History of Veganism
In the mid of 1944’s the Vegan Society was established by Donald Watson and Elsie Shrigley in order to include dairy in vegan diet.
In United States the first Vegan Society was originated in 1948 by Dr Catherine Nimmo and Rubin Abramowitz.
In 1960 American Vegan Society established by Dinshah
The Movement For Compassionate Living was established by former Vegan Society assistant Kathleen Jannaway Twenty nine years ago to support sustainable living and self-sufficiency in addition to Veganism.
In present, there are lots of vegan societies globally, such as national societies in Australia, India, New Zealand, and South Africa.
In 1993, the advocacy organization which would become The Vagn Outreach was established by Matt Ball and Jack Norris in 1993.
Every Year at November 1 “World vegan Day” is celebrated.
Issues About Veganism
Many of us have this question Is Vegan Diet is sufficient for your Health
Vegan diets according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) if properly planned are healthy and have been found to satisfy healthy needs. However if it is badly planned then it will be bad for the health as it will lack the other necessary healthy value. Vegetarians are suggested to plan their diet appropriately and take healthy products. Dietary Associations in the world facilitates this claim. However there is a warning among children and expecting women.
Where do you get protein supplement if you are a vegan?
As per USDA there are many other nutrients which are taken as supplements for a "Vegan Diet".
Protein:
The vegetables like beans, nuts, nut butters, peas and soy products like (tofu, tempeh, and veggie burgers) are good source of protein.
The lacto-ovo vegetarians can also have milk and eggs as they are also good source of protein.
Iron:
The function of iron is to carry oxygen in blood. Vegan people can include iron-fortified breakfast cereals, spinach, kidney beans, black-eyed peas, lentils, turnip greens, molasses, peas, whole wheat breads and dried fruits like apricots, prunes and raisins in their diet.
Calcium:
Vegan include fortified breakfast cereals, soy products like tofu, soy-based beverages, orange juice and dark green leafy vegetables like collard greens, turnip greens, bok choy, and mustard greens. The lacto vegetarians can also have milk as is one of the excellent sources of calcium.
Zinc:
Zinc is a good source of biochemical reactions which helps to improve the function of immune system. And for this Vegan include white beans, kidney beans, chickpeas, zinc-loaded breakfast cereals, wheat germ, and pumpkin seeds as they are loaded with zinc.
Vitamin B12:
Actually vitamin B12 is found in animal products but the good thing is that it is also found in some natural product so that vegan people can gain vitamin B12 form it. It is found in breakfast cereals, soy-based beverages, veggie burgers, and nutritional yeast.
