10 July, 2007

20 Reasons To Go Vegan

1) Vegans on average live 6 years longer than non-vegans.

2) The average vegan total cholesterol level is 128. The lowest level for a heart attack is 150.

3) Milk consuption has been linked to cholic, ear infections, asthma, and a whole slew of other diseases.

4) Cholesterol can cause impotence

5) Vegans dont consume any cholesterol

6) Vegans dont smoke, and smoking is one of the leading causes of death

7) 33% percent of Americans are OBESE, while only 2% of vegans are

8) Tofu is a lot cheaper than steak

9) Fur has formeldahyde in it, which has been known to cause cancers

10) Charred meats contain carcinogens that can cause cancers

11) Fast food meats like those at McDonald's have thousands of additives that are not only addictive, they can cause you to gain weight and mess up your whole body

12) The USFDA recognises vegetarian and vegan diets as the healthiest diets.

13) Veal calves are often stillborn or unborn.

14) Veal calves that are born are raised in crates where they cant even turn around, and are fed only a diet of milk for 16 weeks before they are slaughtered.

15) Dairy cows on average live for 5-7 years, where as they are able to live to 20 years or more!

16) Pigs are more intelligent than dogs, and have the intelligence of a 3-year old.

17) Egg-laying hens are kept without water and food for 14 days at a time to force their bodies into another egg-laying cycle

18) It takes 7 cows to furnish a leather interior Mercedes-Benz

19) Milk is known to cause acne breakouts

20) MEAT IS DEAD FLESH