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vegan productsVegans generally do without any form of nutrition that has an animal origin. This includes meat and fish, but also appendix, dairy products and honey, and equally all foods and additives that contain these products.

Veganism has its origins in vegetarianism. Unlike vegans, vegetarians simply do without products made from dead animals (meat). But dairy products, eggs and honey are most commonly found in the diets of vegetarians.

Vegetarians can be divided into the groups of lacto-vegetarians and ovo-vegetarians. The former consume no eggs, the latter no dairy products, but both eschew products made from dead animals. This is why lacto and ovo-vegetarians have more in common with vegans in their nutritional style than with vegetarians.

The term vegan was coined by Donald Watson, an Englishman, who founded the Vegan Society in 1944. This neologism is taken from the first and last letters of the English vegetarian and is derived from the term vegetable.

BODY ATTACK offer vegetarian and also vegan sport and dietary nutrition.


But what exactly is veganism?

vegetable (Quelle: Shutterstock/mtr)Dictionaries describes veganism as the ethnically motivated rejection of any form of exploiting animals and animal products. This is why many vegans avoid clothing made of animal products such as leather or lined jackets in addition to food substances. But veganism is not just ethically motivated. Environmental concerns, nutrition and global nutrition are also mentioned as motives for a vegan lifestyle.

Frutarism, uncooked vegan food and organic veganism are special forms of veganism.

Frutarism
Frutarism is a strict form of veganism. Frutarians are careful to avoid harming any animals or plants. This means that frutarians, like vegans, do without any products of animal origin and mainly eat fruit, nuts, seeds and leguminous vegetables. But they refuse to touch the roots or bulbs of nutritional plants such as onions or cabbage, as these plants have to be destroyed in order to be eaten.

Uncooked vegan food
Proponents of this style only eat products that remain raw during preparation or are not heated above a defined temperature. This is intended to preserve micronutrients such as vitamins and important enzymes. In principle, an uncooked diet does not exclude any food, while uncooked vegan food only uses vegan foods in their uncooked form.

Organic veganism
As the name suggests, organic vegans only use vegan products that come from controlled organic cultivation or that is produced under monitored organic conditions.


Vegan products

These days, there are foods for vegans in every supermarket. BODY ATTACK itself provides a series of vegan products and therefore offers the chance for nutrition on a vegetable basis. The products include vegan protein and also vegan amino acids or vitamin and mineral preparations on a vegetable basis.

Many plant products such as fruit and vegetables are quite naturally vegan. Rice, maize and millet, also nuts, do not have any constituents of animal origin. This means that vegans can enjoy a nutrient-rich diet; but they do need to make sure they supplement any nutrients they may lack. This is why BODY ATTACK offers a range of selected dietary supplements. Vegans also do without gelatine, so capsule products are usually unsuitable. But powder on a soy basis or concentrates and supplements in a tablet form are suitable for vegans.


Dietary supplements for vegans

Given that vegans eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, also leguminous vegetables and cereals, they are more than adequately supplied with fibre. Secondary vegetable products and antioxidants such as vitamin E are rarely lacking also due to a diet that is rich in vegetables and vitamins.

But vegans frequently have insufficient intake of vitamins such as vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 is exclusively extracted from animal sources. Unlike other vitamins, permanent, sufficient supply is not guaranteed even though the body is able to store B12. Vitamin B12 contributes to the production of red blood cells, to the energy metabolism and to normal functions of the immune system. Furthermore, the micronutrient contributes to the homocysteine metabolism. Insufficient supply of vitamin B12 can lead to elevated homocysteine levels. This is why vegans are recommended to take vitamin B12 in selected dietary supplements.

Calcium can also be a sensible dietary supplement for vegans. After all, foods from animal sources are frequently rich in calcium. They include milk, cheese or yoghurt. If these products are missing from the menu, it is important to take supplements to ensure that blood coagulation, muscle function, signal transmission between the nerve cells and the functions of the digestive enzymes can run smoothly.

Vegans should also pay close attention to zinc. This trace element not only contributes to the preservation of a normal testosterone level, it also influences the fatty acid metabolism, DNA synthesis, fertility and cognitive functions. Zinc from vegetable sources frequently has less bio-availability than zinc from animal sources. Dietary supplements containing this trace element can prove to be very valuable for vegans.


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