Veganism

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"I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants." - A. Whitney Brown

Veganism is a diet and lifestyle that seeks to exclude the use of animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose.

Vegans do not to use or consume animal products of any kind. The reasons for becoming a vegan are an ethical commitment or moral conviction and spiritual or religious concerns. Vegans object the practices involved in factory farming and animal testing.

Vegans are a small population. A 2006 poll conducted by Harris Interactive in the US found that of the 1,000 adults polled, 1.4% never eat meat, poultry, fish, seafood, dairy products, or eggs and were therefore essentially vegan in their eating habits. The Times estimates suggests around 0.4% of the UK population is vegan.

Poorly planned vegan diets can be low in levels of calcium, iodine, vitamin B12 and vitamin D. Vegans are therefore encouraged to plan their diet and take dietary supplements as appropriate.

Vegan Society was founded in 1944 by Elsie Shrigley and Donald Watson. They combined the first three and last two letters of vegetarian to form "vegan," which they saw as "the beginning and end of vegetarian."

Though honey and silk are by definition animal products, some vegans consider their use and the use of other insect products to be acceptable.

Veganism Books:

This Crazy Vegan Life: A Prescription for an Endangered Species by Christina Pirello

The Real Forbidden Fruit: How Meat Destroys Paradise And How Veganism Can Get It Back by Jeff Popick

Making A Killing: The Political Economy of Animal Rights by Bob Torres

Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero

Eat, Drink & Be Vegan: Everyday Vegan Recipes Worth Celebrating by Dreena Burton

Vegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock by Isa Chandra Moskowitz

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vegan Living by Beverly Lynn Bennett and Ray Sammartano

Vegan Freak: Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World by Bob Torres and Jenna Torres

Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, and Money by Erik Marcus

The Vegan Sourcebook (Sourcebooks) by Joanne Stepaniak and Carol J. Adams

Being Vegan: Living With Conscience, Conviction, and Compassion by Joanne Stepaniak and Stanley Sapon