The last few days I have been having to defend myself a lot about the health benefits of having a vegetarian/vegan diet. I always feel like when I have to go into defense mode, it’s usually to people who just don’t have the correct information. So rather then just starting an argument, I like presenting facts.

To help myself and other people, I decided to right this short article to provide resources for the health benefits for having a vegetarian/vegan diet. These are all from credible resources. As I find more or new information, I will update as time goes on.

References:

Health effects of vegan diets. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/89/5/1627S.full?__hstc=63458864.89949c75cda0bb2ae1552d2dda845881.1483488000086.1483488000087.1483488000088.1&__hssc=63458864.1.1483488000089&__hsfp=528229161

Key, T. J., Appleby, P. N., & Rosell, M. S. (2006). Health effects of vegetarian and vegan diets. Retrieved from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/8bdd/e18a9b0eab9dd65a74dcfa4909630a84e671.pdf

McEvoy, C. T., Temple, N., & Woodside, J. V. (2012, April 3). Vegetarian diets, low-meat diets and health: a review. Retrieved from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ff7f/bfb01a38ad1a3c5ed65b5fb7f3f1b06100ef.pdf

Nutrients | Free Full-Text | Beyond Meatless, the Health Effects of Vegan Diets: Findings from the Adventist Cohorts | HTML. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/6/6/2131/htm

Nutrients | Free Full-Text | The Health Advantage of a Vegan Diet: Exploring the Gut Microbiota Connection | HTML. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/6/11/4822/htm

Nutrients | Free Full-Text | Vegan Diet, Subnormal Vitamin B-12 Status and Cardiovascular Health | HTML. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/6/8/3259/htm

Povey, R., Wellens, B., & Conner, M. (2001, May 3). Attitudes towards following meat, vegetarian and vegan diets: an examination of the role of ambivalence. Retrieved from http://foodethics.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/inst_ethik_wiss_dialog/Povey__R._2001._Attitudes_…_meat__vegetarian__vegan.pdf

Vegetarian Dietary Patterns and Mortality in Adventist Health Study 2. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4191896/