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  • September 2008

    • Sure, I'm Vegetarian. Just Not on Thanksgiving

      Newsweek  |  Sep 30, 08 11:18 AM CDT

      Sure, I'm Vegetarian. Just Not on Thanksgiving

      (Newser) - Sticking to a plant-based diet without denying yourself grandma's pot roast has a name—flexitarian. And whether it's to live longer, save a buck, or because there are better meatless offerings at restaurants, a growing number of Americans are becoming part-time vegetarians, Newsweek reports. "It's not that meat is some sort of evil," one part-timer said, "It's just that we eat excessive amounts of it." More »

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      meat  • PETA  • vegetables  • vegetarianism  • cookbooks  • vegan diet  • fruit and vegetables

    • UN Urges: Eat Less Meat to Fight Warming

      Guardian (UK)  |  Sep 7, 08 7:20 AM CDT

      UN Urges: Eat Less Meat to Fight Warming

      (Newser) - Meat-eaters who want to help fight global warming can do so by going vegetarian at least one day a week, a top UN official tells the Guardian . The meat industry accounts for an estimated one-fifth of all greenhouse gas emissions, released during feed production and as methane by flatulent livestock. Meat consumption has gone up fivefold since 1950, and is predicted to double by 2050. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • United Nations  • agriculture  • methane  • vegetarianism  • carbon dioxide emissions  • meat and poultry

  • August 2008

    • How This Tastes to a Vegetarian

      Esquire  |  Aug 31, 08 12:48 PM CDT

      How This Tastes to a Vegetarian

      (Newser) - The embarrassment for a cow in being a meal for a human one-fifth its size is among the reasons AJ Jacobs doesn’t eat meat. “If my body ended up as brunch for some badger or dachshund, I know I'd be pissed,” he writes in Esquire . But that wasn’t enough for carnivorous colleagues, who took him to Brooklyn’s premier steakhouse in a conversion effort. More »

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      food  • beef  • Esquire  • vegetarianism  • steak  • red meat

  • July 2008

    • Vegans: To Bee or Not to Bee?

      Slate  |  Jul 31, 08 7:15 PM CDT

      Vegans: To Bee or Not to Bee?

      (Newser) - Although many vegans view buttered toast and milk as sacrilegious snack fare, a growing “flexitarian” attitude could loosen up the menu to include honey, writes Daniel Engber for Slate. Vegan hardliners argue consumption of the beekeeping byproduct amounts to supporting forced labor, while nectarous proponents counter that such logic is a recipe for an absurdly restrictive diet. More »

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      animal rights  • vegetarianism  • honeybees  • honey  • vegan diet

  • June 2008

    • How to Cut Back on Meat

      New York Times  |  Jun 11, 08 9:40 AM CDT

      How to Cut Back on Meat

      (Newser) - Curbing the meat craving can be a challenge in a culture that sees it as the main course—so Mark Bittman offers seven ways to ease the shift in the New York Times : Don’t worry about protein. By varying your veggies, you can get the amino acids you need. Buy less meat. The USDA calls 4 ounces per person a serving. Don’t let it define the dish. Design your meal around what you think of as side dishes, like vegetables and grains. More »

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      food  • meat  • cooking  • vegetables  • vegetarianism

  • April 2008

    • Strawberry Fields Forever, Sir Paul Pleads

      Reuters  |  Apr 21, 08 3:03 PM CDT

      Strawberry Fields Forever, Sir Paul Pleads

      (Newser) - If you want to fight global warming, drop the hamburger, Sir Paul McCartney advises. “The biggest change anyone could make in their own lifestyle would be to become vegetarian,” said McCartney, himself a longtime herbivore. Livestock is a big contributor to global warming, the ex-Beatle says, because of the amount of land and water the meat industry uses. More »

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      climate change  • environment  • global warming  • Paul McCartney  • meat  • PETA  • vegetarianism

  • March 2008

    • Vegan Diet May Help Arthritis

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 18, 08 10:25 AM CDT

      Vegan Diet May Help Arthritis

      (Newser) - Patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis may be able to ease their painful symptoms and cut down on their risk of heart attacks by switching to a vegan, gluten-free diet. The new findings from a Swedish study offer hope for patients of the disease, which has no cure but can be mitigated with treatment, the Guardian reports. More »

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      diet  • immune system  • vegetarianism  • gluten  • body mass index  • vegan diet  • Karolinska Institutet

  • October 2007

    • To Save the Earth, Gobble Chicken

      Salon  |  Oct 22, 07 4:06 PM CDT

      To Save the Earth, Gobble Chicken

      (Newser) - When it comes to environmentally friendly eating habits, a vegetarian diet isn't necessarily the answer. PETA would have us believe that meat consumption is the single biggest cause of global warming, but the group is misinformed, Salon says—fossil fuels are to blame. To chow down ethically, steer clear of gas-producing beef and pork products and order chicken. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • greenhouse gases  • PETA  • livestock  • vegetarianism  • pork  • poultry

  • September 2007

    • Chrissie Hynde Fuming Over Leather Bag Namesake

      Independent (UK)  |  Sep 3, 07 10:34 AM CDT

      Chrissie Hynde Fuming Over Leather Bag Namesake

      (Newser) - Rocker Chrissie Hynde is furiously threatening to sue an Italian fashion house after it named a red leather handbag after her. The Pretenders star, whose commitment to animal rights has resulted in her arrest in the past, says she's livid that the designers are putting brass in pocket off a potshot at her.  "At first, I thought this must be a joke, it's so outrageous and thoughtless," Hynde tells the Independent. More »

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      animal rights  • PETA  • boycott  • vegetarianism  • activist  • fur  • leather  • Moby  • Burberry

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