plant-based diets
Meatless nutritional regimens
Plant-based diets emphasize foods derived from plants—vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, nuts—while minimizing or excluding animal products.
The term covers a spectrum from flexitarian eating to strict veganism.
Unlike "vegan," which often carries ethical commitments, plant-based typically focuses on health or environmental benefits: She switched to a plant-based diet after her heart attack.
- veganismComplete animal product abstention
- going veganAdopting animal-free diet
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
- animal welfareNon-human health and treatment
- antioxidantsSubstances counteracting oxidative damage
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