The B-Word Book Craze Dec 22, 2007
They promote a strict vegan diet -- no meat, no fish, no poultry, no dairy products, no additives, no sugar, no white flour ... They promote a strict vegan diet -- no meat, no fish, no poultry, no dairy products, no additives, no sugar, no white flour. (Townhall.com)
News: Evolving Bigger Brains through Cooking: A Q&A with Richard Wrangham Dec 20, 2007
"I lived on an all raw (totally uncooked) vegan diet for 2 years. I know a number of people that have done this for longer. There are children raised...[]" ... "I lived on an all raw (totally uncooked) vegan diet for 2 years. I know a number of people that have done this for longer. There are children raised...[]". (Nature News Service)
Rich Angelenos a gold mine for animal causes Dec 19, 2007
Some donors are so immersed in the cause that they maintain a vegetarian or vegan diet. They generally have a gaggle of their own pets, proudly immortalized in digital photos on their Blackberries and I-phones and almost always rescued from shelters. (Los Angeles Times)
'In the Kitch' Dec 12, 2007
They promote a strict vegan diet no dairy, no meat, no fish, no poultry, no animal products, no additives, no sugar, no white flour ... Real Food author Nina Planck calls veganism "unhealthy, a form of extremism." But the American Dietetic Association says "well-planned" vegan diets are safe ... But she cautions that a vegan diet for pregnant women requires "careful planning" and vitamin supplements such as B-12. (USA Today)
Belinda Stronach on staying strong Dec 6, 2007
She has adopted a vegan diet, eating only vegetables, legumes and tofu. She does yoga four to five times a week. (Globe and Mail)
For vegans, turkeys make good pets only Nov 22, 2007
Data on the environmental effects of a vegan diet is limited because only a small portion of the population adheres to it ... "You can eat a vegan diet and get the nutrients but it is difficult to do that if you don't replace it with soy products and fortified products," Gidus said. (Greenwich Time)
Vegan Vixens flash some skin in fight against meat Nov 19, 2007
(Despite their efforts, Valencia reported, Hef has yet to adopt a vegan diet ... " Puppies are fed a vegetarian diet, and at 6 months, they go vegan. When they're adopted, the new owners sign a contract promising to continue feeding the dog a vegan diet. "Our dogs rarely get sick, and their coats look great," Valencia said. The foundation is named for Saint Martin de Porres, the Peruvian saint. "I spent my early years - from 1 to 5 - in Lima, Peru, with my grandmother. (San Francisco Chronicle)
French Onion Soup Recipe Nov 13, 2007
Omit the cheese for a vegan diet. For other hearty soup recipes see. (Suite101.com)
Malnutrition a fact of life for many Nov 9, 2007
Parents taking their child down the path of a restricted vegetarian or vegan diet should make sure they get professional advice, ideally from an accredited dietitian, to make sure their child's diet is adequate for proper growth and development. In 2000 a breastfed toddler from NSW, whose parents were vegetarian and rejected conventional medicine, died of malnutrition. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Death of baby Gloria sparks hunt for truth Nov 6, 2007
She had no vitamin B12 deficiency, sometimes found in people on a vegetarian or vegan diet, Professor Wilcken said. The inquest continues. (Sydney Morning Herald)
What's New With Dick and Mike? Nov 6, 2007
As such, we have decided to go until Thanksgiving on a strictly vegan diet. We figure this should give us a pretty good idea where the options are lacking, and what could potentially help this situation. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Vegan diet can head off Alzheimers Nov 3, 2007
November is National Alzheimers Disease Awareness Month, the perfect time to preserve your memory and your health by switching to a low-fat vegan diet. I firmly believe that a diet high in animal products contributed to my beloved grandmothers death. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Angie Stone talks music, weight and reality TV Oct 27, 2007
She has dropped more than 40 pounds, just started a vegan diet and sports long straight hair versus her former curly locks. Stone spoke with The Associated Press over the phone about her groove-filled album, new outlook on life, why Celebrity Fit Club disappointed her, and why she no longer puts up a front. (MSNBC -- Music)
Vegetarian and Vegan Halloween Oct 26, 2007
Candy often contains ingredients that do not fit with a vegetarian or vegan diet. To read about what vegetarians and vegans do and do not eat, read first. (Suite101.com)
Earth to PETA (116) Oct 23, 2007
Like it or not, most people are unlikely to adopt a vegetarian or vegan diet, at least not cold turkey, no pun intended. Rational discussions of ways to decrease our carbon footprint often lead to more and more small changes which add up. (Salon)
Prevent Colds and More with Zinc Oct 21, 2007
Risk factors for slight deficiencies include a vegan diet, a very high fiber diet, alcoholism and age. Vegans are at risk because while many vegan foods do contain zinc, some of the most common and dense zinc rich foods are animals products. (Suite101.com)
Class traitors by the bay Oct 19, 2007
He has also switched to a vegan diet and started walking to work. Bartlett, who is given to wearing purple shirts around the Senate as a reminder of his days as a goth musician, has even started chasing the emo vote. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Dog days of grief inspire Peggy's tale Oct 14, 2007
" Peggy fares better with Newt (Peter Sarsgaard), a dog trainer, than her unruffled neighbour Al (John C. Reilly), but what begins to obsess her is the idea of animal rights. With the internet as her facilitator she reads about creatures exploited for commercial incentive or medical research and begins to amend her life, adopting a vegan diet and petitioning her fellow workers to support her newly fervent beliefs. "I certainly did not start out to write a movie about animal rights. It was about... (The Age)
What is a Vegetarian? Oct 2, 2007
vegetarian who eats only ethically-produced eggs and dairy products (if none are available, this person follows a vegan diet) ... Some who follows a vegan diet when cooking/purchasing food for themselves. (Suite101.com)
Vegetarian Diet is Healthy Sep 25, 2007
The key to any healthy vegetarian to vegan diet is to eat a wide variety of plant foods. In a well-balanced vegetarian diet, the best sources of proteins come from foods like beans and peas, seed and nuts, and fungi (mushrooms). (Suite101.com)
White House Rumble Review Sep 25, 2007
Kucinich's height or vegan diet are fair game. Joe Biden's bellicose nature is another missed opportunity. (IGN Wireless Games)
NEWSWEEK: Media Lead Sheet: October 1, 2007 Issue (on newsstands Monday, Sept. 24). Sep 24, 2007
" (p. 44). Midwest Bureau Chief Keith Naughton reports that America's unions are starting to shoulder the burden of medical costs. Car companies are negotiating with the United Auto Workers to rid themselves of their retiree medical obligations by setting up a union-controlled trust known as a voluntary employees' beneficiary association, or VEBA. The deal could become a template for all of America's 15.4 million unionized workers, from factories to classrooms to cop cars. ENVIRONMENT: "The... (PR Newswire)
Argument against calcium requires more evidence Sep 21, 2007
While one can only surmise that Wagner is purporting a vegan diet, he wants to use an article from Nutrition in 1989 to show that calcium supplements are bad for women. First, proof by example is no proof at all, as any beginning math student should know. (The Daily Lobo, NM)
Vegan teacher says district has told him not to return Sep 18, 2007
The 44-year-old says school officials told him to leave earlier this month for talking to students about a vegan diet. Warwak says he still gets paid. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Gas distributor takes advantage, too Sep 9, 2007
The best way to lower your cholesterol is to adopt a healthy vegan diet ... com for tips on making the transition to a vegan diet. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Veggie delight Sep 5, 2007
But the difference in this situation is the bride-to-be follows a vegan diet, and naturally the hosts want to include some vegan-friendly dishes. So I had to do some research and found out that vegans not only don t eat meat, but they do not eat any foods derived from animals such as dairy, eggs and even honey. (Helena Independent Record)
The skinny on the bitch diet's success Aug 27, 2007
" It all began, she said, four years ago when Barnouin, who had been converted by Freedman to a vegan diet, began insisting the two had to "change the world" and get people to eat better. Freedman's initial reaction: "What can we do. " "And then one day I called her and I said we're going to write a book, that's what we're going to do," she recalled. "And the rest was history," laughs Barnouin as the two sit at a window table in one of West Hollywood's hippest organic-vegetarian restaurants and... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Life's a 'Skinny Bitch' for diet book authors Aug 23, 2007
It all began, she said, four years ago when Barnouin, who had been converted by Freedman to a vegan diet, began insisting the two had to change the world and get people to eat better ... Now Freedman, who has converted her parents to a vegan diet, and Barnouin, who feeds her husband and their infant son vegan meals, are out to show the world a person can eat healthy, look good and still enjoy his or her food. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Ask Natural Life: How Green Is My Diet? Aug 14, 2007
An organic vegan diet had the smallest environmental impact and all non-vegetarian diets required significantly greater amounts of environmental resources, such as land and water ... 5 tonnes more carbon dioxide per person per year than a vegan diet with the same number of calories. (Natural Life)
Paltrow to co-host show Aug 14, 2007
The 34-year-old actress ditched her vegan diet last year after giving birth to her son Moses, her second child with her Coldplay star husband Chris Martin. Gwyneth - who also has a three-year-old daughter, Apple, with Chris - ditched the strict eating plan, which doesn't allow any animal food, after struggling to shift her baby weight. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Volusia schools rate among top in nation for nutritious food Aug 14, 2007
While acknowledging the health benefits of a vegan diet, Volusia's school food service director said cafeteria managers know most local children and their families haven't adopted the regimen of avoiding consumption of all animal products. "I need to provide meals for students they are going to eat," said Jon Dickl, director of Volusia's School Way Cafe. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Drought's unexpected harvest Aug 14, 2007
In the latest Channel Ten series, the housemates were treated to a vegan diet and four-minute showers. The BB website announced: "With the ongoing depletion of natural resources and desperate need for change, having influential people like the BB housemates change their environmental consciousness can only be a good thing." Indeed. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Book buzz: Beckham adds spice to vegan diet book Aug 9, 2007
Sign up to receive our free Books e-newsletter and get the top news of the day in your inbox. Get breaking news in your inbox as it happens. (USA Today -- Life)
Vegan mother sentenced Aug 4, 2007
"Thirty years in prison is entirely appropriate for a person who almost starved to death three defenseless children. We will strongly oppose any attempt to reduce this sentence, Thomas said in a press release. When she was arrested, Parker s 3-year-old weighed 12 pounds, her 9-year-old child weighed 29 pounds and her 11-year-old child weighed 36 pounds. The parents attributed the low weights to a strict vegan diet. The youngest child was taken to the hospital in April 2005 after suffering many... (FOX 11, AZ)
Vegan mother's 30-year sentence may be cut Aug 4, 2007
A Scottsdale mother who blamed her malnourished children's condition on their vegan diets may have her 30-year sentence reduced ... The couple told police their children's low weights were because of their vegan diets ... Matt Prescott, manager of vegan campaigns for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said a healthy vegan diet would not result in malnourishment. (AZCentral -- News)
Mother of malnourished kids gets 30 years Aug 3, 2007
The couple told police their children's low weights were due to their vegan diets ... Matt Prescott, manager of vegan campaigns for PETA, said a healthy vegan diet would not result in malnourishment ... "It's disturbing. Feeding your kids a healthy vegan diet - and starving them - are apples and oranges," Prescott said. (AZCentral -- News)
Letters: Meat eaters still can be kinder to animals Aug 2, 2007
In the past, I have lived below the poverty level for a year on a vegan diet without any risk to my health or taste buds. Industrial meat production is freakish, horrible and an animal holocaust. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
More Fruit and Vegetables No Better for Breast Cancer Survival Jul 19, 2007
- Jul 18, 2007 In our work with Clients using the Ayurvedic science, we have often seen significant benifit from following a "Total" vegan diet. Combine that with counciling around any area's of life where the Women has felt or does feel "ripped off" "under valued" or "uncertainty" in any significant way. (MedPage Today)
Damage Control Jul 17, 2007
But I just wanted to know, before embarking on the incredible pain of shopping for and creating a special vegan diet for both of them, that they were serious. So, as a little test, I took them and a bunch of their little friends to a bakery in our neighbourhood that specializes in doughnuts. (Globe and Mail)
Letters to the Editor Jul 16, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007. SF Chronicle Submissions. (San Francisco Chronicle)
More of this story Jul 15, 2007
Sarah Preston and Meredith Murray traveled from Albany to offer information on the vegan diet as well as free samples of vegan-friendly Twinkie-like confections. lot of people think if you're vegan you're not healthy and you're not getting protein, but it's just like any other diet, Murray said. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Vitamin D and Vegetarians Jul 12, 2007
If a vegan diet does not include fortified soy milk, orange juice, or margarine, on a regular basis, consider a supplement. Supplemental Forms of Vitamin D. (Suite101.com)
Wembley Urged To Take Meat Off Live Earth Menu... Jul 6, 2007
"Researchers at the University of Chicago have determined that switching to a vegan diet is more effective in countering global warming than switching from a standard American car to a Toyota Prius. "Selling meat at a concert to benefit the environment would be like selling cigarettes at an anti-cancer fundraiser ... Put another way, says Pimentel, the average omnivore diet burns the equivalent of a gallon of gas per day--twice what it takes to produce a vegan diet ... I think the vegan diet has... (The Drudge Report)
Reversing the diabetes epidemic Jul 3, 2007
A study recently conducted by my colleagues and underwritten by the National Institutes of Health showed that a low-fat vegan diet is more effective at lowering high blood sugars than oral medications. But before you turn the page thinking that most people can t live without hamburgers and the like, consider this. (Montana Standard, MT)
Are environmentalists to blame for wildfires at Lake Tahoe? Jun 27, 2007
The Saint Petersburg Times reports claims wife Gayle has "serious psychological control issues" saying she imposes a strict vegan diet on the children no meat, eggs or dairy ... Vegan diets have been criticized as lacking in necessary vitamins and nutrients for growing children. (Fox News)
What the Heck? Jun 18, 2007
Sylvia converted them to a vegan diet and worried that she'd never cook a decent meal again. Flash forward to last Thursday night at Dole Cannery. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Has he no shame? Jun 15, 2007
You can protect yourself and your loved ones from E. coli and other bacteria that live in the intestinal tracts and feces of animals by eating a vegan diet ... As more and more people adopt a vegan diet, our dependence on cows and other farmed animals will diminish, therefore lessening the threat of E. coli contamination and saving human and animal lives. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
A healthy vegan diet no crime Jun 11, 2007
Vegan diets are not only safe for babies; they're healthier than ones based on animal products. Crown was not killed by a vegan diet. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Eat Less Meat to Save Planet, Government Says May 31, 2007
In an email leaked to a vegetarian campaign group, Viva, an Environment Agency official expressed sympathy for the green benefits of a vegan diet, which bans all animal product foods ... The email was written by an agency official to a member of the public who had written to support a vegan diet ... "Whilst potential benefit of a vegan diet in terms of climate impact could be very significant, encouraging the public to take a lifestyle decision as substantial as becoming vegan would be a request... (Planet Ark, United States)
U.K. Environment Agency: Eat Less Meat, Save Planet May 31, 2007
In an email leaked to vegetarian campaign group Viva, an official of Britain's Environment Agency expressed sympathy for the green benefits of a vegan diet, which bans all animal product foods ... The email was written by an agency official to a member of the public who had written to support a vegan diet ... "Whilst potential benefit of a vegan diet in terms of climate impact could be very significant, encouraging the public to take a lifestyle decision as substantial as becoming vegan would be... (Newsmax)
Iran's Cruel Summer: May 25, 2007
No-Meat is murder: An op-ed in the New York Times that a vegan diet is unnatural and particularly harmful to infants, a few of whom have died from malnutrition brought on by their fanatically herbivorous parents ... Exactly, doctoral student Geoffrey Allan Plauche at Libertas: "Put simply, veganism is not natural. Adults may be able to get by on a vegan diet in the modern world thanks to a global market economy. Ironic, considering that many of them are probably enemies of the very thing that... (Slate)
Meanwhile: A baby cannot live by plants alone May 22, 2007
There are no vegan societies for a simple reason: A vegan diet is not adequate in the long run ... Protein deficiency is one danger of a vegan diet for babies ... A vegan diet may lack vitamin B12, found only in animal foods; usable vitamins A and D, found in meat, fish, eggs and butter; and necessary minerals like calcium and zinc. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
A restricted diet is no longer such baggage May 20, 2007
"I remind people that when they're traveling it's not the time to let down their hair and forget about their nutritional goals."If you leave town and you're on a low-cholesterol diet or you're on a diabetic diet or you're on a vegan diet, wherever you go you've got to bring that diet with you. "Travelers with special diets should know what to expect when they reach their destination. Are restaurant options plentiful? Does the area tout fresh produce or the secret rub on its barbecue? The more... (Boston Globe)
Weight-loss milk ad camapign ends in US May 14, 2007
His group advocates a vegan diet, which typically includes no animal products. The two marketing campaigns at issue involve the "Milk your diet. Lose Weight!" ads on television, Internet and in magazines, and the "3-A-Day. Burn More Fat, Lose Weight" ads, which are now mostly Web-based. (Xinhua)
Scientists point to link between dairy foods and dementia May 14, 2007
A Vegan diet would be alright then. eric / 8:09am 14 May 2007. (Scotsman)
Milkads under fire for diet claims ending May 12, 2007
His group advocates a vegan diet, which typically includes no animal products. The two marketing campaigns at issue involve the Milk your diet. (MSNBC -- Health)
Vegans jailed over death of baby May 11, 2007
Defence lawyers for Lamont Thomas and Jade Sanders said they had starved their child unintentionally by adhering to a strictly vegan diet. But prosecutors in the US city of Atlanta said the couple had deliberately neglected their child. (BBC News -- Americas)
An apple a day, yes, but all day long? May 11, 2007
An apple a day, yes, but all day long. An apple a day, yes, but all day long. (AZCentral -- Home)
Parents jailed for death of underfed baby May 10, 2007
Prosecutor Chuck Boring said that the case was not about the parents' vegan diet but their failure to give the child enough food ... "The child died because he was not fed. The vegan diet is fine. These parents lied about what they fed him. He just was not fed enough.". (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Vegan Couple Gets Life For Child's Death May 10, 2007
His parents attributed his emaciated state to their strict vegan diet. Vegans are people wh 00004000 o do not eat or use any animal products. (CBS News -- US)
Vegan parents guilty in infant murder May 4, 2007
The parents of a baby that died of starvation after being fed a vegan diet have been found guilty of malice murder, felony murder and first degree cruelty to children. Jade Sanders, 27, and Lamont Thomas, 31, will get an automatic life sentence for the death of their 6-week-old infant, Crown. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Jury: Baby murdered by vegan parents May 3, 2007
"The vegan diet is fine," Boring said after the verdict in the Georgia case. "These parents lied about what they fed him. He just was not fed enough.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Vegans guilty of murder May 3, 2007
"The vegan diet is fine," Boring said after the verdict in the Georgia case ... A proper vegetarian or vegan diet can be completely adequate for healthy growth. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
* Consuming meat helps to increase warming Apr 23, 2007
Here's what they didn't explain: Switching to a vegan diet is a simple, effective way to lower greenhouse-gas emissions. Having meat to eat is not worth changing the world's climate, killing animals -- both pigs and polar bears -- or damaging our health. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
How low can she go? Girl can skate under 8 inch limbo bar Apr 20, 2007
One difference: She and her family follow a vegan diet. She loves cauliflower, both raw and cooked. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)