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• Vegan food does not incorporate any animal products at all; it avoids meat and fish as well as eggs, dairy, and sometimes honey depending on how strictly the cook defines veganism. Vegan food also avoids foods processed using animal products, such as white sugar (as bone char is used to bleach it) and beer and wine that is clarified with isinglass (derived from fish) or other animal proteins. Some vegans even avoid commercial bread, as the dough conditioner L-cysteine is made from human hair or duck feathers.

• Fast Facts

  1. U.S. vegans: About 1 million http://www.happycow.net/blog/?p=133
  2. Easy vegan meals: Vegan cooking is no more difficult than omnivorous http://vegweb.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=c5...
  3. Famous vegans: Natalie Portman, Alicia Silverstone, Paul McCartney, Fiona Apple, Dennis Kucinich, Woody Harrelson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_veg...
  4. Term "vegan" coined by Vegan Society http://www.vegansociety.com/newsroom/ind...

• Types of vegan cuisine

  1. Veganism: Only plant-based foods
  2. Raw Veganism: Plant-based foods that are raw, or cooked at a temperature below 115 degrees Farenheit
  3. Fruitarianism: Ripe fruits of plants or trees only

• Common Health Topics

  Despite a healthy diet, sometimes vegans need to supplement certain nutrients, such as the following:

  1. Vitamin B12
  2. Vitamin D
  3. Iodine
  4. Omega-3 fatty acids

  
  

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