Why People Are Going Vegan?

The industrialized age and increased access to information have made people more and more health-conscious. Among many other eating trends, veganism has been gaining more and more popularity for the last two decades. Like many other trends, veganism may be either absolute or partial.

The switch to veganism may be drastic once you start. However once you actually start, you will notice that things are not that too hard. You're taking care of your body and metabolism, and both are definitely going to return the favor. More and more people are relying on solely plant-based diets, while dairy products sale and meet eating prevalence is dropping. And all of this thanks to, you guessed it, Millennials.

Let's See What Makes The Vegan Movement So Interesting...

What Exactly Is Veganism?

Vegans are not allowed to eat meat, Fish, Eggs, Dairy Products, Poultry, Honey and Shellfish. But they are allowed to eat Nuts & Seeds, Seitan, Fruits, Vegetables, Tempeh, Tofu, and Beans & Lentils.

Different Types of Veganism.

1. Dietary Vegans - This is a group of people that are on an exclusively plant-based diet.

2. Raw-Food Vegans - This group of people eat foods that are either raw, or have been cooked at low temperature.

3.Junk-Food Vegans - There are numbers of vegans who eat heavily processed vegan foods, snacks and desserts, including vegan frozen dinners, processed meat replacements and French fries.

4. Low Fat, Raw Food Vegans - Also known as Fruitarians, they don't eat high fat vegan food like Coconuts, Avocados, or Nuts. Instead, they consume mainly fruits.

5.Whole-Food Vegans - These vegans consume a diet rich in whole foods like Fruits, Whole Grains, Nuts, Legumes, Seeds and Vegetables

Health Benefits of Consuming Vegan Food

Richer In Some Nutrients Several studies claim that plant-based or vegan diets are richer in

- Antioxidants

- Fiber

- Folate

- Magnesium

- Potassium

- Vitamins A, C and E

Reduces Risk of Heart Diseases Those who eat mostly plant-based foods are 40% less likely to die from a heart disease.

Can Help With Weight Reduction A study proved that plant-based or vegan diets helped its participants lose 9.3 pounds more than a control diet during an 18 week period.

Can Protect Against Some Certain Cancers

Consuming Legumes reduces the risk of colorectal cancer. Eating a vegan diet can cut the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 23%.

What If Everyone Was Vegan

- The annual deaths caused by heart in UK would drop to 130,000 from 153,000 people.

-The cases caused by lung cancer would drop to 0 from 8000 annually regarding eating of food.

-The 1.5 billion hectares of land used for agriculture would drop to 540 million hectares.

-13.7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide are caused by greenhouse gas emissions from food would decrease 70%.

How Vegan Are We?

-Roughly 40% of North American consumers are trying to include more vegan ingredients in their diets. And 5.9% of the European population is either vegetarians or vegan.

In the last decade, the number of vegetarians in Portugal grew by 400%.

Countries with the highest percentage of vegans

The Future of Vegans

-By 2040, only 40% of the global population will consume meat. -By 2025, the global vegan meat market will reach $7.5 Billion Dollars.

Health consciousness is one (but not the only) reason behind more and more people going vegan. Some other common reasons are based on religion, environmental impacts of livestock farming, increased awareness of animals’ rights, and even inspiration from social media and celebrity endorsements.