The health benefits of going vegan include.
Lower A1C levels.
Lower risk of diabetes.
Lower risk of developing certain types of cancer.
Lower risk of heart disease, heart attack, stroke.
Lower cholesterol levels.
And aiding in weight loss and preventing weight gain.
A vegan diet excludes all meat and animal products (meat, poultry, fish, seafood, dairy and eggs), whereas a vegetarian diet excludes meat, poultry, fish and seafood.
However, there are a few variations of a vegetarian diet that depend on whether you eat or exclude eggs, dairy and fish.
A vegetarian eats no meat at all, including poultry or fish.
A lacto-ovo vegetarian eats dairy products and eggs.
A lacto vegetarian eats dairy products but not eggs.
An ovo vegetarian eats eggs but not dairy products.
Lacto-vegetarian diets exclude meat, fish, poultry and eggs, as well as foods that contain them.
Dairy products, such as milk, cheese, yogurt and butter, are included.
Ovo-vegetarian diets exclude meat, poultry, seafood and dairy products, but allow eggs.