A vegan diet can be extremely healthy but depending on your meal plans, it may also cause certain nutrient deficiencies including B12 and calcium.

They look wholesome, they sound virtuous—but under the label, they’re just junk food in a plant-based disguise.

Share on Pinterest Many plant-based proteins are less digestible and may have lower concentrations of one or more essential amino acids. Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Getty Images Vegans who meet their daily ...

The vegan "Skinny Bitch" diet books are best-sellers, vegan staples such as tempeh and tofu can be purchased at just about any supermarket, and some chain restaurants eagerly promote their plant-only ...

A Harvard medical student recently went vegan as a health experiment — and the results were surprising. Plant-based diets have been heralded for their health benefits — but Nick Norwitz, 25, ...