USA: Exploring the vegetarian lifestyle

'National data seem to indicate about 10-20 percent of college age students report being vegetarian'

July 22nd, 2010

...Someone once said that it’s a rite of passage to become a vegetarian while in college. But for some Stanford students, this switch doesn’t last only for a couple of years – it becomes a lifestyle change with long-lasting effects on their health and beliefs.

While many students decide to become vegetarians during college, there are also some that have been practicing some level of vegetarianism for years. According to Vivian Crisman, a nutritionist with Health Promotion Services at Vaden Health Center, some students decide to completely eliminate meat when they come to school....

Source: Exploring the vegetarian lifestyle

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