Plant-based diet

A plant-based diet is one based on vegetables, grains, legumes and fruit, with little or no animal products (including dairy).^[1] It can refer to:

• Vegan diet: a plant-based diet with no food from animal sources. The term veganism refers to the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products for any reason.

• Fruitarianism: a form of vegan diet, in which meals consist primarily of fruit.
• Raw veganism: a form of vegan diet, in which food is uncooked or only dehydrated.

• Vegetarianism: a plant-based diet that may include eggs, milk, and cheese.
• Semi-vegetarianism: a plant-based diet with occasional inclusion of meat products.^[2]
• Macrobiotic diet: a plant-based diet with occasional seafood.
• Nutritarian: a person who eats as many micronutrients per calorie as possible, primarily from vegetables and fresh fruits, and avoids processed foods.

See also

• The China Study (2005)
• Forks over Knives (2011)
• Herbivore: an animal that is anatomically adapted to eat plants, not meat.
• Whole foods
• Saliva testing for assessing cardiovascular health benefit of plant-based diets

References

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