純素飲食的健康益處大綱

November is vegan month and is dedicated to spreading awareness about vegan eating and lifestyle. People presume vegans to be fringe eaters depriving themselves of proper nutrition, but a vegan diet has all the necessary ingredients to keep one strong and healthy.

11月是素食者之月，人們致力於傳播對純素飲食和生活方式的認識。人們認爲素食者是邊緣食者，認爲他們剝奪了自己獲得適當營養的權利，但純素飲食含有使人體強壯健康的所有必要成分。

Disease-fighting

抵抗疾病

A vegan diet reduces the risk of developing chronic degenerative diseases like obesity, high blood pressure and type-2 diabetes due to lower intake of saturated fats. Saturated fats are mostly found in fatty meats and poultry besides dairy products.

由於純素飲食攝入更少的飽和脂肪，因此降低了人們患慢性退行性疾病的風險，比如肥胖、高血壓和2型糖尿病。除了奶製品，肥肉和家禽含有的飽和脂肪最多。

Healthy heart

健康的心臟

Vegans consume no animal fat or cholesterol, thus there are less chances of them developing cardiovascular diseases (which kill over five million people annually). You can even reverse some of the harm done to your heart besides boosting by going vegan.

素食者不攝入動物脂肪或膽固醇，因此不太可能患心血管疾病（每年因心血管疾病離世的人達500萬以上）。吃素食還可以扭轉一些已經對心臟造成的傷害。

Prevents cancer

預防癌症

Vegetarian and vegan diets are considered to be cancer protective. In particular, a vegan diet prevents certain types of cancer including colon, breast, prostate, stomach, lung and esophageal cancer.

人們認爲素菜和純素飲食可預防癌症。純素飲食尤其能預防特定癌症，包括結腸癌、乳腺癌、前列腺癌、胃癌、肺癌和食管癌。

Mission fitness

健身任務

If getting back in shape is your goal, then you can lose weight without counting calories or carbohydrates and without measuring portions or feeling hungry.

如果你的目標是回到理想身材，那吃素食就可以減肥，而且不用計算卡路里或碳水化合物含量、也不用計算份額、更不會感到飢餓。

Increased life span

壽命延長

According to a 30-year study of more than 600 Japanese centenarians, the secret to their longevity was a low-calorie diet of unrefined complex carbohydrates, fiber-rich fruits, vegetables, and soy.

根據日本一項對600多名百歲老人進行的爲期30年的研究，他們長壽的祕訣就是攝入非精製複合碳水化合物低卡飲食、纖維豐富的水果、蔬菜和大豆。

Check on toxins

控制毒素

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), estimates that nearly 95 percent of the pesticide residue in diet comes from meat, fish and dairy products. Going vegan can help check the intake of harmful toxins in the body.

美國環保署估計，食物中近95%的農藥殘留來自於肉類、魚類和乳製品。吃素食可以控制體內有害毒素的攝入量。

Boost to immunity

增強免疫力

A vegan diet is full of foods that boost immunity, such as fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, beans, and soy products.

純素飲食富含提高免疫力的食物，包括新鮮的水果、蔬菜、全穀物、堅果、豆類和豆製品。

Natural anti-carcinogens

天然抗致癌物質

Fruits and vegetables are laced with phytochemicals - anthocyanins and carotenoids, which have anti-cancer effects in general.

水果和蔬菜含有植物化學成分--花青素和類胡蘿蔔素，一般具有抗癌作用。

Prevent neuro diseases

預防神經疾病

Berries, herbs and spices, and green vegetables are rich sources of anti-oxidants. Consumption of these products in apt amounts decreases the onset of cerebral diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

漿果、草本和調料以及綠色蔬菜都富含抗氧化劑。適當攝入這些產品會降低阿爾茲海默症和帕金森症等腦疾病的發病機率。

Detoxifies body

給身體排毒

Compared to vegetarian diets, vegan diets tend to contain less saturated fat and more dietary fiber, which helps detoxify the body naturally.

相比素菜飲食，純素飲食往往含有更少的飽和脂肪和更多的膳食纖維，這能夠自然地給身體排毒。