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Report: Can We Feed 10 Billion People a Healthy Diet?

To stay below the 2-degree mark, the world needs to halt the conversion of high carbon ecosystems to carbon. That starts with what we eat and it will require a three-pronged approach.

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Welcome to the Vegan Capital of the World

A new from Chef’s Pencil has crowned a new vegan capital of the world using Google search data.

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Book Review: How To Go Vegan by Kate Schuler

As we near the end of Veganuary, the annual challenge for non-vegans to go vegan for the month (and hopefully carry it into the rest of the new year), let’s revisit a classic.

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Fast Food’s Not-So-Secret Vegan (and Vegetarian) Menus

Making the most out of a not-so-good thing can feel, well, kinda good, like ordering off of the secret vegan and vegetarian menu at your local fast food joint. It’s not healthy, but at least it’s vegan. Where else can you get a Spicy Potato Soft Taco for $1?

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The Western Diet: Processed Foods and Meats Are Killing Us

Over the years, the Western Diet has created numerous dangers for people who follow it. Unfortunately, many of those people don’t realize they’re harming their body or are unwilling to give up their favorite foods.

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Vegan Weight Loss: Why Veganism Goes Beyond Just Your Diet

Healthy weight loss involves a well-balanced diet, plenty of exercise, and a true understanding of how your actions impact your health. That goes for vegans, too.

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Vegan Snacks to Curb Your Hunger and Stay Healthy

Vegan snacks aren’t as elusive as you might think. After you have a few months of veganism under your belt, you’ll feel more confident about choosing snacks and meals that align with your values.

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The Raw Vegan Diet: Benefits, Drawbacks, and Tips

There’s nothing inherently dangerous about a raw vegan diet. It’s naturally full of antioxidants, anti-inflammatories, and heart-healthy foods. Let’s dive in to the wonders and misconceptions of this diet.

It Was a Record Year for Vegans. Why Are We Still Eating So Much Meat?

Peak meat is a frighteningly high point for the meat industry and a frighteningly low one for vegans. This too will pass. Change starts today. Choose not to eat meat and more importantly, choose to tell someone why they should too.

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Vegan Health: What You Need to Know About the Vegan Diet

Vegan health is an important topic for everyone, even if you’re not quite vegan yet. The more you learn about your food choices as well as other things that impact your health, such as exercise and sleep, the better your transition will be.

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Book Review: Protest Kitchen by Carol J. Adams and Virginia Messina

Do you have the tools you need to fight? Protest Kitchen: Fight Injustice, Save the…

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Book Review: Nourishment by Fred Provenza

The shortest line to draw between humankind and nature is what we eat. Read this book and you’ll surely be convinced of that.

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Book Review: Vegan Reset: The 28-Day Plan to Kickstart Your Healthy Lifestyle by Kim-Julie Hansen

Incremental change is the key to success for new vegans, especially those susceptible to their old ways. With enough practice, incremental change leads to incremental success.

Becoming Vegan: What You Need to Know to Make the Change

Becoming vegan is one of the best ways in which you can contribute to a…

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Thanksgiving Is for Vegans, Too

Thanksgiving presents an opportunity for vegans to share their passion for food with friends and family. Vegans are turkey lovers in their own way, but they might have reservations about a holiday bird roast Americans casually refer to as Turkey Day.

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The World Needs More Vegan Chefs. Here’s Where to Look.

Vegan chefs are in high demand at the moment, so high that restaurants in London…

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Billion Vegans: The New Vegan Marketplace

There is an Amazon for vegans, and it’s helping to define what we’re calling the…

Going Vegan: What You Need to Know to Make the Change

People talk about going vegan all the time, but what does it really mean to…

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The Flexitarian Phenomenon

Animals are suffering. The climate is on the brink. People are dying from preventable diseases, and it all starts with what we eat.

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What Is a Vegan and Why You Should Consider Veganism

Becoming a vegan isn’t as tough as people think, and it certainly doesn’t make you sick or weak. It’s simply a decision you make to improve your health and protect animals from needless slaughter.

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80% of Millennials Choose Alternatives to Meat

Guess who eats the most alternatives to meat, millennials or non-millennials? Okay, that was a…

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Is Vegetarianism Healthy?

Throughout history, there have been doubts about the health benefits of vegetarianism. In the 1980s,…

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Read This Book: Genius Foods

Push Doctor/Flickr This one’s for the health nuts. In Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and…

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Organic Plant-Based Burgers Coming to Amazon Fresh

After selling over 1 million burgers in less than 60 days, Don Lee Farms’ Organic…

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More Than Half of Chefs Add Vegan Options to Menus

51% of chefs added vegan options to their menus in 2018, and it’s paying off!…

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Vegans Are 15% Less Likely to Get Cancer

New research found that being vegetarian or vegan significantly lowers the risk of heart disease…

Americans Are Eating More Meat Than Ever

The average American ate more meat in 2017 than ever, and meat-eating Americans are on…

What Does It Mean to Be Vegetarian or Vegan?

Many different forms of vegetarianism exists but at its core it is defined as a…

U.S. Latinos Embracing Vegan-Mexican Cuisine

Vox: There are 311 threatened species protected under the Endangered Species Act. The Trump Administration wants to narrow the definition of “threatened” to a case-by-case basis and bar the sage grouse and burying beetle from the endangered species list for 10 years.

NPR: Latinos are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than whites. Their families (and family restaurants) are rallying around them and going vegan.

WeWork Bans Meat

WeWork’s meat ban could save 15,507,103 animals and 445 million pounds of CO2 emissions and…