What's the difference between vegan and a raw vegan?

Question

I'm thinking of going on a diet and just wanna know, will there be much of a difference in my results if i where to choose just vegan instead of raw vegan??

Answer 1

Diet Ethics evolves in-line with intellectual & spiritual status of individuals :

Paleolithic diet

Carnivorous / Cannibalism

Omnivorous diet

Vegetarian

**Vegan**

**Raw Vegan**

Fruitarian / Sproutarian

Breatharian

VEGANISM

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Veganism is a lifestyle that seeks to exclude the use of animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose. Vegans endeavor not to use or consume animal products of any kind. The most common reasons for becoming a vegan are ethical commitment or moral convictions concerning animal rights, the environment, human health, and spiritual or religious concerns. Of particular concern are the practices involved in factory farming and animal testing, and the intensive use of land and other resources required for animal farming.

Vegan diets (sometimes called strict or pure vegetarian diets) are a subset of vegetarian diets, which are credited with lowering the risk of colon cancer, heart attack, high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, prostate cancer, and stroke.

RAW VEGANISM

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Raw veganism is a diet which combines veganism and raw foodism. It excludes all food of animal origin, and all food cooked above 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit). A raw vegan diet includes raw vegetables and fruits, nuts and nut pastes, grain and legume sprouts, seeds, plant oils, sea vegetables, herbs, and fresh juices. There are many different versions of the diet, including fruitarianism, sproutarianism, etc. Although some advocate a diet of only fruit, or only vegetables, generally it is agreed that a well balanced raw vegan diet, containing moderate amounts of all of the above foods, is the best for good health. Sometimes the definition of a raw vegan diet is loosened to include vegan diets with at least 75% raw foods.

Answer 2

Veganism is taking this weird turn for weight loss, I'm not sure why it's happening.  Too many copies of "Skinny *****" floating around perhaps?   In any case, it's not just a diet, it's a lifestyle.  

If you want to become vegan, great, good for you.  You will most definitely lose weight because you are cutting a good amount of fat from your diet.  We vegans cook our food, raw vegans on the other hand, do not.  Raw diets can be good for you but it's sometimes hard on the system due to fibrous veggies and fruits.  If you are going to try to go raw, I would suggest steaming your veggies at least a little bit before eating them.  

Good luck to you!

Answer 3

Well isn't that obvious??? A vegan can cook the foods they eat but raw vegans eat there food raw. I mean if your aiming to lose weight either would work in losing weight just make sure you eat enough so that when you go back to eating what ever it is that you eat you don't gain all your weight back!

Answer 4

Niether is a "diet" (as in weight-loss plan.)  To lose weight, simply burn more calories than you consume.

Vegan means you don't eat, use, wear, purchase or otherwise consume anything of animal origin.  Vegans eat fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts, seeds, herbs, spices, fungi like mushrooms and yeast, oils, and everything made from them.  Vegans cook and bake, like most people do.

Raw vegans also eat only plant foods, but raw.  Nothing is heated over (I believe) 118 degrees under the belief that heat destroys beneficial enzymes.