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Amongst the many good reasons for adopting a vegan diet is the quest for good health. It is now well established that the levels of saturated fat and cholesterol in meat and dairy products make them a bad choice for good health. For details on the links between dairy products and heart disease have a look at Dairy Products and Health.

Other health-related information that vegans need to know includes which commonly used products contain animal ingredients. Pharmaceutical companies are somewhat reticent when it comes to giving out details of their product ingredients and medicines will usually have been tested on animals, so many vegans find alternative forms of healthcare, such as homeopathy, are better suited to their needs. We have a list of the main UK agencies for the major types of alternative healthcare and a list of vegan healthcare professionals, so you know who to contact to find out more.