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1. Vegan diets are higher in dietary fiber, magnesium, folic acid, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Iron and Phytochemicals
2. Vegan diets are lower in Calories, Saturated Fat and Cholesterol
3. Vegans enjoy a lower risk of Cardiovascular Disease
4. Vegans enjoy a lower rate of obesity
5. Vegans enjoy a lower rate of type 2 diabetes
6. Vegans enjoy a lower rate of some cancers
7. A vegan diet increases the intake of health protective nutrients
8. A vegan diet decreases the intake of foods implicated in many chronic diseases
9. Vegans are thinner than meat eaters and vegetarians
10. Vegans have lower total and LDL cholesterol vegetarians
11. Vegans have lower blood pressure than vegetarians
12. Vegans who consume at least 525 mg calcium per day have the same bone density and bone fracture rate as omnivores. This disputes claims otherwise.
13. Vegans who eat a wide variety of food show no deficiency in vitamin D or iron. This disputes claims otherwise.
14. Vegans who eat B12 fortified foods or take B12 supplements are no more B12 deficient than omnivores. This disputes claims otherwise.
15. The muscle mass of Vegans is comparable to that of vegetarians and omnivores.
16. In every large, peer reviewed study to date, vegans have shown better overall health compared to omnivores.
17. In every large, peer reviewed study to date, vegans have been shown to have a better mood and outlook on life than omnivores.
18. In every diet based disease prevention study to date, the vegan diet did no worse than any other diet at preventing disease. And in most cases it did much better than other diets.
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