Intentional living
Japan expands veggie options to tempt tourists
Even on a weekday, there's a queue at Tokyo's vegan Izakaya Masaka, including many tourists eager to try meat-free versions of Japanese classics like fried chicken and juicy dumplings.
While millions of visitors have happily savored Japan's fish- and meat-heavy cuisine, options for vegetarians and vegans are harder to find.
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Vegans and meat-eaters at the Easter table
Apart from the spiritual dimension of Easter, a prominent factor is the consumption of food, and meat in particular, during the holidays. Eating habits are a personal choice and are determined by a variety of factors, individual and collective, and the Easter holiday specifically is all about bringing people and families together to consume food.
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Only 12.7 pct of children consume meat every day: TÜİK
Some 62.4 percent of children aged 6 months and above consume grain-containing food every day, while the rate of children consuming meat is 12.7 percent, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has revealed.
10 nutrition myths experts wish would die
Soy milk can raise the risk of breast cancer. Fat-free foods are healthier than high-fat foods. Vegans and vegetarians are deficient in protein. Some false ideas about nutrition seem to linger in American culture like a terrible song stuck in your head.
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Turkish cuisine leaves lower carbon footprint: Study
Turkish cuisine causes far less greenhouse gas emissions compared to Italian cuisine, according to a one-year-long study.
The İzmir University of Economics conducted a study to calculate the carbon footprint of food consumption in Turkey.
Fehmi Görkem Üçtuğ, the lead researcher, picked regular vegetarian and vegan menus consisting of the most preferred foods.
A British Court Decides whether Veganism is a Religion
Veganism must be recognized as a religion and protected by anti-discrimination law - a British zoologist will plead in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, Reuters reported.
Jordi Casamitjana, an "ethical vegan," is suing his former employer, the League Against Cruel Sports, for wrongful dismissal after a dispute over retirement investments in animal testing companies.
Vegans ‘need to be aware of B12 deficiency risk’
People switching to a vegan diet, for January or for good, could reap health benefits such as weight loss and lower cholesterol but should beware of vegan junk food with little nutritional value, scientists are warning.
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Today We Celebrate the International Day of Music, Poetry, Architects, Vegetarians, Coffee and Many others
October 1st is a day full of holidays. Today we celebrate the International World Music, Poetry, Older Persons, Architects, Vegetarians Day.
Young activists ‘coming up with new methods to defend
Young generations are coming equipped with very different concepts, activist Defne Koryürek has said, adding that nowadays a child knows the difference between a vegan and a vegetarian better than an adult.
UN: Refusing Meat Consumption Can Help Combat Climate Change
Changing the human diet in favor of plant-based products can help combat climate change, according to UN experts, quoted by the BNR.
A large-scale report on land use and climate change indicates that high consumption of meat and dairy products from western countries is fueling global warming.