Dietary choices are deeply personal decisions. Some choose plant-based diets for health reasons, others for animal welfare reasons, while many adopt a vegetarian diet to ‘save the planet’. What impact do our dietary choices have on the environment? The world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050 and 11.2 billion by 2100 (FAO,…
As a newly pregnant mother, you may be wondering what the best diet to follow during your pregnancy is, to ensure the optimal health of you and your child. In this article we explain (in plain English!) the conclusions of scientific studies that have looked at vegetarian pregnancy. A healthy, nutritious diet is essential during pregnancy…
Mental health is essential to our overall well-being. Mental health encompasses our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It impacts the way we think, feel, handle stress, and make decisions. Many studies have shown the benefits of vegetarianism on our physical health, such as prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer, but what does the research…
Some people are surprised to learn that vegetarian diets extend beyond the popular vegan diet. In fact, there are many different types of vegetarianism, including pollotarianism – a semi-vegetarian diet in which poultry is the only source of meat and eating red meat, fish, and pork is not allowed. Despite the immense popularity of chicken, this diet…
With the rise of social change movements, more people are standing up against injustice and asking to end harmful practices — one of which is putting an end to eating meat. The advocates of the latter group are called ethical vegetarians, and some believe that one’s species is about as morally irrelevant as their birthplace, color, race,…