GOING VEGANGOING VEGAN –– the WHY & the the WHY & the HOWHOWVegan Los Angeles July 11, 2010w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m

WHY GO VEGAN?

• For YOU

• For the ANIMALS

• For our WORLD

• For our HOME

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“eat Food. not too much. MOSTLY PLANTS.”

- Michael Pollan, authoreating manifesto from “In Defense of Food”

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• high fiber• little to no cholesterol• high antioxidants• vitamins

– Vitamin C & E• minerals

– potassium– magnesium

VEGGIE NUTRITION

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PROTEIN PLENTY

the average American

eats 2x the amount of protein needed

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% protein concentration by weight:

Gluten 70%

Tofu 18%

Legumes: peas, beans, lentils 10 – 35%

Nuts: almonds, walnuts, cashews 14 – 30%

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PROTEIN PLENTY

• diabetes• gallstones• osteoporosis• food-related illnesses • obesity• heart disease • cancer

DISEASE PREVENTION

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HEART HAPPY

vegans are 50% less likely to develop heart disease than non-vegans

• less saturated fat• lower cholesterol • lower blood pressure

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death rate from cancer

Vegetarians: Non-vegetarians

1: 2.5

reduced risk of cancers:

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WHY GO VEGAN?

For YOU:think vegan, think healthy… and maybe 10 years longer to live

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For the ANIMALS:by going vegan, you save over 100 animals a year

WHY GO VEGAN?

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in this next minute, 7 football fields of forest will be bulldozed

Our WORLD

=

½ a year’s worth of showers

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Who to feed: people or cows?

in 2007: estimated

923 million undernourished people worldwide

now: grain fed to livestock can feed

2 billion people

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For our WORLD:we need to take care of our world. all of it. feed all people and preserve our resources.

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WHY GO VEGAN?

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Global Warming

< 40%

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how HOT will it get?

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For our HOME:if you care about our collective home, the most sustainable choice you can make is a vegan diet

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WHY GO VEGAN?

WHY GO VEGAN?• For YOU

think vegan, think healthy… and maybe 10 years longer to live

• For the ANIMALSby going vegan, you save over 100 animals a year

• For our WORLDwe need to take care of our world. all of it. feed all people and preserve our resources

• For our HOME if you care about our collective home, the most sustainable choice you can make is a vegan diet

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VEGAN FOOD IS DELICIOUS