Dr. Jai Maharaj posted:
>
>>>>> In article <14359064.5Uv1HhjnyE@Dharma>,
>>>>> Peter Terpstra > posted:
>>>>> [
>>>>> [ U.S. vegan population doubles in only two years
>>>>> [
>>>>> [ By Hope Bohanec
>>>>> [
>>>>> [ According to a new Harris Interactive study commissioned
>>>>> [ by the Vegetarian Resource Group, the number of vegans in
>>>>> [ the United States has doubled since 2009 to 2.5% of the
>>>>> [ population. An amazing 7.5 million U.S. citizens now eat
>>>>> [ vegan diets that do not include any animal products - no
>>>>> [ meat, poultry, fish, dairy or eggs. Close to 16 million,
>>>>> [ or 5%, identify as vegetarian, never eating meat, poultry
>>>>> [ or fish.
>>>>> [
>>>>> [ If this rate continues, vegans will be 10% of the U.S.
>>>>> [ population in 2015, 40% in 2019, and in 80 % in 2050!
>>>>> [
>>>>> [ This would mean an end to the exploitation and suffering
>>>>> [ of billions of farmed animals. The study also revealed
>>>>> [ that 33% of U.S. citizens are eating vegetarian meals a
>>>>> [ significant amount of the time and ordering vegetarian
>>>>> [ meals at restaurants, though they are not vegetarians.
>>>>> [ That is over 100 million people, one third of the
>>>>> [ country!
>>>>> [
>>>>> [ Interestingly, the demographic breakdown of the study
>>>>> [ discovered that it was equal percentages of Democrats and
>>>>> [ Republicans eating vegetarian. Perhaps these two parties
>>>>> [ CAN agree on something - the vegan lifestyle is healthy
>>>>> [ and compassionate.
>>>>> [
>>>>> [ Conscientious eating is going mainstream so if you
>>>>> [ haven’t already, reduce or eliminate your consumption of
>>>>> [ animal products-everyone’s doing it!
>>>>> [
>>>>> [
http://www.occupyforanimals.org/us-v...two-years.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Dhanyavaad for your post!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
>>>>> Om Shanti
>>>>
>>>> Making Vegan a New Normal
>>>>
>>>> J. Emilio Flores for The New York Times; Anais Wade and
>>>> Dax Henry for The New York Times; Axel Koester for The
>>>> New York Times
>>>>
>>>> From left, vegetarian sashimi from n/naka; Kathy Freston,
>>>> a high-profile advocate for veganism, dining at Craig's;
>>>> the quinoa burger at Golden Road Brewing. More Photos »
>>>>
>>>> By Jeff Gordinier
>>>> NYTimes.com
>>>> September 24, 2012
>>>>
>>>> Slide Show
>>>>
>>>> In Southern California, Courting Vegans and Vegetarians
>>>>
>>>> It was a warm California evening in the city of West
>>>> Hollywood, and Kathy Freston was sipping a martini.
>>>>
>>>> "Just because you're a vegan doesn't mean you don't want
>>>> to have fun," she said, sitting in a booth at a
>>>> restaurant called Craig's. "I'm a decadent gal. I want to
>>>> drink. I want to feel full at the end of a meal. I just
>>>> don't want it to have any animals in it, for a variety of
>>>> reasons."
>>>>
>>>> Tall, slim and golden-tressed enough to be mistaken for a
>>>> movie star, Ms. Freston is the author of books like
>>>> "Quantum Wellness"*and "The Lean," and a high-profile
>>>> advocate for veganism. She strives to consume nothing
>>>> that can be traced back to sentient creatures: no meat,
>>>> no eggs, no dairy.
>>>>
>>>> But chilled vodka with extra olives? No problem. Nor did
>>>> she have any qualms about eating from a menu that
>>>> includes an 18-ounce bone-in rib-eye steak.
>>>>
>>>> Craig's, hatched last year by Craig Susser, an alumnus of
>>>> Dan Tana's, the age-defying hangout on Santa Monica
>>>> Boulevard, is not a vegan restaurant. It represents a new
>>>> culinary wave that can be felt all over Southern
>>>> California, that reliable ripple-generator of so many
>>>> national trends: the omnivore's restaurant that courts
>>>> vegans and vegetarians (particularly the glamorous and
>>>> powerful ones who are a crucial engine of the dining
>>>> economy here) by preparing meatless dishes that surpass
>>>> the droopy steamed-vegetable platters of yore.
>>>>
>>>> "You picture vegan restaurants with a lot of people with
>>>> sandals and dreadlocks, drinking carrot juice," said
>>>> Ellen DeGeneres, who stopped by with her spouse, the
>>>> actress Portia de Rossi, to chat with Ms. Freston. Here
>>>> at Craig's, the mood was more high heels and blond locks.
>>>>
>>>> In fact, from power tables in Beverly Hills to pubs in
>>>> the San Fernando Valley, the surging popularity of plant-
>>>> based diets is drastically changing the dining landscape.
>>>> That shift is under way in various cities around the
>>>> world, but it's happening in an explosive way in and
>>>> around Los Angeles: at the elite gastronome magnets, at
>>>> casual gathering spots and everywhere in between.
>>>>
>>>> Continues at:
>>>>
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/26/di...nia.html?_r=2&
>>>
>>> McCartney Presses India On vegan Day
>>>
>>> Paul McCartney Urges Indian Prime Minister To Declare National Day Of
>>> Vegetarianism
>>>
>>> Associated Press
>>> CBS News
>>> Tuesday, January 4, 2011
>>>
>>> Indraprasth aka New Delhi (AP) - Outspoken vegetarian
>>> Paul McCartney is urging India to declare a national
>>> Vegetarian Day to celebrate meat-free living and
>>> compassion toward animals.
>>>
>>> People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says
>>> McCartney sent a letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
>>> Singh saying such a day could save animals while helping
>>> to protect both the environment and people's health.
>>>
>>> McCartney's letter says "it would be a celebration of
>>> life."
>>>
>>> The U.N. food agency in 2003 estimated 42 percent of
>>> India's 1.2 billion people are vegetarian, due mostly to
>>> financial and religious concerns. Strict Hindus and Jains
>>> do not eat meat.
>>>
>>> Singh's office could not immediately confirm receipt of
>>> McCartney's letter Tuesday.
>>>
>>> More at:
>>>
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/...n7211309.shtml
>>
>> Vegan diet reverses diabetes symptoms, study finds
>>
>> By Maggie Fox
>> Reuters
>> ABC News
>> July 27, 2006
>>
>> [Caption] The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has
>> found that Americans don't get nearly enough fruits and
>> vegetables in their diets. fruits and vegetables
>> (Clipart.com)
>>
>> Washington (Reuters) - People who ate a low-fat vegan
>> diet, cutting out all meat and dairy, lowered their blood
>> sugar more and lost more weight than people on a standard
>> American Diabetes Association diet, researchers said on
>> Thursday.
>>
>> They lowered their cholesterol more and ended up with
>> better kidney function, according to the report published
>> in Diabetes Care, a journal published by the American
>> Diabetes Association.
>>
>> Participants said the vegan diet was easier to follow
>> than most because they did not measure portions or count
>> calories. Three of the vegan dieters dropped out of the
>> study, compared to eight on the standard diet.
>>
>> "I hope this study will rekindle interest in using diet
>> changes first, rather than prescription drugs," Dr. Neal
>> Barnard, president of the Physician's Committee for
>> Responsible Medicine, which helped conduct the study,
>> told a news conference.
>>
>> An estimated 18 million Americans have type 2 diabetes,
>> which results from a combination of genetics and poor
>> eating and exercise habits. They run a high risk of heart
>> disease, stroke, kidney failure, blindness and limb loss.
>>
>> Barnard's team and colleagues at George Washington
>> University, the University of Toronto and the University
>> of North Carolina tested 99 people with type 2 diabetes,
>> assigning them randomly to either a low-fat, low-sugar
>> vegan diet or the standard American Diabetes Association
>> diet.
>>
>> After 22 weeks on the diet, 43 percent of those on the
>> vegan diet and 26 percent of those on the standard diet
>> were either able to stop taking some of their drugs such
>> as insulin or glucose-control medications, or lowered the
>> doses.
>>
>> The vegan dieters lost 14 pounds (6.5 kg) on average
>> while the diabetes association dieters lost 6.8 pounds
>> (3.1 kg).
>>
>> An important level of glucose control called a1c fell by
>> 1.23 points in the vegan group and by 0.38 in the group
>> on the standard diet.
>>
>> DROPPING DRUGS
>>
>> A1c gives a measure of how well controlled blood sugar
>> has been over the preceding three months.
>>
>> In the dieters who did not change whatever cholesterol
>> drugs they were on during the study, LDL or "bad"
>> cholesterol fell by 21 percent in the vegan group and 10
>> percent in the standard diet group.
>>
>> The vegan diet removed all animal products, including
>> meat, fish and dairy. It was also low in added fat and in
>> sugar.
>>
>> The American Diabetes Association diet is more tailored,
>> taking into account the patient's weight and cholesterol.
>> Most patients on this diet cut calories significantly,
>> and were told to eat sugary and starchy foods in
>> moderation.
>>
>> All 99 participants met weekly with advisers, who advised
>> them on recipes, gave them tips for sticking to their
>> respective diets, and offered encouragement.
>>
>> "We have got a combination here that works successfully,"
>> said Dr. David Jenkins of the University of Toronto, who
>> worked on the study. "The message that we so often get
>> with diet is that it is no good because nobody follows it
>> for very long."
>>
>> Dr. Joshua Cohen, George Washington University associate
>> professor of medicine, said everyone diagnosed with
>> diabetes is told to start eating more carefully.
>>
>> "That may be among the hardest things that any of us can
>> do," Cohen told the news conference.
>>
>> The vegan diet "is at least as good, if not better than
>> traditional approaches," Cohen said.
>>
>> Vance Warren, a 36-year-old retired police officer living
>> in Washington, said he lowered his a1c from 10.4,
>> considered uncontrolled diabetes, to 5.1, considered a
>> healthy level, over 18 months. "My life is much better
>> being 74 pounds (34 kg) lighter," Warren told the news
>> conference.
>>
>> More at:
>>
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diabete...ory?id=2244647
>
> Vegan diet 'help' for arthritis
>
> Rheumatoid arthritis patients may be able to reduce their
> high risk of heart attacks and strokes with a gluten-
> free, vegan diet, a study suggests.
>
> [Caption] Meat was off the menu for half of those in the
> study group
>
> BBC
> Tuesday, March 18, 2008
>
> Heart attacks and strokes are among the leading causes of
> death for sufferers, as the inflammation caused by the
> disease impacts upon the arteries.
>
> But an Arthritis Research and Therapy study found those
> who pursued a vegan regime had less "bad" cholesterol.
>
> By clogging arteries, this is seen as a key risk factor
> for heart problems.
>
> Rheumatoid Arthritis affects around 350,000 people in the
> UK.
>
> Millet and sesame
>
> But researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm
> say this risk could be reduced through a diet which
> excludes animal products and gluten -- found in wheat,
> oats, rye and barley.
>
> "A vegan diet may be helpful in reducing cholesterol,
> but it is difficult to get enough of some important
> nutrients on a vegan diet"
> - Arthritis Research Campaign
> [Which nutrients? - JM]
>
> They placed 38 volunteers on the diet, in which protein
> accounted for 10% of daily energy intake, carbohydrate
> 60% and fat for 30%.
>
> It included nuts, sunflower seeds, fruit and vegetables,
> millet and corn. Sesame milk provided a daily source of
> calcium.
>
> A further 28 volunteers followed a healthy diet with
> approximately the same proportions of protein,
> carbohydrate and fat.
>
> Saturated fats were not to make up more than 10% of daily
> energy intake, and wholegrain products were to be chosen
> as often as possible.
>
> Those on the vegan diet showed a decrease in the total
> level of cholesterol and specifically a reduction in the
> amount of low-density lipoprotein (LSL), also known as
> "bad cholesterol".
>
> In contrast, those on the non-vegan diet showed no
> significant variations in these levels.
>
> The researchers pointed to a "large body of evidence"
> suggesting that these changes were beneficial when it
> comes to preventing blockage of the arteries and
> cardiovascular disease.
>
> The vegan volunteers also had a lower Body Mass Index
> (BMI) at the end of the 12 month period, while the
> control group remained the same.
>
> The Arthritis Research Campaign, which is currently
> looking into how statins may reduce cardiovascular risks
> for sufferers, said the study was of interest but said
> the role of diet could be exaggerated.
>
> "However we do know that, for example, eating oily fish
> can reduce inflammation, and risk factors for developing
> the condition include high consumption of red meat and
> low consumption of fruit and vegetables, so diet does
> play a role -- however limited," a spokeswoman said.
>
> But the charity also sounded a note of warning: "A vegan
> diet may be helpful in reducing cholesterol, but it is
> difficult to get enough of some important nutrients on a
> vegan diet."
>
> More at:
>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7301188.stm

Forwarded post:

October 4, 2005

Dining with Friends: The Art of North American Vegan
Cuisine Cookbook

By Priscilla Feral and Lee Hall with Friends of Animals
Nectar Bat Press, 2005
$19.95 Paperback

End of forwarded post.

Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

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