Vegan News for February 2022
Small initiatives can produce big results. A case in point: in 2021 the Common Ground Collective harvested 42,000 pounds of produce that would otherwise go to waste and donated 28,000 pounds to feed residents in need.
Save the date: Second Annual Vegan Climate Change Summit, Friday April 22, 2022. More information here.
NEWS AND TRENDS
Hawaii Is Beefing Up Its Potential to Produce More Meat Locally
Let’s finance healthy vegan foods, not animal flesh … Billions of animals are slaughtered every year — just to be wasted
New Study Finds Plant-Based Diets Can Reduce Carbon Emissions by 61%
Britons urged to ditch meat to save planet as methane reaches record highs
Switching to Plant-Based Diet Could Yield ‘Double Climate Dividend’ for Rich Nations
New Study Suggest Human Ancestors May Have Eaten Less Meat than Previously Thought
Race to Save the Oceans: Fish-Free Seafood Companies Raise $116 Million in Last Six Months
The dairy industry is determined to pour itself down our throats
NHS Could ‘Save’ Over £30 Billion if the UK Went Vegan, Says Doctor
Veganism paves the way for a more sustainable future
Vegan Fast-Food Chains are Spreading Nationwide, Can McDonalds Keep Up?
NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Plant-Based Diets Improve Gut Health
High-quality plant-based diets may lower depression risk
Following a plant-based diet lowers risk of blood clots in the brain
Four plant-based foods to eat every week and why science suggests they're good for you
Keto has been named the worst diet of the year for healthy eating by US News & World Report
SPORTS AND FITNESS
Top 5 current and former tennis stars who are vegan
Vegan Protein Just as Good as Whey for Building Muscle, New Study Finds
‘I’ve never felt fitter or healthier’: trail runner on her vegan diet
Power plant: Meet the vegan strongman busting myths about health and diet
CONNECTIONS
If you live on Maui or visit regularly, you might visit three Facebook pages, Vegan on Maui, Maui Vegans and the Facebook companion page to this website, Maui Vegan Life.
THIS MONTH IN VEGAN HISTORY
February 26, 1765: Dr. William Lambe, “the father of vegan nutrition,” is born in England.
February 1806: Dr. William Lambe adopts a plant-based diet.
February 1945: The Vegan News states that “the present milk mania” proves that “how completely 20th century man can be made to accept an idea that is absurd, dangerous, and immoral.”
February 1960: Jay Dinshah founds the American Vegan Society.
February 1998: A federal jury dismisses a lawsuit brought against vegan activist Howard Lyman and the Oprah Winfrey concerning a broadcast about the threat to humans from consuming beef with mad cow disease.