@article{article_847494, title={Evaluation of vegan nutrition in regards to health}, journal={Sağlık Akademisyenleri Dergisi}, volume={8}, pages={163–168}, year={2021}, author={Akbulut, Şeyma and Yeşilkaya, Burcu}, keywords={Vegan, Besin, diyet}, abstract={Introduction and Objective: Veganism is refusing to use any animal food, clothing, and other products. In other words, veganism is a strict form of vegetarianism. Veganism is avoiding all food of animal origin including dairy products and egg. Vegan diet increases over the past decades. Adequate and balanced nutrition is possible with a well-planned vegan diet in every stage of life (childhood, pregnancy, adulthood etc.). Vegan diet consists of grains, legumes (including soy and derived products), fruit and vegetables, nuts and seeds, vegetable oils, herbs, and spices. Plant-based food are proved to be healing and protective for health. However, avoidance of animal products may lead to some nutrition deficiencies. The purpose of this review is to examine the literature on adequate and balanced nutrition of vegans. Material and Method: The titles mentioned in the review emphasized the importance of nutrients in vegan individuals. The nutritional elements that are mostly observed to be deficient in vegan individuals whose diet is very restricted and not designed well are iron, vitamin D and B₁₂, calcium, zinc, omega-3-fatty-acid. It is widely known that chronic nutrient deficiency may lead to a variety of health problems. Nevertheless, it is possible to avoid these deficiencies if plant-based nutrition is adequate and balanced. Conclusion: Vegan diets that restrict calorie-intake, quit one or more food group, inattentive to crucial nutritent cannot be accepted as balanced and could lead to serious health consequences.}, number={2}, publisher={Dünya Kongre}