vegan diet and cancer
There was also an association between a vegetarian diet and reduced risk of cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, including the esophagus and stomach, colon and pancreas. When focusing on specific types of vegetarian diets, the vegan diets showed protection for overall cancer incidence also.
HEALTH EFFECTS OF VEGAN DIETS. Vegan diets are usually higher in dietary fiber, magnesium, folic acid, vitamins C and E, iron, and phytochemicals, and they tend to be lower in calories, saturated fat and cholesterol, long-chain nâ3 (omega-3) fatty acids, vitamin D, calcium, zinc, and vitamin B-12 (8).