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Vegans avoid consuming or using animal products to help protect animals and the environment. They do not eat meat, dairy or eggs and also avoid using clothing, cosmetics or home products that contain animal ingredients or have been tested on animals. Going vegan helps reduce pollution, land and water use compared to a meat-based diet. It can also provide health benefits like reducing the risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer since plant-based diets tend to be lower in saturated fat and higher in fiber and antioxidants. Vegans need to ensure they get enough vitamin B12, which is found in animal products, through supplements or fortified foods.

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The benefits to being vegan Many people become vegan for a wide variety of reasons. These consist of helping the environ- ment, fighting for the freedom and rights of an- imals and for the huge health benefits that come with being vegan. Saving the animals Vegans are strongly in favor of animal equality. Being vegan is about living a lifestyle that does not cause suffering, harm or death to animals. Other animals are sentient beings like us, with their own needs and freedom to life. Over 56 billion farmed animals are killed every year by humans, more than 3,000 die every second in slaughterhouses around the world.
To ensure they show their support towards stopping the killings of these innocent an- imals they wont pur- chase anything that has been created from animals and tested upon animals. This involves foods, clothes, perfumes, household products and home furnishings. Vegans avoid the use of wear- ing clothes that have been made with the skin, hair, or feathers of an animal. As a sub- stitute vegans can wear plant based fabrics such as cotton, linen, hemp, handmade ma- terials such as polyes- ter, acrylic and nylon. The vegan society’s trademark sunflower symbol can be found upon a wide range of prod- ucts, guaranteeing that these products do not contain an- imal products, nor have been tested on animals. This isn’t the only way vegans show their respect to animals. Avoiding environments where animals are kept for entertainment is a must. This consists of circuses with the use of animals, zoos, hunting, safari parks, aquariums, horserac- es and all other plac- es animals are kept for human profit.
Enviromental Cutting out foods that have come from ani- mal isn’t only support- ing animal’s rights but is hugely benefiting the environment. An- imals are mass-pro- duced all around the world and this places a huge burden on the environment. A large amount of crops and water are being used for the production of these animals only for them to be sent to the slaughterhouse. (1 Lb. beef = 200 square meters of rainforest destroyed). Eating a steak for a family of four is the equivalent, energy-wise, of driv- ing around in an SUV for three hours while leaving the light on at home. Not only this “The Latest Obesity statistics for England are alarming” but a large amount of emissions are gen- erated throughout the use of clearing land for animals to be stored, keeping the animals alive, slaugh- tering them and then the transportation in- volved in the process. The major sources of pollution are from animal wastes, antibi- otics, and chemicals from tanneries, ferti- lizers and pesticides used for feed crops. All these sources pol- lute over eight per- cent of global human water use. Whereas a vegan diet requires a third of the water and a third of the land to
produce a vegan based diet than it would to produce an animal based diet. Health benefits Many people will be- come vegan for the large health benefits that come with cutting out foods that come from animals. The plant-based sources of these nutrients tend to be low in saturated fats, high in fibre and packed with antioxi- dants, helping mitigate some of the modern worlds biggest health issues like obesity, heart disease, diabe- tes and cancer. If you follow a vegan diet you can still look after your heart by eating at least five portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day. A recent study indi- cated that the average vegan diet is higher in vitamin C and fibre than one con- taining meat, leading to vegans having a lower BMI than meat eaters. Switching to a plant-based diet can still provide you with the essential nutri- ents, proteins, omega 3 fatty acids, iron and calcium as someone who eats meat and dairy products; the only thing you lose is the essential vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 is usually accessed through meats, and a vitamin B12 devfi- ciency can be caused from a lack of the vi- tamin. The deficiency can lead to side ef- fects such as anemia,
disease and more, so it’s very important to still get this vitamin even on a vegan diet. Vegans can gain these supplements of B12 through foods such as plant milks, yeast extracts, whole grain bread and more. Ingredients for a vegan alternative burger: 1 x 400 g tin of chickpeas. 1 x 340 g tin of sweet corn. ½ a bunch of fresh coriander. ½ teaspoon paprika. ½ teaspoon ground coriander. ½ teaspoon ground cumin. 1 lemon. 3 heaped tablespoons plain flour, plus extra for dusting. Rapeseed oil. 1 small round lettuce. 2 large ripe tomatoes. Tomato ketchup. 4 whole meal burger buns.
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  • 3. The benefits to being vegan Many people become vegan for a wide variety of reasons. These consist of helping the environ- ment, fighting for the freedom and rights of an- imals and for the huge health benefits that come with being vegan. Saving the animals Vegans are strongly in favor of animal equality. Being vegan is about living a lifestyle that does not cause suffering, harm or death to animals. Other animals are sentient beings like us, with their own needs and freedom to life. Over 56 billion farmed animals are killed every year by humans, more than 3,000 die every second in slaughterhouses around the world.
  • 4. To ensure they show their support towards stopping the killings of these innocent an- imals they wont pur- chase anything that has been created from animals and tested upon animals. This involves foods, clothes, perfumes, household products and home furnishings. Vegans avoid the use of wear- ing clothes that have been made with the skin, hair, or feathers of an animal. As a sub- stitute vegans can wear plant based fabrics such as cotton, linen, hemp, handmade ma- terials such as polyes- ter, acrylic and nylon. The vegan society’s trademark sunflower symbol can be found upon a wide range of prod- ucts, guaranteeing that these products do not contain an- imal products, nor have been tested on animals. This isn’t the only way vegans show their respect to animals. Avoiding environments where animals are kept for entertainment is a must. This consists of circuses with the use of animals, zoos, hunting, safari parks, aquariums, horserac- es and all other plac- es animals are kept for human profit.
  • 5. Enviromental Cutting out foods that have come from ani- mal isn’t only support- ing animal’s rights but is hugely benefiting the environment. An- imals are mass-pro- duced all around the world and this places a huge burden on the environment. A large amount of crops and water are being used for the production of these animals only for them to be sent to the slaughterhouse. (1 Lb. beef = 200 square meters of rainforest destroyed). Eating a steak for a family of four is the equivalent, energy-wise, of driv- ing around in an SUV for three hours while leaving the light on at home. Not only this “The Latest Obesity statistics for England are alarming” but a large amount of emissions are gen- erated throughout the use of clearing land for animals to be stored, keeping the animals alive, slaugh- tering them and then the transportation in- volved in the process. The major sources of pollution are from animal wastes, antibi- otics, and chemicals from tanneries, ferti- lizers and pesticides used for feed crops. All these sources pol- lute over eight per- cent of global human water use. Whereas a vegan diet requires a third of the water and a third of the land to
  • 6. produce a vegan based diet than it would to produce an animal based diet. Health benefits Many people will be- come vegan for the large health benefits that come with cutting out foods that come from animals. The plant-based sources of these nutrients tend to be low in saturated fats, high in fibre and packed with antioxi- dants, helping mitigate some of the modern worlds biggest health issues like obesity, heart disease, diabe- tes and cancer. If you follow a vegan diet you can still look after your heart by eating at least five portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day. A recent study indi- cated that the average vegan diet is higher in vitamin C and fibre than one con- taining meat, leading to vegans having a lower BMI than meat eaters. Switching to a plant-based diet can still provide you with the essential nutri- ents, proteins, omega 3 fatty acids, iron and calcium as someone who eats meat and dairy products; the only thing you lose is the essential vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 is usually accessed through meats, and a vitamin B12 devfi- ciency can be caused from a lack of the vi- tamin. The deficiency can lead to side ef- fects such as anemia,
  • 7. disease and more, so it’s very important to still get this vitamin even on a vegan diet. Vegans can gain these supplements of B12 through foods such as plant milks, yeast extracts, whole grain bread and more. Ingredients for a vegan alternative burger: 1 x 400 g tin of chickpeas. 1 x 340 g tin of sweet corn. ½ a bunch of fresh coriander. ½ teaspoon paprika. ½ teaspoon ground coriander. ½ teaspoon ground cumin. 1 lemon. 3 heaped tablespoons plain flour, plus extra for dusting. Rapeseed oil. 1 small round lettuce. 2 large ripe tomatoes. Tomato ketchup. 4 whole meal burger buns.
  • 13. Page 12 - Back Cover