Health: (IN) PETA takes a step ahead, now promotes veganism (article + link)

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This from the IVU-Veg-News - of interest I think to us all.

Best love, Pat

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(IN) PETA takes a step ahead, now promotes veganism

 

PETA (People for Ethical Treatment Towards Animals), India, who are

ardent advocates of vegetarianism, have taken a step forward -- they

now promote veganism, which calls for desisting from consuming even

milk products! ''We are going one step ahead of vegetarianism. We are

promoting veganism,'' says PETA (India) chief functionary Anuradha

Sawhney.

 

Elaborating on PETA's angst against consuming milk products, Ms

Sawhney explains, ''Our celebrations (which, of course, would remain

incomplete if not allowed to feast on a plateful of sweets) can seem

like chaos to animals.'' She suggests consumption of vegan sweets

instead, which can be prepared using soya milk. Soya milk and bean

curd are excellent replacements for milk and cheese, Ms Sawhney told

UNI here.

 

Besides, animal milk may not be good for humans after all, she says

quoting Dr John McDougall, world-renowned health advisor to former US

President Bill Clinton, who has likened cow's milk to ''liquid meat''.

It can lead to heart disease, cancer, diabetes and osteoporosis.

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''All over the world people are turning vegetarian. There are more

than 17 million vegetarians in the United States alone and one million

more switch to a meat-free diet every year. In England 2,000 people

turn vegetarian every week,'' says Ms Sawhney.

 

She echoes the world's foremost epidemiologist Dr T Colin Campbell's

contention that the vast majority of all cancers, cardiovascular

diseases and other forms of degenerative illnesses can be prevented,

simply by adopting a plant-based diet.

 

''Dr Dean Orish of the University of California at San Francisco has

demonstrated that artery blockages can be reversed with a low-fat,

dairy-free vegetarian diet instead of invasive and costly surgeries,''

she further adds.

 

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full story:

http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=244484 & cat=Health

[Guest guest]

This is news? I've been going to their sites for some time because they

have all of these vegan recipes and instructions for how to replace

everything. I think they're finally being honest and saying " Yeah, we

promote veganism " , but I don't see a big change... lol

 

On 2/10/06, Pat <veggiehound wrote:

>

> This from the IVU-Veg-News - of interest I think to us all.

> Best love, Pat

> ---

> (IN) PETA takes a step ahead, now promotes veganism

>

> PETA (People for Ethical Treatment Towards Animals), India, who are

> ardent advocates of vegetarianism, have taken a step forward -- they

> now promote veganism, which calls for desisting from consuming even

> milk products! ''We are going one step ahead of vegetarianism. We are

> promoting veganism,'' says PETA (India) chief functionary Anuradha

> Sawhney.

>

> Elaborating on PETA's angst against consuming milk products, Ms

> Sawhney explains, ''Our celebrations (which, of course, would remain

> incomplete if not allowed to feast on a plateful of sweets) can seem

> like chaos to animals.'' She suggests consumption of vegan sweets

> instead, which can be prepared using soya milk. Soya milk and bean

> curd are excellent replacements for milk and cheese, Ms Sawhney told

> UNI here.

>

> Besides, animal milk may not be good for humans after all, she says

> quoting Dr John McDougall, world-renowned health advisor to former US

> President Bill Clinton, who has likened cow's milk to ''liquid meat''.

> It can lead to heart disease, cancer, diabetes and osteoporosis.

> ...

> ''All over the world people are turning vegetarian. There are more

> than 17 million vegetarians in the United States alone and one million

> more switch to a meat-free diet every year. In England 2,000 people

> turn vegetarian every week,'' says Ms Sawhney.

>

> She echoes the world's foremost epidemiologist Dr T Colin Campbell's

> contention that the vast majority of all cancers, cardiovascular

> diseases and other forms of degenerative illnesses can be prevented,

> simply by adopting a plant-based diet.

>

> ''Dr Dean Orish of the University of California at San Francisco has

> demonstrated that artery blockages can be reversed with a low-fat,

> dairy-free vegetarian diet instead of invasive and costly surgeries,''

> she further adds.

>

> --

> full story:

> http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=244484 & cat=Health

>

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> This is news? I've been going to their sites for some time because they

> have all of these vegan recipes and instructions for how to replace

> everything. I think they're finally being honest and saying " Yeah, we

> promote veganism " , but I don't see a big change... lol

 

That was my first response too LOL Then I noted *in India* - PETA India. That's

where the

change has occurred. I mentioned it here because we have members from India. And

yes

PETA has a great site and yes they're keener on veganism than on vegetarianism -

no

doubt about it on the American site.

 

Best love, Pat