| Good question and it's one I used to ask myself. | | | | animals are bred, reared, transported and killed |
| Most people who turn to a vegetarian diet, do so | | | | every year for eggs and dairy produce. Those |
| for various reasons including: health, environmental | | | | very animals need to be "disposed" of when they |
| and ethical. But the very reasons people turn to a | | | | are of no longer use which adds to environment |
| vegetarian diet, are the reasons why people | | | | pollution, as does the transportation of the |
| should look into veganism. | | | | animals. The dairy and egg industry is not a |
| Health: Cheese and eggs are full of trans fats and | | | | by-product of the meat trade. |
| cholesterol. Vegan food contains no cholesterol | | | | World hunger: It always amazes me that most of |
| whatsoever. If you are concerned about heart | | | | the people who campaign for an end to world |
| disease and stroke, then a vegan diet is well | | | | hunger are not actually vegan. World hunger could |
| worth looking into. But isn't a vegan diet boring? | | | | and would be solved if people went vegan |
| Maybe 20 or so years ago but nowadays a | | | | because the grains that we grow to feed the |
| vegan can eat plenty of soya based foods - | | | | animals - who in turn feed us - could be used to |
| which are cholesterol free - such as ice-cream, | | | | feed the starving population. |
| cakes, biscuits and vegan cheese dishes. Of | | | | What do vegans eat? |
| course, these foods do contain sugar so as in any | | | | This is where it gets surprising. You can choose to |
| diet, you need to limit these. The point is, is you | | | | be a junk food vegan and eat a variety of |
| do not have to live on peas and cabbage if you | | | | goodies. As mentioned above a vegan can eat |
| are a vegan. This is one of the biggest vegan | | | | ice-cream, biscuits, cakes, chocolate, rice puddings, |
| myths there is. Not all vegans live in trees and | | | | trifles, chocolate sponge puddings, soya based |
| practice yoga all day - however appealing the idea | | | | chillies, sweet and sours, curries, roasts and pies. |
| may be. | | | | These foods contain no cholesterol so are |
| Environmental: You cannot be a true | | | | healthier for you. However, most of the worlds |
| environmentalist unless you are a vegan. You can | | | | healthiest foods are also vegan. Fruit and |
| recycle all the plastic bags you want to, but by | | | | vegetables, nuts and seeds, pulses, beans and |
| eating a vegetarian diet you are adding to the | | | | grains are just a few of them. |
| very problem you are trying to stop. Billions of | | | | |