Here’s one of the impressive plant-based meals she created:A post shared by More and more, Boston Celtics superstar and 2018 MVP candidate Kyrie Irving announced in 2017 that he went plant-based over the offseason in an attempt to improve his playing. Recent polls have shown skyrocketing numbers of vegans in countries across the world - but how accurate are the numbers?.

)About the shift in plant-powered eating, co-founder Jeffrey Harris In addition, fast-casual restaurant By Chloe serves 110,000 plant-based meals each month in the U.S. and is expanding internationally beginning in London, with plans to move into the Middle East and Europe.Most noteworthy, even Even some school lunches — known for their poor nutritional quality— are becoming healthier, with more plant-based options.Importantly, after a successful pilot program, Teenage activist Lila Copeland is the reason this program exists. As an illustration, some of the many well-known names giving up animal products include Celebrities who went plant-based in 2017 include, among others:A post shared by   Google employees get to eat free food at employee cafeterias. But now, all that is changing.Millennials are central drivers of this worldwide shift away from consuming animal products. He told ESPN’s Chauncey Billups:“Irving’s performance, as described by Other NBA athletes who switched to a plant-based diet in the past year include Wilson Chandler, who plays for the Denver Nuggets, has been particularly vocal about giving up meat, poultry, fish, and dairy, “Giving up meat and animal products is also a trend for a growing number of celebrities.A long list of celebrities across the globe are living (or at least trying) the plant-based life. Lots of facts and figures on animal testing can be found For more information see our Click the button below to log in.Click the button below to log in.By entering your information here, you are agreeing to receive messages from Food Revolution Network. You are always free to easily unsubscribe at any time. Considering that there are 1.2 billion people living in Africa, and 7.53 billion people living worldwide, it’s easy to understand why the vegan population worldwide is closer to 0.1%.

This shift is being driven by a number of factors.For one, the Internet has made it easy to spread information.Perhaps as a result, Secondly, people are becoming more aware of the health benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables — and of the health impacts of eating meat and animal products.For example, the World Health Organization It’s trendy to post delicious-looking images and videos of plant-based food online.

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These affiliations support our work and allow us to continue bringing you valuable, life-changing content. Both diets are more common among young people with 7 percent of those aged 18-29 saying they are vegetarian along with 3 percent who are vegan. For more good statistics on the environment, please see That year, vegans accounted for 1.16 percent of … The total number of vegans, vegetarians, and related categories was estimated to be about 8 per cent of the world population in 2018. Information and resources shared by FRN are for informational purposes only and are not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any type of disease or condition. You are always free to easily unsubscribe at any time. And meat-free food options weren’t universally available or appetizing.