vegans because of animal abuse and slaughter. Vegans need to eat a lot of foods that include calcium, protein, iron, and zinc. People become vegans for various reasons. Ethics is one reason. Around the world over fifty five billion farm animals are raised and most of them go through cruelty. The food pretty much tastes the same whether the animals are abused or not. Health is another reason. Some say that a vegan diet is the healthiest because it's usually lower in fat, there's no cholesterol, it contains lots of fiber, and it's low in calories. A third reason is for the environment. Fisheries collapse because of overfishing. Beef also adds up to seventy percent of animal's agriculture towards global warming. In Genesis 9:3 it says, "Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything." This verse is saying that God gave us all living things for us to eat. [|Vegan.com FAQ]

=VEGANS DO NOT EAT THIS= //rugaboo-online.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2010. .

IMPACT **Bobby (December 6, 2009)** VEGAN Being a vegan gives us a better and healthier body in many ways, but it also is hard to be a vegan due to the cost of nutrition and act on to become a vegan. The positive impact of being a vegan is that we have a better chance to avoid the consumption of animal fats and protein that has been linked to heart disease, colon and lung cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension, obesity, and a number of other debilitating conditions. It is because cows’ milk and eggs contain ideal amounts of fat, protein, and cholesterol, but the vegans do not eat those dairy fat products at all. Vegan foods contain grains, vegetables, fruits, and beans, which are low in fat. They also contain no cholesterol, which keeps our body healthier. The negative impact vegan nutrition is that vegans can suffer from lack of protein and iron. The methane gas produced from a vegan diet makes you gassy. Even if vegans can get iron and protein from vegetables they still need to eat a lot of tofu and beans. Exodus 12 : 8 says “They shall eat the flesh that night, roasted on the fire; with unleavened bread and bitter herbs they shall eat it”. Having a vegan diet is not against the Bible, but it will be the best to have a balanced diet plan to eat every food, rather than being a vegetarian or a vegan because the food is delicious when they are together.

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Vegan Food Pyramid

"Green Week: Go Vegan." //the Rubicon Project//. the Rubicon Project, 2009. Web. 22 Jan. 2010. .