The 25th annual Great American Meatout, a nationwide event orchestrated by the Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM), is Friday, March 20. Similar in premise to the Great American Smokeout, the Meatout is a day for people to kick their unhealthy addiction to meat. Various festivities are being held around the world on and around the [...]
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Beat the “Freshmen Fifteen” With a Vegan Diet
The “Freshman 15,” as the dreaded first-year student “spread” is known, is not an inevitable part of college life. You can beat the “Freshman 15” (or 20 or 30) simply by making healthy lifestyle choices— namely, by eating a vegan diet. Unlike meat, eggs, and dairy products, vegan foods are low in fat and calories [...]
Vegan Food for Thought about Climate Change
Good news. Several environmental, vegetarian, and animal advocacy groups have just joined forces to form the Veg Climate Alliance. Their goal is to teach people that “a global shift to vegetarianism is necessary to avoid rapidly approaching catastrophic climatic conditions and other environmental threats.” Amen to that. There is overwhelming evidence linking meat and other [...]