Vegan Diet for Weight loss
More and more I hear about folks going vegan. Even a several of my friends, who I would have never thought could or would adopt a vegan diet, have for health reasons. This is something I don't think I could ever do, even for weight loss.
What is a Vegan Diet?
A vegan diet is pretty simple on paper: it contains no meat and no animal products. In practice, it can get a little tricky.
On more than one occasion I've heard vegans arguing over what a true vegan diet consists of. Some say it's the simple description I gave above. Others say it can include honey and eggs. Even more rarely, some vegans wear clothing derived from animals and eat seafood. To me, though, a true vegan does the following:
eats no meat from any animal (ex: beef, pork, chicken, fish, shellfish, bugs)
eats nothing derived from an animal (ex: milk, butter, eggs)
wears and uses no products created from an animal...