Recently, accumulating articles on vegetarianism and veganism in the media - as well as any reputable Page has now brought out at least one article about it - and the key message is the same everywhere - Vegetarian diet is GOOD!
More sample articles from the time the focus, the mirror and the star -> HERE
Now a recent article by TOP news channel NTV:
Source: ntv
Neither eggs nor Quark
vegans are in
Christmas is approaching and thus also the time of roast goose, duck breast and turkey clubs. Vegans do without the annual meat battle - and their number is constantly increasing. In view of global warming and animal protection is a glimmer of hope.
Sojasud you drink, wear cloth slippers and feed their dogs with potato mud in a can. Vegan means to live, to renounce all that is bestial. Really everything! The image of vegans has in recent years, however, changed dramatically: from the waiver is an advocate become - for the climate, human health, and of course for the animals.
be vegan is "en vogue" and the industry responded with a plethora of offers on this trend. Zösch Sebastian, managing director of the Vegetarian Union of Germany (VEBU) confirms: veganism - at the moment is a pretty big hype! " This year alone, the number of members of the VEBUs of 2700 had risen to 3500.
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The Vegetarian Union represents the interests of all vegetarians - that is, all forms of lacto-ovo-vegetarians (no Meat and fish, but eggs and dairy products) to the vegans (they avoid all animal products). "The Vegan has just experienced a sharp change of image," says Zösch. In particular, young people would more and more vegan and not eat just vegetarian. "It is perhaps a bit cooler, just because it is a bit more consistent."
consistently vegetarian to eat in the "La Mano Verde" in Berlin. Here vegan gourmet food is served up dishes such as Zucchini rolls with walnut or Bolognese kohlrabi slices with tomato and cashew stuffing à la Ravioli Blanc "on the menu. Although all products are vegan in the restaurant, is the word in "Mano Verde" deliberately avoided. "Many non-vegans like the word" vegan "not," said restaurant boss Chris Radin. You would associate with a radical approach to food. In order not to alienate meat eaters and vegetarians, in "La Mano Verde" therefore "plant-based" kitchen talk. live
Vegan is a "getting used to History"
Christian Vagedes, chairman of the recently formed Vegan Society of Germany, compares the increase in veganism with the Bio-wave some years ago. The trend does not surprise him: The switch from meat-eaters the vegetable lovers finally just "a history of getting used to," a vegan diet is also much healthier.
nutritionists give the lobbyists, however, only partly right: Although recommended by the German Society for Nutrition (DGE) in Bonn - a state-sponsored nutrition specialist society - adults for some time, a balanced ovo-lacto-vegetarian diet are entirely without animal products - so vegan - to feed looks Antje Gahl of the DGE, however, "a bit more critical." Particularly in people with increased nutritional needs - so pregnant women, nursing mothers and children - a danger of a lack of iron, vitamin B12 and omega-3 fatty acids.
is unclear how many vegans there are in fact in Germany. This is particularly difficult, as always, only the number of vegetarians is collected, of which the vegans are just a subset. Vegetarian Union of Germany speaks of six million people, other estimates are somewhat lower. In the last static survey on the subject, the National Nutrition Survey II in 2008, gave only 1.6 percent of respondents said they would eat vegetarian - thus it would, therefore, only 1.3 million German vegetarians.
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Despite conflicting figures, the experts agree in one thing: There is a trend towards meat waiver. The reasons for vegetarians functionary sees Zösch at different places. Relatively new is "the whole story, that you save the climate by being no meat." But also ethical and health concerns in meat consumption would continue to play a role. Also by the international bestseller "Animals Food" by Jonathan Safran Foer many have become this year for the vegetarians.
Foer describes in his book to detail how animals are killed in factory farms. The book was in the media unleashed a wave of reporting, celebrities like actress Natalie Portman announced, Foer they would surrender to the meat converted. And even the meat hard Christmas are vegetarians rely on alternatives: in addition to the classic tofu sausage, there are now already the Christmas roast in a wheat protein variant.
Source: ntv
