What is a fatfree vegan diet?
People who follow a fat-free vegan diet (technically a very low-fat diet) eat no animal products or added oils; most either limit or eliminate high-fat plant foods such as nuts, seeds, avocados, and coconuts. All foods contain some fats, so there is no such thing as a completely fat-free diet, nor is one desirable. The body needs fat, but it’s best to get it from healthy sources such as nuts, seeds, avocados, beans, and the trace amounts that are in all fruits and vegetables. Furthermore, recent studies have suggested that our bodies absorb the nutrients from vegetables better when we ingest some fat at the same time, so it’s wise to include some healthy fats in salads. (For more information, see Dr.
