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GOING VEGANGOING VEGAN –– the WHY & the the WHY & the HOWHOWVegan Los Angeles July 11, 2010w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m
WHY GO VEGAN?
• For YOU
• For the ANIMALS
• For our WORLD
• For our HOME
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“eat Food. not too much. MOSTLY PLANTS.”
- Michael Pollan, authoreating manifesto from “In Defense of Food”
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• high fiber• little to no cholesterol• high antioxidants• vitamins
– Vitamin C & E• minerals
– potassium– magnesium
VEGGIE NUTRITION
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PROTEIN PLENTY
the average American
eats 2x the amount of protein needed
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% protein concentration by weight:
Gluten 70%
Tofu 18%
Legumes: peas, beans, lentils 10 – 35%
Nuts: almonds, walnuts, cashews 14 – 30%
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PROTEIN PLENTY
• diabetes• gallstones• osteoporosis• food-related illnesses • obesity• heart disease • cancer
DISEASE PREVENTION
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HEART HAPPY
vegans are 50% less likely to develop heart disease than non-vegans
• less saturated fat• lower cholesterol • lower blood pressure
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death rate from cancer
Vegetarians: Non-vegetarians
1: 2.5
reduced risk of cancers:
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WHY GO VEGAN?
For YOU:think vegan, think healthy… and maybe 10 years longer to live
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For the ANIMALS:by going vegan, you save over 100 animals a year
WHY GO VEGAN?
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in this next minute, 7 football fields of forest will be bulldozed
Our WORLD
=
½ a year’s worth of showers
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Who to feed: people or cows?
in 2007: estimated
923 million undernourished people worldwide
now: grain fed to livestock can feed
2 billion people
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For our WORLD:we need to take care of our world. all of it. feed all people and preserve our resources.
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WHY GO VEGAN?
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Global Warming
< 40%
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how HOT will it get?
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For our HOME:if you care about our collective home, the most sustainable choice you can make is a vegan diet
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WHY GO VEGAN?
WHY GO VEGAN?• For YOU
think vegan, think healthy… and maybe 10 years longer to live
• For the ANIMALSby going vegan, you save over 100 animals a year
• For our WORLDwe need to take care of our world. all of it. feed all people and preserve our resources
• For our HOME if you care about our collective home, the most sustainable choice you can make is a vegan diet
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VEGAN FOOD IS DELICIOUS