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Does Your Diet Help or Hurt Pandas?
Giant pandas are listed as “vulnerable” to extinction, as their bamboo habitats are being destroyed at an alarming rate. […]
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What Happens When Pollinators Go Extinct?
Bees help pollinate 35% of the world’s food — a service worth billions of dollars each year (if not more). […]
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Kaiser Permanente Recommends Plant-Based Diets
Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest managed care groups in the U.S. with over 17,000 physicians and over 9 million members, believes that: “Further research is needed to find ways to make plant-based diets the new normal for our patients and employees.” […]
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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Updates its Official Position on Vegan Diets
Not surprisingly, the recently issued position paper from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (the largest organization of food and nutrition professionals) not only reiterates its long-standing position that vegan diets are “suitable for all stages of the life cycle,” but further highlights some of the health benefits of avoiding animal foods. […]
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Happy Thanksgiving
We are so thankful for our friends, family and good fortune. However, we will not be celebrating our thankfulness today by consuming a turkey’s body (or any other animal foods). […]
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Gandhi, Nonviolence and Animals
Earlier this week was Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. He once said, “An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching”. When it comes to *preaching* values like respect and peace, should we not also *practice* eating and consumption choices that are consistent with those values? […]
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Temple Grandin and Confusing Ethics About Animals
Today is Temple Grandin’s 69th birthday. A spokesperson and consultant for the livestock industry, her work in the field of animal facilities design has earned her recognition from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, most notably for the adaptation of curved corrals intended to reduce stress and injury to animals being led to slaughter. […]
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Fishes Are Not Swimming Vegetables
Fishes look different with their adaptations for living in water. They may not scream like a human, dog or cow when they are hurt, and we may not find them “cuddly” or as relatable due to characteristics like not having eyelids (which are not needed in water). […]
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Dairy Consumption and Prostate Cancer
The dairy industry’s marketing slogan, “Got Milk?”, could be better stated, “Got Prostate Cancer?” […]
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Vegan Ultramarathoner Scott Jurek Breaks World Record
Scott Jurek is an American ultramarathoner who, in 2015 at the age of 41, broke the world record for the 2,168-mile long Appalachian Trail. He completed this epic run in 46 days, 11 hours and 20 minutes (~50 miles per day), breaking the previous record by 3 hours. […]