Vegan Chef Eddy Garza Gives Nutrition Advice

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Having obesity problems and even acne are conflicts that, according to renowned chef Eddy Garza, could be solved if you stop consuming meat and animal products. What does being vegan consist of? The Mexican author of the book ¡Salud! Vegan mexican cookbook tells us all the details. They cheer up?

How did you decide to be vegan?

When I was 21 I was weighing 310 pounds, I am short, I was obese. I suffered from many conditions that were part of obesity. His ankles were injured, he was prediabetic, he had breathing problems. Then I learned how to eat healthier. He ate more fruit, vegetables, and less meat. After five years I became a vegan and lost half the weight of what I weighed, I lost 150 pounds, so my book is 150 recipes that represent the pounds I lost.

What kind of food do you prepare?

I was born in Texas. I learned [my] kitchen from my grandmother who is from Guanajuato, Mexico, she is totally from Guanajuato.

What does being vegan consist of?

I'm going to explain how I said to my mom, 'Mom, think about this, every year during Lent we don't eat meat on Fridays, we eat plant-based, that's being vegan.' We do not eat any animal products, all that comes from the land are vegan things and there is a lot that the land offers us such as corn, pumpkins, beans and many vegetables that do our body good.

Why do you recommend people to be vegan?

One of the benefits is to [improve] health, many people are not eating enough fiber. [Other] people also don't want animals to suffer, and on factory farms animals suffer. [Some] who practice yoga are vegan and say that helps their minds be clear. Many people who eliminate dairy stop having skin problems like acne.

What is the difference between vegan and vegetarian?

Vegan is the original vegetarian, he does not eat any animal product.