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Millions of Amazon animals die to satisfy Europe's demand for meat
EATING meat in the UK contributes to the death of animals in the Amazon Rainforest – many of them endangered, according to a new campaign being promoted this month.
Millions are ignorant about causes of cancer
Millions of Britons are increasing their chances of getting cancer because they do not know that alcohol, processed meat and poor diet can cause the disease. Many people are confused about what raises or reduces someone's likelihood of becoming a victim of the country's second biggest killer.
Check out this story on www.guardian.co.uk.
Chinese Annual Vegetarian Festival
People taking part in the Chinese Annual Vegetarian Festival pierce themselves with knives, guns, spades and trees as a ritualistic self-infliction of pain.
Check out this story on www.thesun.co.uk.
Shun meat, says UN climate chief
People should consider eating less meat as a way of combating global warming, says the UN's top climate scientist.
Check out this story on news.bbc.co.uk.
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Sir Paul McCartney - love for McCartney turns shevell off meat
Sir Paul McCartney’s girlfriend Nancy Shevell has given up meat in an effort to prove she is serious about her relationship with the animal lover.
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Keep an eye on your crumpets!
Don't you love crumpets with a dollop of marg and maybe some peanut butter? Yum! These bread products always appeared to be vegan in the past, whatever packaging they were in. But no longer. Activeg tells you which ones to look out for...
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Tibits vegetarian restaurant opens in London
Photo: bricolage108
The Swiss vegetarian restaurant concept Tibits is today launching in London’s Heddon Street with its unique ‘weigh and pay’ concept of dining.
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Australia: Environment turning middle-class vegan
That the late, great Barry White was vegan might come as a surprise to meat-lovers who equate veganism with malnourished, pasty physiques.
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Vegan Diet Improves Diet Quality, Cardiovascular Disease Risk, and Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes
A low-fat vegan diet is associated with better diet quality, weight management, and blood glucose control compared to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) dietary recommendations for diabetes, according to a study by PCRM researchers published in the October 2008 Journal of the American Dietetic Association.