VEGETARIANISM - the win-win-win-situation

Compassionate lifestyle protects human health, prevents animal suffering and saves the environment

EVANA COMPILATION OF RECENT NEWS

JANUARY 2010



VEGGIES OF ALL AGES

--Alina Foley 'The Spy Next Door' Eats Vegetarian
Cute kids from movies is a guaranteed winner, but cute kids who already know to make good dietary choices are almost too much to handle... she is only six years old, but has been a vegetarian for 2 and a half years...
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'Teens turn vegetarian for health - their own and animals'
...Recent studies have shown that vegetarians live an average of six to 10 years longer than meat-eaters...
Vegetarianism seems to be a rising and popular trend among teens. More and more every year are taking the pledge to be meat-free... according to the American Dietetic Association, "vegetarianism is the way to live a healthy life, by beating heart disease, avoiding obesity and providing great sources of protein, iron and calcium."...
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India: Richard Gere campaigns to turn Bodh Gaya into vegetarian zone
...He also appealed to locals as well as tourists to adopt vegetarianism...
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--USA: Hank Greenberg, 84, says gets steam from veggie diet
Veteran insurance executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg bristles ever so slightly when asked about his upcoming 85th birthday. "There are two types of birthdays -- chronological and biological. Doctors tell me biologically I am 25 years younger," the former AIG chief executive, who is now the insurer's biggest private shareholder, says with a smile... more

--USA: Joe Rollino, one of the world's toughest men, killed at 104
No one is immortal. Not even a man who once reportedly lifted 475 pounds with his teeth. Joe Rollino, who amazed the world with his remarkable feats of strength, died Monday after being struck by a minivan in his Brooklyn neighborhood. He was 104. And still going strong.....
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PROTECTING HEALTH

--Gluten-free vegan diet helps rheumatoid arthritis ...Eating a gluten free vegan diet may help patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a study in Arthritis Research & Therapy has suggested. ...The vegan diet was found to be atheroprotective and anti-inflammatory.....
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--What is one of the growing trends now? Vegetarianism
Vegetarian diets lower the burden of chronic diseases.... Lacto-vegetarians are often impressively healthier – sometimes a lot healthier – than meat eaters....
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--Unilever explores vegetarian iron for fortification
...Iron deficiency remains the leading nutrient deficiency in both developed as well as developing countries. It affects around one in five women in the UK...
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--Vegetarian proteins for gorgeous hair and skin
'It's cheaper and healthier to eat vegetarian proteins, because they don't contain saturated animal fat and the contaminants of production-fed meat'.. With benefits that go way beyond the cosmetic, these proteins may cut your risk for heart disease and cancer, and they help the planet as well...
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--Is becoming a vegetarian one of your New Year's resolutions? It's a popular lifestyle choice, and many believe it is the optimal diet for human beings...
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Link: On The Rise: Three Percent Of Americans Admit To Being Vegetarian
Link: 'One year ago I stopped eating meat of any kind which was a pretty big step for me. Even bigger is that I’ve kept it up and now the idea of eating meat is just repugnant to me...'.