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Potentially Critical Nutrients In an Omnivore Diet
Not only are there critical nutrients in a vegan diet, but nutrients can also become critical in an omnivore diet. In our modern world, where most products are highly processed or farmed, it is increasingly difficult to get all the nutrients in sufficient quantities. In addition to the nutrients that are critical in a vegan diet, others are added in an omnivore diet.
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Vitamin E
Vitamin E is also known as tocopherol. It is a collective term for different types of tocopherols. Due to the modern western diet, vitamin E is one of the critical nutrients in an omnivore diet. In this article you will learn the most important facts about vitamin E and what you can do to get enough of it.
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Vitamin C
Vitamin C, is also called ascorbic acid. It is a collective term for L-ascorbic acid and its derivatives (modified forms). Vitamin C is one of the critical nutrients in an omnivore diet, due to the modern western diet. To ensure sufficient intake, certain food groups and their storage and preparation must be taken into account. In this article you will learn the most important facts about vitamin C and what you can do to get enough of it.
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Vitamin B1
Vitamin B1, is also called thiamine. It is a collective term for various compounds with a thiamine effect. As another B vitamin, vitamin B1 is one of the critical nutrients in an omnivore diet, as it is often in short supply in the modern western diet. To ensure sufficient intake, certain food groups need to be taken into account. In this article you will learn the most important facts about vitamin B1 and what you can do to get enough of it.
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Phytochemicals
Phytochemicals are only found in plant-based (especially organic) foods, which is why they are often neglected in the modern Western diet. In this article you will learn the most important facts about phytochemicals and what you can do to get enough of them.
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Magnesium
Magnesium is one of the minerals that are important for the human body. It is a critical nutrient in the omnivore diet. To ensure sufficient intake, certain food groups and their preparation must be taken into account. In this post, you will learn the most important facts about magnesium in a practical way and what you can do to get enough of it.
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Folic Acid
Vitamin B9, is often also called folic acid. It is a collective term for various folic acids. As another B vitamin, vitamin B9 is one of the critical nutrients in an omnivore diet. To ensure sufficient intake, certain food groups and their storage and preparation must be taken into account. In this post you will learn the most important facts about folic acid and what you can do to get enough of it.
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Unsaturated Fatty Acids
Fats are among the macronutrients. In an omnivore diet, unsaturated fatty acids are among the critical nutrients. Too few unsaturated fatty acids are consumed. Omega-3 fatty acids are unsaturated fatty acids and are also critical nutrients. In this post you will learn the most important facts about unsaturated fatty acids.
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Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a critical nutrient in omnivore dieters. Not because they take in too little of it, but too much. Sometimes too-much of one substance can also lead to critical amounts. Find out what it’s all about in this post.
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Fibre
Dietary fibres are found in unprocessed plant foods, which is why they are often neglected in the modern Western diet. In this post you will learn the most important facts about dietary fibre and what you can do to get enough of it.
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Potentially critical nutrients in the vegan diet
In most cases, natural and wholesome plant-based foods have more nutrients and fewer calories than animal products. In principle, almost all nutrients can be covered by a well-planned, whole-food, vegan diet.
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Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Fats are one of the macronutrients. Omega-3 fatty acids are a specific group of fatty acids that are considered critical nutrients in the vegan diet. In this post you will learn the most important facts about omega-3 fatty acids and what you can do to get enough of them.
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Protein
Protein is one of the macro nutrients. Although it is found in all plants, it is often considered a critical nutrient in the vegan diet because it omits animal protein. In this post you will learn the most important facts about protein and what you can do to get enough of it.
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Iodine
Iodine is one of the critical nutrients. To ensure sufficient intake, certain foods and their composition must be taken into account. In this article you will learn the most important facts about iodine and what you can do to get enough of it.
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Selenium
Selenium is one of the critical nutrients in a vegan diet. To ensure sufficient intake, certain foods and their origins must be taken into account. In this article you will learn the most important facts about selenium and what you can do to get enough of it.
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Calcium
Calcium is one of the critical nutrients in a vegan diet. To ensure sufficient intake, certain food groups and their preparation must be taken into account. In this article you will learn the most important facts about calcium and what you can do to get enough of it.
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Vitamin B2
Vitamin B2 is another B vitamin that is one of the critical nutrients in a vegan diet. To ensure sufficient intake, certain food groups and their storage and preparation must be taken into account. In this post you will learn the most important facts about vitamin B2 and what you can do to get enough of it.
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Zinc
Zinc is an essential trace element. It is officially considered a critical nutrient in vegan diets. As the body does not have a store, zinc needs to be taken in regularly. In this post you will learn the most important facts about zinc and what you can do to promote its intake.
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Iron
Vegans are basically sufficiently supplied with iron. It is possible to cover the iron intake requirements through the diet, as long as the inhibiting substances are reduced. The iron status is in the lower normal range, but this can have positive effects. Menstruating women are candidates for the risk group regardless of their diet. In this article you will learn the most important facts about iron and what you can do to prevent a deficiency.
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Vitamin D
The sun vitamin. Vitamin D deficiency can occur in all people. Vitamin D is produced by the body itself as long as the skin is exposed to the sun. From October to March, the sun's rays are too weak for the body to be able to produce vitamin D. In this blog post you will learn the most important facts about vitamin D and what you can do to prevent a deficiency.
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Vitamin B12
A vitamin B12 deficiency can occur in vegans, vegetarians and mixed foodists (from the age of 50). Vitamin B12 is an essential substance for our body as it plays a role in many points. Therefore, a deficiency can have serious consequences. In this fact sheet you will learn the most important facts about vitamin B12 and what you can do to prevent a deficiency.
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Social advantages
70% of the world’s soybean crop is processed into feed. In the process, 65-90% is lost to processing losses. This means, for example, it takes 7 kg of grain to produce 1 kg of beef. Mathematically, with reduced meat consumption, more grain and other foods could be used to feed humanity, and minimizing world hunger would be possible. Those who prefer to distort low-processed foods prepare them fresh. In the longer term, this leads to better knowledge of food, which contributes to one’s own food culture. This promotes appreciation and creates greater freedom in creativity; cooking becomes a social experience. Certain organic labels do not allow feed imports or have…
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Ecological advantages
In the production of plant-based foods, the consumption of energy and resources is significantly lower than in the production of animal products. Primary consumption is lower because fewer resources are used for fertilizers, processing, storage and transportation. Only the greenhouse performs poorly. The main energy supplier is the sun. Water consumption is also lower. It takes 1800 liters to produce 1 kg of wheat, and 15,400 liters to produce 1 kg of beef. Furthermore, there are no processing losses with plant-based foods, as they can be consumed directly. In comparison, it takes 7 kg of grain to produce 1 kg of beef. Organic farming aims to keep the farm’s nutrient…
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Health advantages
The whole-food plant-based diet is a vegan form of nutrition based on the principles of whole-food nutrition. The focus is placed on unprocessed, plant-based foods as far as possible, which have been produced organically, regionally and seasonally or, in the case of foods from developing countries, come from fair trade. The whole plant-based diet is intended to promote a high quality of life (health and wholesomeness), animal suffering-free food industry, protection of the environment, fair economic relations and social justice worldwide. I would like to explain the benefits of this form of nutrition in more detail here. Plant-based foods have a favorable ratio of essential nutrients to food energy. That…