Nutritionists Austria and America - for veganism

Medical insurance is recommended vegan vegetarian diet

Nutritionists Austria and America - for veganism

Obesity, type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease and many other so-called diseases of civilization rapidly gaining momentum in Western countries.
They are closely related to the way of life: in addition to the low mobility, smoking and consumption of spirits, the use of animal products has played an important role in the development of diseases. For medicine, this means the high cost of treatment, hospitalization, sickness benefits and costs for drugs. Based on this fact, the largest US health insurance company American Health Insurance Kaiser Permanente strongly recommends that to prevent disease and improve the quality of life of patients vegetarian - vegan vegetarian - diet

. Health Benefits

Benefits in accordance with the transition to a vegan lifestyle recommended by leading health insurer Kaiser Permanente:

• Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease
• The long duration of life
• Lower level: cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar
• Healthy weight
• Reducing the risk of cancer and diabetes
• Blocking the development of cancerous diseases
• Reducing the risk of rheumatoid arthritis
• Reducing the number of drugs
• Reduced costs
food products • Environmental benefits

Advice to doctors

Because of the significant health benefits, doctors should, in accordance with the recommendations of Kaiser Permanente, «food update for clinicians: vegetable diet» (Nutritional Update for Physicians: Plant-Based Diets), published on the Public Health Institute website also recommended that all plant-based diet. This can benefit many: it is possible to limit the number of medicines for reducing body weight and reducing the risk of certain diseases such as cancer and coronary heart disease. Especially beneficial vegan, strictly vegetarian diet for patients with obesity, type II diabetes, high blood pressure, lipid disorders and cardiovascular diseases that can affect it.

Austrian doctors also approve of a vegetarian diet.

Public health insurance Austria stands for vegetarian and vegan diets. In his podcast, entitled "Healthy Living without meat - for vegetarians and vegans» (www.poddoktor.at/media/mp3/PodDoktor_Folge_76.mp3 - in German) refers to the benefits of plant-based diets. So Prof. Dr. Vidhalm (Widhalm), professor emeritus of nutritional medicine and head of the Power Department at the Medical University of Vienna said: "The fact that vegetarians live longer, live better, obviously. They have fewer comorbidities, lower blood pressure, fewer heart attacks. »

18-page booklet, which can be downloaded in PDF format (in English. Language), explains the benefits of a vegan diet, and gives many practical tips this power transition. In addition to planning the power provided information on the main nutrients.

Source www.vegan.at/inhalt/krankenkasse-empfiehlt-vegane-ernaehrung
Austria
Translation: Natalia Smirnova

The largest US health insurance company American Health Insurance Kaiser Permanente