There is just so many ways of eating / dieting now such as vegan, keto, intermittent fasting, flexitarian, pescatarian, weight watchers and so on, yet apparently vegan and plant-based diets still get mixed up often but they aren’t the same. Historically, the plant-based movement came from veganism, which aims to avoid animal harm for ethical reasons. Veganism later expanded to a dietary and lifestyle choice, the plant-based diet that minimize harm to the environment and health. Vegan diet is a completely animal-produce free diet (dairy, meat, poultry, fish, eggs and honey) and plant-based is not, although both focus on consuming plants such as vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds and whole grains. On a vegan diet you can still eat unhealthy foods like vegan cookies, potato chips, vegan junk /processed food so it is better to stick to whole foods. On the other hand, with plant-based diet you can choose to eat animal products in a balance or moderation but mostly focusing on eating from plant sources, whole foods that are produced naturally without or only a little processing involved. This is why plant-based diet is more flexible for people who struggle with consistency and planning, vegan dieting needs more attention for planning and consistency, making sure all healthy food groups and plant-based proteins are included. But both dieting is really healthy as long as you eat plenty of vegetables, fruits, healthy fats and whole grains. You can follow:
A plant-based diet that entirely or mostly comprises of plant foods.
A plant-based diet that also includes certain animal-derived products.
A #wholefoods plant-based diet that made up of mostly whole plant foods that are raw or minimally processed. You will avoid oils and processed grains here too.
As a vegan you also choose a daily lifestyle choice that follows:
avoiding consuming, using, or exploiting animals as much as possible.
Avoiding to purchase items that were made from or tested on animals such as clothing, personal care products, shoes, accessories, household goods, medications or immunizations.
You can also be both, starting out with one and adopt the intentions or ideas of the other approach, applying #ethical, health, and #environmental considerations to the lifestyle you choose.
We hope this could clear up all confusions about the two diets.
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Sources:
The difference between a vegan and a plant-based diet, Piedmont Healthcare https://www.piedmont.org/living-better/the-difference-between-a-vegan-and-a-plant-based-diet
What’s the Difference Between a Plant-Based and Vegan Diet?, Healthline, Lauren Panoff, 10 March 2020 https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/plant-based-diet-vs-vegan
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