Further Information On Raw Food Vegan Diets
Thirdly, the human gut is smaller overall than that of the other great apes and the human colon takes up just 20% of the digestive system compared with 50% in the other great apes. This results in a dramatically ... [... more]
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Note For Participants In The King's College Study
Any participants in the King's College study on B12 and DHA run by Zoue Lloyd-Wright should not change their B12 consumption from fortified foods or supplements until the study is complete. Such changes would make it ... [... more]
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Criteria For Vegan Food
- amniotic fluids, animal and fish glues, carmine/carminic acid, catgut, chamois, cochineal, crushed snails or insects, fixatives (eg musk, civet, castoreum) hormones (eg oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone) ivory, ... [... more]
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Endorsers
Brenda Davis, RD, Co-author of Becoming Vegan and former Chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association ... [... more]
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Footwear & Clothing
Animal-free feet have never been so stylish! The days of sandal-wearing vegans are long gone. Now we can choose from a wide variety of boots and shoes to suit all occasions. From kitten heals to biker boots - we ... [... more]
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Suffering Seas
The problems caused by fishing fleets are not limited to the fish species they target. The marine environment is little understood and the effect on the ecosystem of the removal of thousands of fish every day is ... [... more]
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Treats
You will be pleased to learn that there are lots of tasty vegan treats on the market. There are plenty of alternatives to meat and dairy produce, including soya milk, cheese, cream, margarine, and ice-cream, veggie ... [... more]
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Athletics & Bodybuilding
Postal replies can only be sent to those enclosing a SAE. Responses are sent out in batches, so replies may take some time. ... [... more]
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Impact Of Soya
Indeed humans use much less land and water if they eat crops directly rather than through the intermediary of an animal. This is because farmed animals consume much more protein than they produce: most of the protein ... [... more]
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Bse
The Observer newspaper reports: Our nation's dairy industry has, for some 20 years been pushing hard - and been pushed - for profit at the expense of the consumer. The rationale was simple: cheap milk and beef at all ... [... more]
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Suffering Of Other Animals
Dairy cows and laying hens are amongst the most ill treated of all farmed animals. With their bodies viewed as no more than factories for food production, they are often overworked and neglected. When they have been ... [... more]
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Goats
This is becoming increasingly developed and is more often used for valuable breeds. It involves injecting a female goat with hormone injections and at the same time a number of ordinary goats are treated with ... [... more]
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