If you're eating a strict
vegan diet the recommendation is to bump up to 0.9 g per kg body weight since some plant - based proteins aren't used by the body as efficiently as animal - based proteins are.
Not exact matches
According to nutrition
recommendations, a
vegan diet should involve a balanced, daily intake of whole grain products, legumes, seeds and nuts as sources of protein, as well as vegetables, fruits, berries and unsaturated fats.
Although
vegan for many years, having recently switched to a WFPB
diet, I have developed a great appreciation for the
recommendations of the researchers in the first study cited in this video.
Studies from the above review are mostly dealing with results from low calorie or very low calorie
diets; if the studies referenced are in line with American standard dietary
recommendations for diabetics, then the fat content by caloric percentage may be 3 - 5 times higher than what a low fat
vegan diet would provide.
Vegan diet can meet all the
recommendations for nutrients.
«a low - fat
vegan diet appeared to improve glycemia and plasma lipids more than did conventional diabetes
diet recommendations» http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2677007/
-- and I did find this MOU between the BDA and the
Vegan Society however it is not a
recommendation but rather an agreement to ensure health professionals are aware that a healthy
Vegan diet can be planned and that they should have sufficient knowledge of the same to «give clients seeking
Vegan - friendly advice the confidence to trust their Dietician».
See
Vegan Outreach for a free copy of Guide To Compassionate Living, which includes «Staying Healthy on Plant - Based
Diets» — a detailed article with
recommendations based on the latest nutrition research.
Dr. Greger There seem to be a lot of mixed
recommendations on the necessity of DHA supplementation even among proponents of whole food
vegan diets.
In addition to Ayurvedic wisdom, extensive clinical experience and the personal experience of being mostly
vegan for the last 23 years (12 of which were 100 %
vegan), I will make some general
recommendations to get you started: It makes complete sense to me that you experienced these symptoms on a nonfat
diet of only potatoes, fruit and vegetables.