Vegan Nutrition Guide
The essential vegan nutrition primer, written by Virginia Messina, MPH RD
Key Nutrients
Vitamin B-12
Vegans can easily meet their needs with an inexpensive supplement. Here's why it's crucial to get your B-12.
Calcium
Dairy isn't the only good source of calcium. On a per-calorie basis, several vegan foods actually deliver substantially more calcium.
Omega 3
While it's true that most vegan foods lack omega 3 fats, here are some rich plant-based sources of this essential fatty acid.
Vitamin Buyers' Guide
Why take chances with your health? Make sure you’re getting the key nutrients of interest to vegans with these low-cost recommendations.
Exercise and Better Health for Vegans
Fitness Guide
Don't let yourself be sedentary! Discover more than a dozen fun and easy ways to get the physical activity you need.
Weight Loss
Learn how a sensibly-planned vegan diet, coupled with moderate physical activity, can help you to achieve a healthy body weight.
Vegan Athletes
A vegan diet can fuel the highest levels of fitness. Some of the world's most accomplished athletes follow a vegan diet.
Vegan Bodybuilding
Not long ago, the world’s top bodybuilders subsisted largely on meat, milk protein, and eggs. Vegans have shattered longstanding myths that animal-based foods are required to achieve elite results.
Vegan Pregnancy Guide
The essential guide to proper nutrition for vegans before and during pregnancy, written by top expert Reed Mangels Ph.D., RD.
Optimize Your Diet
Protein-Rich Vegan Foods
You can easily meet your protein needs on a vegan diet. Get acquainted with the richest plant-based protein sources.
Organic Foods
Organic labels denote a wide range of growing practices. Learn how to get the most sustainably grown food without overpaying.
Gluten-Free Diets
Definitive info for vegans who need to avoid gluten-containing foods. Includes recommended products & cookbooks.
More Vegan Health Information
Plant-Strong Diets
The term plant-strong was popularized by triathlete, former firefighter, best-selling author, and long-time vegan Rip Esselstyn. It refers to a diet made up primarily of
A Vegan Dietitian Reviews “What the Health”
By Virginia Messina, MPH, RD As a vegan health professional, I am sometimes mortified to be associated with the junk science that permeates our community.
Vegan Iron
Iron is an essential nutrient required to build hemoglobin molecules that are present in red blood cells. People who don’t consume enough iron develop anemia,