Forget paleo, gluten-free or the 5:2 diet: VEGANISM was the most searched for dietary trend of 2016

Forget fast or fad diets, the most popular dietary trend among Australians in 2016 is one that’s been around for quite some time – veganism.

This year has seen a surge in popularity in numerous tricky to maintain eating regimens, many of them touted by celebrities – including paleo and gluten-free.

But according to Google, it was the vegan diet that was the most searched for over the past 12 months.

Data published by Google Trends^[1] showed Australians were the most interested in learning about veganism.

On top: Google Trends found the most searched-for diet trend among Australians in 2016 was veganism

WHAT IS A VEGAN?

While vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, or poultry. vegans, in addition to being vegetarian, do not use other animal products and by-products.

These include goods such as eggs, dairy products, honey, leather, fur, silk, wool, cosmetics, and soaps derived from animal products.

Source: The Vegetarian Resource Group ^[2]

It topped the list of most popular diet-related search terms across the country – with gluten-free coming second.

Far fewer Aussies were searching for information about the paleo (short for paleolithic) diet.

It promotes eating only foods that would have been available in prehistoric times, such as meat, nuts and berries, and excludes food that our ancient ancestors had not become familiar with, such as dairy.

Sugar-free came in fourth and the 5:2 diet, also known as the fast diet, came in last.

Famous vegans are said to include actress Alicia Silverstone, talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and singer Ariana Grande who has previously said: 'I love animals more than I love most people, not kidding.'

However, earlier this month US-based supermarket chain, Whole Foods, predicted that flexitarianism is set to be one of the biggest food trends of 2017.

Flexitarianism - which is basically part-time vegetarianism - seems to be a viable, achievable food attitude.

Trendy: Veganism involves excluding all meat and animal byproducts, such as cheese and eggs, from your diet and lifestyle

Unlike many other nutritional doctrines - it lets you call the shots.

Several high-profile names have already jumped on the flexitarian bandwagon.

First embraced by the likes of Stella and Paul McCartney as far back as 2009, these days everyone from Gwyneth Paltrow and Joanna Lumley to Jamie Oliver are getting on board. 

One of the main benefits of flexitarianism is that it has a whole host of health positives.

Eating less meat has been proven to lower your risk of getting diabetes, cancer and heart disease, while flexitarianism by nature ensures people are eating more vegetables. 

 

 

  

 

 

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1. ^{^} Google Trends (www.google.com.au)
2. ^{^} The Vegetarian Resource Group  (www.vrg.org)