World Vegetarian Day & Vegetarian info fact sheet

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World Vegetarian Day - 1st October 2005 -

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Moderator's Note: This article is permitted since it has nice facts about vegetarianism that are of interest to all of us.

 

Many vegetarians are working very hard to co-ordinate making

information about the event all over the world available to vegetarians

and non-vegetarians far and wide. If you can assist in any way it would

be very much appreciated. What I especially need is a brief overview of

what you, either as an individual or as a group intend to do.

So I'm contacting groups of vegetarians and vegetarian societies such as

you(rs), and media, or at least a member or devotee who would be willing

to try to inspire that local veg' society to do something to propagate

WVD in your region.

It might be something as simple as putting an add in the local newspaper

announcing the event to be observed by vegetarians world wide. Or maybe

like some are doing in having a special dinner and inviting people to

come for a small fee. Or some are feeding the poor, some doing radio or

TV shows, some presenting the benefits of a vegetarian diet to schools

and colleges. Even inviting a few friends round for dinner also

helps....... Others are handing out flyers advertising the fact that WVD

is on 1st October each year.

There are untold possibilities, as many as there are people/vegetarians

to spread the news.

Looking forward to your positive response and a little information as to

what you plan to do.

Please visit " Vegetarianism and Beyond "

 

http://turn.to/Vegetarianism for information, articles, downloads,

books, vegetarian musik samples, and much much more.

World Vegetarian Day

 

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Please do something to celebrate - 1st October 2005

 

Fact Sheet:

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Vegetarian - It�s Healthier

Vegetarians are healthier than people who eat meat. It�s a

fact. Scientific studies show that vegetarians suffer much less from

illnesses like cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure and other

common health problems. A major study reported in the British Medical

Journal in 1994 found that, of 5000 meat-eaters and 6000 non-meat eaters,

vegetarians had 40% less risk of cancer and 30% less risk of heart

disease than the meat-eaters and were 20% less likely to die of any cause

(Oxford Vegetarian Study).

A US study of 50,000 vegetarians showed a very low rate of cancer

(Seventh Day Adventist Study, Massachussets). It has been estimated that

by following a low-fat vegetarian diet, the risk of food poisoning is

decreased by 80%. More evidence of the benefits of a vegetarian diet is

being found each year.

From TIME magazine (July 2002) - A balanced vegetarian diet is better

for humans than one that includes meat:

 

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020715/index.html

Vegetarian - It�s Humane

Billions of animals are killed in slaughterhouses around the

world. In the US, some half a million are killed each hour, while in the

UK over 600 million are killed each year. A proportional number are

killed in Australia. It is nothing more than an undercover massacre.

Animals suffer enormously in the process. Quite apart from the terror of

being killed, they undergo pain and fear through routine stock

mutilations and during transportation to saleyards and

abattoirs.

Most animals eaten in New Zealand, Australia, UK, USA and similar

countries today are intensively raised in dark, sunless sheds where they

are fed a diet of processed foods. In most cases antibiotics,

growth-promotants and hormones are routinely administered. As biological

entities, these animals are treated as little more than meat machines. We

would be horrified if our pet cat or dog was treated in this way, so why

should we subject other animals to such cruelty? The fact that the

killing is done by someone else makes it easy to eat meat but, by eating

it, we are really condemning the next animal in line. Have you ever

really stopped to think about the cruelty we systematically inflict on

other species simply by eating them?

 

www.hknet.org.nz/Veg-cruelty-page.htm

 

www.hknet.org.nz/Veg-equal-respect-page.htm

Vegetarian - It�s Economical

Meat is expensive, both economically and agriculturally. With

so many starving people in the world today it is a criminal waste of food

to produce it. Meat-animals are fed perfectly good plant food which could

have been fed directly to starving people. For instance, it takes 17

kilos of corn, beans, grain, etc, to produce one kilo of beef in feedlot

cattle. This is like investing $17.00 in a bank term deposit and

withdrawing $1.00 at maturity! It requires massive reserves of land to

grow the crops which are used as animal feed. About 70% of crops grown in

the US are fed to animals and not to humans. Meanwhile, a child dies of

starvation somewhere in the world every two seconds. As the world human

population grows, so too does the need for the dwindling reserves of

arable land on which to grow crops to feed it.

see more fact about the cost of meat in different ways HERE:

 

www.hknet.org.nz/Cost-of-meat-page.htm

Vegetarian - It�s Environmentally

Friendly

In Central America, entire forests are felled or burnt to

provide land for grazing cattle. Most of these cattle end up as

second-quality hamburger meat for the North American junk food market.

Being hard-hooved, cattle erode the vulnerable topsoil, while each animal

produces over 300 litres of methane (a �greenhouse� gas) per day. Also,

the trees which are felled to clear land for cattle ranching are left to

rot. The termites which then feed on them produce even more methane than

the cattle.

Weight for weight, cattle alone outweigh the entire human population of

our planet. A recent Greenpeace report told how the dairy industry of

California uses enough water to supply a city of 22 million people. The

effluent produced from intensive piggeries, cattle feedlots and broiler

units is polluting our river systems. A NSW government newsletter pointed

out that the late Homebush abattoirs was the single greatest industrial

polluter of Sydney�s coastal waters.

 

www.hknet.org.nz/Veg-environment-page.htm

Vegetarian - Exploding Some Myths

Understandably, people are a bit apprehensive about changing

their diet. Everyone seems to know �someone� who looks as pale as a

bleached potato since giving up meat! The truth is that a well-balanced

vegetarian diet provides all the protein and nutrients needed for a

vigorous and healthy life (American Dietary Association Study). What is

seldom pointed out are the millions of conventional eaters who suffer

from constipation, malnutrition, gout and a host of other problems and

diseases brought on by a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables in their

diet, combined with the adverse effects of meat.

A study carried out the by University of Surrey in Britain found that

vegetarians were better nourished than meat eaters, and much closer to

the �ideal� diet recommended by the government�s own health

advisers.

More information on our Vegetarianism and Beyond site

 

www.hknet.org.nz/Vege-AdirajIntroVeg.html

Hard Facts

 

www.hknet.org.nz/Cost-of-meat-page.htm

Links to hundreds of Vegetarianism related sites

 

www.hknet.org.nz/vege-links1.html

Vegetarian - Aren't We Designed To Eat

Meat?

Not at all. Many people say that we are meat-eaters because we

have sharp teeth. This is like judging a book by its cover. Look inside

and you will find out what is really going on.

Our digestive system resembles that of the herbivores and the frugivores

(fruit-eaters). It consists of a very long intestine allowing slow

digestion of nutrients. By contrast, carnivores have a short digestive

tract designed so that meat can quickly pass through the body before it

putrefies and becomes toxic. To compensate for this rapid transition,

carnivores have a stomach acid concentration 10 times greater than that

of vegetarian mammals (including humans) to enable them to quickly digest

the meat. When humans eat meat it begins to putrefy before leaving the

body, often resulting in disorders as diverse as constipation and bowel

cancer if eaten persistently over a period of time. Sure, the more fibre

eaten with meat, the quicker it passes through the intestines, but why

eat meat at all? Only vegetable matter contains fibre and a good

vegetarian diet provides all the fibre the body needs without having to

add extra�artificially�. If you are serious about lowering your

cholesterol intake, a vegetarian diet is the best way to go since only

animal products contain cholesterol.

Health Fact Sheet

 

www.hknet.org.nz/VegeGo.html

Speaking out -

 

www.hknet.org.nz/veg-stubborn-page.htm

Vegetarianism and the Bible - You mean it says that in the Bible

 

www.hknet.org.nz/Veg-UmeanItsinBible.html

Religion and Vegetarianism -

 

www.hknet.org.nz/WesternIndologists-page.htm

Random Christian Quotes supporting Vegetarianism -

 

www.hknet.org.nz/Veg-christians-page.htm

Vegetarian - What do I eat then?

Most people imagine vegetarian eating to be meat and two �veg�

minus the meat. To a conventional meat-eater this sounds like someone

being sold a car with the engine missing! Nothing could be further from

the truth. Vegetarian eating is about eating a wide variety offoods

prepared in an abundance of different ways.

Being a good vegetarian means being adventurous and open-minded about

food. It is not simply about eating a predictable menu day-in, day-out.

Many vegetarian staples had their origin in different countries hundreds

of years ago � pasta from China (and later Italy), tofu from China, and

tempeh from Indonesia. Tofu is bean curd made from soya beans. Tempeh is

a sort of nut-flavoured cheese made from fermented soy beans. It is rich

in enzymes and easily digested. Both can be bought at health food stores

and larger supermarkets. These are not merely substitutes for meat, but

nutritious food in themselves which have proved to be an excellent source

of protein for centuries.

Stupid things that vegetarians hear all the time from meat-eaters:

 

www.hknet.org.nz/veg-friends.html#Stupid

Vegetarian - Where Do I Get My

Protein?

Protein is naturally very plentiful. It occurs in every living

thing, plant and animal. Apart from fruit and vegetables, good sources of

protein include pasta, lentils, rice, potatoes, soy beans, chick peas,

nuts, seeds and grains, with or without moderate use of eggs and dairy

products.

The amount you need depends on different personal attributes (weight,

height, etc) and the daily requirement varies considerably from 20 to 90

grams per day. By eating a variety of foods each day you should easily

meet your individual requirements. In fact, the nutritional attitude to

protein has changed dramatically in recent years. The old-fashioned

notion that �you can never get too much protein� has now been proved

wrong. Excess protein not used by the body has to be broken down and

excreted as waste. In fact, a major culprit in many human degenerative

diseases is a protein overdose. For example, calcium loss in osteoporosis

has been linked largely to an excess of high-protein foods.

This site lists everything that anyone would need to have a balanced

healthy life-style as a vegetarian; vitamins and minerals sources, the

food triangle, check it out:

 

www.hknet.org.nz/Vege-VitaminSources.html

Vegetarian - What about Minerals like Iron

and Calcium?

A sound vegetarian diet should provide all needed nutrients.

The presence of vitamin C with iron in the diet will help iron absorption

by up to 30%. It is a myth that you have to eat meat to get sufficient

iron. It is readily available in breakfast cereals, whole grain products,

soy products, legumes and leafy green vegetables. Tiredness is not

necessarily caused by iron deficiency. It may also be caused by lack of

sleep, depression, stress and poor eating habits (usually junk

food).

Calcium is found in all unprocessed vegetable foods in amounts that are

sufficient to meet the needs of both adults and growing children.

Whatever the calcium intake, the intestine absorbs sufficient calcium to

meet the body�s needs. Good sources of calcium are sesame seeds, tofu,

almonds, soy beans, parsley, green vegetables and fortified soy milk. A

recent dietary study on 6,500 Chinese found that even those who ate no

animal products actually consumed twice the amount of iron as the average

North American. In spite of the fact that dairy products were not eaten,

osteoporosis was almost unknown.

It's all here

 

www.hknet.org.nz/Vege-VitaminSources.html

Vegetarian - The change - How Do I Start?

The best place to start going vegetarian is in the kitchen!

Buy a cookbook and start preparing. You will soon get used to the types

of food that are used and how they are prepared. Also, your taste for

vegetarian food will adapt. If you are doubtful about your abilities as a

cook you can enrol in cooking classes. Information about these is often

available in health food shops and some courses are run at TAFE

colleges(in Australia). See HERE

 

www.hknet.org.nz/vege-links1.htm for some we know of..... otherwise

the Vegetarian Society(ies)

 

www.hknet.org.nz/vege-links2.htm often has a list of recommended

classes.

Giving up meat might seem strange at first, but so does giving up tobacco

to the cigarette addict! If you feel that you can�t drop meat straight

away, try cutting it down bit by bit. Just increase your use of foods

like beans, grains, nuts, seeds, tofu, tempeh, gluten and some of the

many low cholesterol convenience foods (like burgers and sausages) now

available at health food stores and supermarkets.

Some Recommended On-line and Hard-copy Cook

books

Higher Taste Cookbook - available from Hare Krishna

temples and centres

view it on-line

 

http://www.webcom.com/ara/col/books/VEG/ht/ or at

 

http://www.webcom.com/ara/col/books/VEG/

Great Vegetarian Dishes by Kurma dasa - BBT

 

http://www.webcom.com/ara/col/catalog/vd.html

Cooking With Kurma -

 

http://www.webcom.com/ara/col/catalog/cwk.html

The Hare Krishna Book of vegetarian cooking

 

 

http://www.webcom.com/ara/col/catalog/hkvc.html

 

 

http://www.webcom.com/ara/col/books/VEG/hkvc1.html

Vegetarian and lowfat food recipes (WinHelp) (FREE

Download)

 

http://www.winsite.com/bin/Info?500000010774

Others available at the bookstore:

Eat More, Weigh Less by Dean Ornish

Food for Life by Neal Barnard

Squirrel�s Cookbook No.1 & No.2

PassionATE � Pure Vegetarian Cuisine

Christine Lehmann

The Cookbook for People Who Love Animals

Gentle World

The Vegan Health Plan Amanda Sweet

The Moosewood Cookbook Mollie Katzen

The Vegan Kitchen Mate David Horton

Vegetarian Cookery Rose Elliot

Sarah Brown�s Vegetarian Cookbook Sarah Brown

The Very Best of Vegetarian Cooking Janet Hunt

Gourmet Vegetarian Cooking Rose Elliot

First Steps in Vegetarian Cooking Kathy SilkFor children and

babies

The Vegetarian Baby Sharon Yntema

Vegetarian Children Sharon Yntema

Rose Elliot�s Vegetarian Mother and Baby Book

Vegetarian -

Do You Want to Know More?

The following books are highly recommended for their revealing

analysis of all aspects of vegetarianism and how it relates to health,

the environment and animal rights.

Living Without Cruelty Mark Gold (Green Print)

Food for a Future Jon Wynne-Tyson (Centaur Press)

The Silent Ark Juliet Gellatley

Diet For a New America

John Robbins (Stillpoint Publishing)

Why You Don�t Need Meat Peter Cox (Bloomsbury)

Animal Factories

Jim Mason and Peter Singer (Crown Publishers)

Your Heart, Your Planet

Harvey Diamond (Pythagorean Press)

Vegetarian - Why Do So Many People Eat

Meat?

Meat-eating in the quantity our society eats today really

began with the industrial revolution. Better machines led to more

efficient agriculture. When a surplus of crops was produced, this was fed

to animals and the animals eaten by those who could afford meat. Thus

meat became something of a status symbol. Unfortunately the status symbol

developed into a habit so that most of us in the wealthier countries

think that it is a normal part of our diet. As we approach a new century,

it is high time we turned back to the healthier, less wasteful diet of

our forebears.

Today the meat and dairy industries promote the myth of their products

being necessary through heavy advertising (you only have to count the

times they appear on television to see that!). Close behind them are the

pharmaceutical companies which provide the hormones, antibiotics and

growth promotants to the animal producers. Altogether there are many

vested interests in keeping us eating animal products! Unfortunately the

only interests that are lost in this expensive advertising jungle are

yours. Individual health � and a healthy environment � begins with good

eating habits, and a vegetarian lifestyle is the simplest and most

effective way to achieve them.

Living in Harmony with Vegetarians

 

www.hknet.org.nz/veg-friends.html

Taking a graphic look at Animal slaughter and meat eating:

 

www.hknet.org.nz/DeadAnimalFleshnFood.html

Download books, musik and video VCd that reveal the truth about the big

business behind keeping you addicted to eating meat with no consideration

for man nor beast:

 

www.hknet.org.nz/V-meetURmeat.html

Vegetarian

- 101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian:

 

 

http://www.vivavegie.org/vv101/index.html

Vegetarian

- Making the Change

To make any change is not easy, particularly when it involves

explanations to friends and family. However, making a change that you

know will take an enormous burden off the environmental stresses of the

planet, that will improve your health and ultimately save millions of

animals from cruelty makes it easy.

Already in the US and Britain there is a massive change towards a

meat-free diet. Some half a million people are adopting a vegetarian

lifestyle each year in the US while the number of British vegetarians is

now 4 million. The trend is catching in Australia and New Zealand where

many, mainly young people, are realising that they want a healthy and

humane future.

Whether you go vegetarian overnight or over a period of time does

not matter. The important thing is to get on the track. Even cutting down

on meat consumption will make an enormous difference.

TIME magazine ran an 8 page article asking " Should we all be

Vegetarians? " their conclusion was that a healthy balanced

vegetarian diet is better than one that includes meat

 

www.hknet.org.nz/veg-articles.html

Health and a Meatless Diet

 

www.hknet.org.nz/veg-health-meatless-diet-page.htm

A Beginners Guide to Vegetarianism:

 

 

 

http://people.qualcomm.com/sriharid/info/vegetarianism/veg.html

How Mary and Frank and Friends Eat -

very nice Vegetarian pages:

 

 

http://www.all-creatures.org/recipes.html

The new millenium is the time to make the change. Let�s

make it a goal for the whole planet. Remember � You�re in good

company!

Vegetarian - Famous Vegetarians

Pythagoras, Plutarch, Leonardo Da Vinci, Tolstoy,

Shelley, George Bernard Shaw, Gandhi, Thoreau, Bob Dylan, Joanna Lumley,

George Harrison, Paul and Linda McCartney, Michael Jackson, Madona,

Martina Navratilova, Hayley Mills, William Shatner, Sir Mark Oliphant,

Cliff Young, Peter Singer, Bob Barker, Spike Milligan, Nigel Hawthorne,

Annie Besant, Anthony Robbins, Peter Sumner, Chrissie Hynde, Tim

McCartney-Snape, Peter Brock, Lynda Stoner, Johnny Weissmuller (the first

Tarzan), Julie Christie, Morissey (The Smiths), Marty Feldman, Murray

Rose, Paavo Nurmi (9 Olympic medals), Andreas Cahling (body building

champion), Dave Scott (6-time Ironman Triathlon winner), k.d.lang,

Belinda Carlisle, Edwin Moses, Sean Hughes, Bryan Adams, Dennis Weaver,

Woody Harrelson, Killer Kowalski (champion wrestler), Alicia Silverstone,

Annalise Braakensiek, Vanessa Amorosi, Greg Chappell, Jerry Seinfeld, Uri

Geller, Kim Basinger, Alec Baldwin, James Cromwell, Radha Mitchell,

Daniel Johns (silverchair), Susie Porter, Joaquin Phoenix, Josef Brown,

Daniel Jones (Savage Garden).

To see hundreds more visit our page

 

http://www.hknet.org.nz/Veg-famouspeople-page.htm

For all this and more see our page at

Vegetarianism and Beyond

 

http://www.hknet.org.nz/Veges-Beyond5page.htm or at

 

http://turn.to/Vegetarianism

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