Ellen Dutschmann

Seminarfach Gesundheit

Veganism is a philosophy and lifestyle whose adherents seek to exclude the use of animals for food, clothing, or any other purposes

Vegans endeavor to never consume or use any animal products of any type

The most common reasons for becoming, or remaining, vegan are moral conviction concerning animal rights or welfare, health, environmental concerns, and spiritual or religious concerns

People who choose to avoid using and consuming animal products

flesh food, milk and dairy as well as fur, nleather, wool, down, and cosmetics or chemical products tested on animals. 

Veganism, the natural extension of vegetarianism, is an integral component of a cruelty-free lifestyle

Living vegan provides numerous benefits to animals' lives, to the environment, and to our own health–through a healthy diet and lifestyle

The Vegan Society was founded in 1944 by Donald Watson and Elsie Shrigley in order to organize vegetarians who did not consume dairy or other animal products

The first vegan society in the United States was founded in California in 1948 by Dr. Catherine Nimmo and Rubin Abramowitz

Today, there are many vegan societies worldwide, including national societies in Australia, India, New Zealand, and South Africa. In 1993, the advocacy organization which would become Vegan Outreach was founded by Matt Ball and Jack Norris

In 1994, the annual World Vegan Day was established on November 1 by the then President and Chair of the Vegan Society, Louise Wallis

The word "vegan" was coined in 1944 by Donald Watson, founder of the Vegan Society, who combined the first three and last two letters of vegetarian to form "vegan," which he saw as "the beginning and end of vegetarian

• In 1951, the Vegan Society formally defined veganism as "the doctrine that man should live without exploiting animals.”

Founder of the word „Vegan“

An animal product is any material derived from animals

Notable animal products include meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, dairy products, honey, fur, leather, wool, and silk.

Common animal products also include gelatin, lanolin, rennet, whey, casein, beeswax, isinglass, carmine, bone china and shellac.

Animal products such as ground bone and powdered fish organs may be used in the production of a product although they may not appear as an ingredient in the final product.

Different groups disagree about some of the items to be excluded for example honey

Tom Regan: animals are entities which possess „inherent value“

Animals have „basic moral rights“Treat animals respectfulGary L. Francione, professor of Law at

Rutgers School of Law-Newark, argues that animals are sentient

moral considerationNo moral justification totreat animals like that

BREAKFASTcereal/granola with soy/rice milkoatmeal or other hot cerealbagel/toast with jellypancakessoy yogurtfruit smoothie

SNACKS/DESSERTpretzels, popcornpeanuts, almonds, walnutssunflower or pumpkin seedschips & salsabanana, apple, orangeraisins, figs, dried apricots

LUNCH/DINNERpeanut butter & jellygrain/soy burgervegetarian hotdogveggie lunchmeat sandwichbaked/mashed potatoesfrench friestofu,tofu lasagnabean burritoseitan casseroletofu lasagna

drinking milk or eating eggs DOES kill animalscommercially-raised dairy cows and egg-laying

chickens are slaughtered when their production rates decline. ( even the ones that are “free ranged” )

The same factory farm methods that are used to produce most meats are also used to produce most milk and eggs.

These cows and chickens live their short lives caged, drugged and deprived of their most basic freedoms.

Animal agriculture takes a devastating toll on the earth.

inefficient way of producing food, since feed for farm animals requires land, water, fertilizer, and other resources

erosion on our farmlands, forcing the conversion of wilderness to grazing

and farm landsAnimal waste from massive feedlots and

factory farms pollutes our groundwater and rivers

 The consumption of animal fats and proteins has been linked to heart disease, colon and lung cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension and obesity

For example: Cows' milk contains ideal amounts of fat and protein for young calves, but far too much for humans

And eggs are higher in cholesterol than any other food, making them a leading contributor to cardiovascular disease

The American Dietetic Association reports that vegetarian/vegan diets are associated with reduced risks for all of these conditions

Disadvantages of Veganism Vitamin B12 Beef, yoghurt, milk, eggs Breakfast cereals, veggie burgers, soy milk

Calcium Milk, cheese, cheese cottage Soy beans, mustard greens

Iron Oysters, beef, turkey, chicken, tuna Tofu, wheat, oatmeal, beans

Omega-3 fatty acids Bluefish, carp, catfish, herring, Flaxeed oil

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