🌱 Veganism 🌱

What is veganism?

Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in diet, and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status os animals. An individual who follows the diet or philosophy is known as vegan.

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Why should you go vegan?

• Animal welfare and the basic premise of protecting all living animals, specifically those used for consumption. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) would become the flag bearer of this cause, and their organization would take shape in 1980 as a forceful agency looking to upend many of the animal abuses they knew took place throughout the world.
• Environmental concerns stem from the growing amount of evidence that animal agriculture was fast becoming a big player within the global greenhouse gas pandemic, with particular reference to the raising of livestock, specifically cattle, as these animals release large amounts of CO2 and methane into the atmosphere each year. Read more about it at The Vegan Society.
• Personal health and how the Western omnivore diet (which consists of large amounts of meat and dairy) affects our bodies, which is coming under increasing scrutiny as the rise in obesity, diabetes and heart attacks continues to grow. For anyone who realized the nature of this growing problem, a vegetarian or vegan diet posed a possible solution for one’s ability to maintain and optimize strong overall health. For more information go to NutritionFacts.

🍂 Be Vegan 🍂



Sources: Medium, Wikipedia.

Coded by Débora Beatriz