Vegan News for February 2023
Maui Food Not Bombs serves free vegan meals to appreciative beachgoers at Paia Bay.
Earth Aloha Eats, which operates vegan food trucks in Kahului and Lahaina, has opened a café in Kihei at 1881 S. Kihei Rd., #111, 808-830-0105 … Food Not Bombs Maui has resumed offering free vegan meals once a month at Paia Bay … Maui's Best 14 Spots To Eat If You're Vegan is one website’s appraisal. Are these the 14 best places? Our Vegan Food Guide lists many additional options, so you can make your own list.
EVENTS
Saturday, February 11 – Mālama Māla, island-wide workday for school gardens. Details here.
NEWS AND TRENDS
Plant-Based Food a “Super-Leverage Point” to Save Planet, Report Finds
Vegan Food Industry Will Double to $92 Billion by 2027, Report Predicts
Should Vegans Stop Trying to Replicate Meat, Cheese, and Other Animal Products? … Plant-based meat’s mistake: Focusing too much on the real thing? … Fake Meat or Fake News? Why Vegan Food Isn’t ‘Just Another Fad’
Could Fashion Have an Animal-Free Future? … Global Vegan Fashion Market to Reach US $835.7 Billion by 2030
What’s Causing the Global Food Crisis? (And How Plant-Based Diets Can Help!)
NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Study: Plant-Based Diet Lowers Risk of Death from Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer
Are Supplements and Vitamins B12 and D Really Necessary on a Plant-Based Diet?
Men on Healthy Plant-Based Diets 22% Less Likely to Develop Bowel Cancer, Study Suggests
Plant-based diets may be associated with lower risk of aggressive prostate cancer
Plant-based diet may improve outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma
Ultraprocessed Foods Raise Rate for Cognitive Decline
SPORTS AND FITNESS
The Vegan Bodybuilder Finding Compassion in Her Sport
Vegan Sports Stars: Unexpected Names You May Know
RESOURCES
Top 16 Must-See Vegan Documentaries That Will Change You
Living Report: Dairy's Impact on the Environment
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.