Staying Healthy on Plant-Based Diets

1. Plant-based diets include:
   • Semi-Vegetarian - small amounts of animal flesh
   • Vegetarian
     • Lacto-Ovo - no animal flesh.
     • Vegan - no animal flesh, eggs, or dairy products
2. Introduction
   1. I Was Vegan for Awhile, But...
   2. Daily Recommendations
   3. Vegan Multivitamins
3. Nutrients that Need Attention in Vegan and Vegetarian Diets
   1. Vitamin B12
      1. General Info
      2. Vitamin B12: Are You Getting It?
      3. What Every Vegan Should Know about Vitamin B12 by Health Professionals & Vegan Organizations
   2. Omega-3 Fatty Acids
      1. Omega-3 Recommendations
      2. High ALA Sources
      3. The Fatty Acids
      4. High Fat Plant Foods Table
4. Nutrients that Need Attention in Vegan Diets
   1. Bones, Vitamin D, and Calcium
   2. Iodine
5. Other Nutrients
   1. Protein
   2. Non-Protein Amino Acids: Taurine, Carnitine, Creatine
   3. Iron
   4. Vitamin A
   5. Zinc
   6. Selenium
   7. Miscellaneous Nutrients: vitamin B2, vitamin B6, etc.
6. Pregnancy, Infants, Children
   1. General Info
   2. Real Vegan Children