May 2010

In this edition... Health    Processed meats pose serious heart and diabetes risk - Harvard study    Dairy: 6 reasons you should avoid it at all costs    Soy cuts stomach cancer risk    John Robbins: Greed, cancer and pink KFC buckets Environment    Confessions of a recovering carnivore    Wanted: World referendum, climate justice tribunal    UN official warns on fisheries collapse by 2050    Biodiversity: We can live without oil, but not without flora and fauna Lifestyles and Trends    Veggie celebs: Ellen DeGeneres on food, fitness, & staying energized    Hockey player Georges Laraque: 'I want to change the world'    Global vegan bake sale is 'sweet' activism    Diet and exercise to the extremes - vegan diet fuels ultra-marathoner Animal Issues and Advocacy    Meet Mario - a true story about milk cows and veal calves    Accumulating research shows animals are a lot more like us than most of us think    Is there anything truly sustainable or humane about eating meat?    Probing the link between slaughterhouses and violent crime    Animal rights on the march Books and Perspectives    Just released: John Robbins revisits the simple life    Our food might be killing us    Beyond green growth: Why we need a world without economic growth    'There's a limit to fish harvesting' Of Note - recipes, events, more   Don't forget to visit: (Excerpts are included from current news stories. Click on the "Full story" link to read the full article.)   Health     Processed meats pose serious heart and diabetes risk - Harvard study Full story: New York Times blogs A new Harvard study that found no increased risk of heart disease among meat eaters is generating a lot of buzz for red meat [conveniently forgetting that it IS linked to increased cancer risk]. But the research is not so much a celebration of red meat as it is an indictment of processed meats like bacon, sausage and deli meats. Eating one serving of those foods a day [just two slices of bacon for example] was associated with a 42 per cent higher risk of heart disease and 19 per cent increased risk of diabetes. While it's true that the study will make it easier to enjoy a burger, at least if we're worried about our heart, it doesn't address research that has linked an increased risk of colon cancer with high meat consumption. In addition, many people skip red meat not for personal health reasons but because they are concerned about the health of the planet.   Read more... New York Times blogs - May 19 Dairy: 6 reasons you should avoid it at all costs Full story: Huffington Post Dairy is nature's perfect food - but only if you're a calf. If that sounds shocking to you, it's because very few people are willing to tell the truth about dairy. In fact, criticizing milk in America is like taking on motherhood, apple pie, or baseball. But that's just what I'm about to do.   Read more... Huffington Post - May 1 Soy cuts stomach cancer risk Full story: Mens News Daily There is a great deal of interest regarding the potential effects of soy-based foods (like tofu and soy beverages) on cancer risk. There is a growing body of laboratory and human research data suggesting that dietary soy isoflavones might be able to reduce the risk of prostate and breast cancer. Now, a newly published clinical research study from Korea suggests that high levels of soy isoflavones in the blood may also be linked to a reduced risk of stomach cancer, as well.   Read more... Mens News Daily - May 9 John Robbins: Greed, cancer and pink KFC buckets Full story: Huffington Post We live in a world of profound contradictions. Some things are just unbelievably strange. At times I feel like I've found a way to adapt to the weirdness of the world, and then along comes something that just boggles my mind. The largest grassroots breast cancer advocacy group in the world, "Susan G. Komen for the Cure," has now partnered with the fast food chain KFC in a national "Buckets for the Cure" campaign "to spread educational messaging." How often do you think this "messaging" refers in any way to the many studies that have shown that an increased risk of developing colorectal, pancreatic, and breast cancer is associated with high intakes of well-done, fried or barbecued meats? Pardon me for being cynical, but I have to ask, if Komen is going to partner with KFC, why not take it a step further and partner with a cigarette company? [As always, John Robbins is not only informative but entertaining and the whole article is well worth a read.]   Read more... Huffington Post - May 19 More Health News: Meat-based diets increase bladder cancer risk PCRM (May 7) Iron: Dark chocolate contains more than beef? Care2 (May 13) World Health Org and UN recommend populations eat plant-based diets VegSource (May 16) Save on life insurance premiums: Go vegetarian Insurance companies are now coming to terms with the fact that vegetarians have more life expectancy and are less prone to chronic diseases, heart problems and are also more resistant to cancer. - Term Life (May 23) Veg diet gives a healthy glow Top News, UK (May 24) News video: Toxic seafood - why would you eat fish? ABC News/VegSource (April 26) News Video: PCRM objects to KFC double down sandwich KTLA, Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Video: You can starve cancer with a healthy vegan diet Excellent TED talk by Dr. William Li. - from VegSource (May 20) High doses of vitamins may promote cancer High doses of antioxidant nutritional supplements, such as vitamins C and E, can increase genetic abnormalities in cells, which may predispose supplement-takers to developing cancer, according to a new study from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute. - Science Daily (May 4) Reliable nutrition information for vegans The Vegan Dietician (May 6) - to the sources listed in the article (Vegan Health and Vegetarian Resource Group), we would add: Dr. McDougall site and newsletter     Environment     Confessions of a recovering carnivore Full story: Occidental Weekly, CA, U.S. I enjoy bacon. I adore my mom's turkey lasagna. I also love living animals, care about my health and am genuinely concerned for the future of planet Earth. Dear readers, before you roll your eyes and move on, let me clarify that this is not a cliché condemnation of the carnivorous. I am not some bleeding heart, tofu-chomping hippie who thinks that anybody who disagrees with my own granola-liberal views is wrong. I am, in fact, a recovering carnivore, one who grudgingly acknowledges the serious impact the food industry, especially the meat production industry, has on our very sick planet Earth.   Read more... Occidental Weekly, CA, U.S. - April 28 Wanted: World referendum, climate justice tribunal Full story: IPS A world people's referendum on climate change will be held in April 2011 for the earth's peoples to decide how to address this global problem. Although it is hoped that some states will cooperate, the participation of governments will not be essential to the referendum, as civil society organisations are to plan it according to their own lights and the traditions and customs of each local area. This was one of the final resolutions April 22 at the close of the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, held in the central Bolivian city of Cochabamba.   Read more... IPS - April 23 UN official warns on fisheries collapse by 2050 Full story: BBC The UN's top environment official has echoed warnings that commercial fishing could be destroyed within 50 years. "It is not a science fiction scenario. It is within the lifetime of a child born today," said Achim Steiner, head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). He made the remarks at a conference in New York previewing a new study [to be released in October] on how to make the global economy more environmentally sustainable. His colleague, Dr Pavan Sukhdev, said if current fishing practices continued, "then we are in a situation where 30 or 40 years down the line we effectively are out of fish." A preview of the report says for fish stocks to be saved, up to 22 million jobs involved with fishing may have to be axed, and up to 13 million boats removed from service.   Read more... BBC - May 21 Biodiversity: We can live without oil, but not without flora and fauna Full story: IPS The policies and deals that contributed to the massive oil spill under way in the Gulf of Mexico are also jeopardising the Earth's vital biological infrastructure, according to the Global Biodiversity Outlook 3, published May 10. The report is the most current assessment of the state of the planet's biodiversity, the living organisms that provide us with health, wealth, food, fuel and other vital services. In this study, "you can clearly see the outlines of what could be the sixth great extinction event of all life on Earth," said Thomas Lovejoy, biodiversity chair at the Washington DC-based Heinz Centre for Science, Economics and the Environment. Asked recently why biodiversity was so important, Lovejoy responded by saying: "You can't eat the Internet." Nor can we breathe without plants that supply oxygen. But we can live without oil.   Read more... IPS - May 10 More Environmental News: New FAO report assesses dairy greenhouse gas emissions UN (April 20) How low can we go? An assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from the UK food system and the scope to reduce them by 2050 - WWF UK (January) Pacific tuna population may crash at any time Nature News (May 19)     Lifestyles and Trends     Veggie celebs: Ellen DeGeneres on food, fitness, & staying energized Full story: Shape Magazine The frank, friendly, funny Ellen DeGeneres gets real about yoga, sweets, meat and living life to the max. At age 52, when Hollywood is over and done with the majority of its sweethearts, Ellen is hip, hot, and healthy. With a vegan diet, a dedication to yoga, a vocabulary salted with self-help buzzwords, and, lest we forget, a wife instead of a husband, Ellen embodies the modern version of everyone's neighbor and friend. If Ellen had a mantra, it would be "Stay true to yourself."   Read more... Shape Magazine - April 14 Hockey player Georges Laraque: 'I want to change the world' Full story: Toronto Star Georges Laraque [former Montreal Canadiens hockey player] is much more than a hockey enforcer. He's also a philanthropist, vegan, environmentalist, entrepreneur and animal rights activist. "I want to change the world," said Laraque. He's not kidding... He became a vegan a year ago and just recently became part-owner of a raw food restaurant in Montreal. Laraque's life philosophy is straightforward. "At the end of the day, nobody cares how many Stanley Cups you won or how much money you made. They're going to look and say, 'What has he done with his notoriety in the city he played in?'" he said.   Read more... Toronto Star - April 24 Global vegan bake sale is 'sweet' activism Full story: CNN When animal rights activist Jasmin Singer found herself face to face with a scientist who conducts animal testing, a cupcake was exchanged instead of harsh words. "A good vegan cupcake has the power to transform everything for the better," Singer said. "It's almost like a political statement with icing." Singer was co-hosting a vegan bake sale in New York [recently] as part of the second annual Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale. More than 120 groups across six continents [held] vegan bake sales from April 24 through May 2. Gary Loewenthal, director of the Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale, said he believes bake sales can be a nice change of pace for people used to more confrontational forms of activism. "It's almost like a political statement with icing." [Warning: Pictures at the link may make you hungry.]   Read more... CNN - April 30 Diet and exercise to the extremes - vegan diet fuels ultra-marathoner Full story: New York Times I went running with Scott Jurek on a clear, chilly morning last month, an easy four-mile loop in Central Park... After that he showered and came to my house to cook [a vegan] lunch before going for a late-afternoon jog of another 10 miles or so. That's an easy day for Jurek, 36, an accomplished ultramarathoner... this year he is fit and psyched for the 24-Hour Run world championship in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France. It is a grueling race to determine how many miles runners can complete on a 1.4-kilometer road loop in a 24-hour period [Jurek set an American record]. It's a long day, and one that raises a particular aspect of Jurek's training that makes him an especially interesting athlete: he is a vegan. He said he needed 5,000 to 8,000 calories a day, "and I get that all from plant sources. It's not hard, either. I like to eat, and I don't have to worry about weight management... I've been racing for 15 years, but I feel like I'm still at my peak." Evidently, it isn't his diet that's slowing him down.   Read more... New York Times - May 13 More Lifestyles and Trends News: Dumpster diving with purpose: Freegans make political statement by searching through trash Freegans, a combination of “free” and “vegans” are a slowly growing group of anti-consumerists who try to use as few resources as possible. - Grand Rapids News, MI, U.S. (May 16) Got milk? Only if it comes from a cow, group argues as healthy milk alternatives grow In 1996, the market for soy milk was $124 million. In 2008, it was more than $1 billion. - USA Today (April 28) Meatless Mondays, a movement that has legs The meat industry is nervous - Washington Post (May 19) U.S. footballer drops 30 pounds with vegetarian diet Ecorazzi (May 20)     Animal Issues and Advocacy     Meet Mario - a true story about milk cows and veal calves Full story: Straight.com, BC, Canada Let me tell you the true story of Mario. Mario was born on a dairy farm. On the day of his birth, he was taken away from his mother. She cried and searched anxiously for days after losing him. She carried him for nine months, but only got to meet him for a brief moment. Mario was a male calf born to a dairy cow. He was never to see his mother again. The day after he was born, Mario ended up at a livestock auction to be sold for veal. His umbilical cord was still attached to his soft baby belly. [But Mario's story has a happier ending....]   Read more... Straight.com, BC, Canada - May 7 Accumulating research shows animals are a lot more like us than most of us think Full story: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette California last month banned slaughtering pigs too crippled to walk and the Maryland House voted to ban the steel leg-hold trap. These are just two of a growing number of signs that humankind is beginning to emerge from a might-makes-right relationship to animals. To this day, animals have been defined as nothing more than property for human use. Each year, we confine more than 50 billion in industrialized conditions before sending them to slaughter. The problem with this is that animals have feelings... Our ethical systems ascribe rights and privileges to fellow humans. The bedrock of these ethical values is our shared capacity to suffer and to enjoy life. Animals share those capacities with us. It's time we applied our ethical principles to them, too. [By Dr. Jonathan Balcombe, an animal behaviorist and author of "Pleasurable Kingdom" and the new "Second Nature: The Inner Lives of Animals."]   Read more... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - April 15 Is there anything truly sustainable or humane about eating meat? Full story: AlterNet Natural food sections in our grocery stores are chock full of them. The ethical foodies seek them out. They're intended to inform the consumer about where our food comes from and how it's produced: "Sustainable," "organic," "free-range," "local" products - we've all seen the terms and we hope they genuinely convey what they imply. But what do they really mean? HumaneMyth.org seeks to expose the facts behind our misleading food labels and farming practices. Lee Hall, whose new book On Their Own Terms: Bringing Animal-Rights Philosophy Down to Earth expounds... 'If you really want to tread lightly on the earth and its conscious life, the answer is to stop breeding these poor beings only to betray them."   Read more... AlterNet - May 7 Probing the link between slaughterhouses and violent crime Full story: Toronto Star To author Upton Sinclair, the hellish world of factory slaughterhouses was as dangerous to human beings as it was to pigs. He filled his 1906 novel The Jungle with meat-packing images that seem ripped from a slasher movie. Sinclair's abattoir labourers get so desensitized to violence that rates of murder, rape and brawls among them rise. The book cemented the link between slaughterhouses and crime for decades to come. More than a hundred years later, a University of Windsor researcher may have proven the literary classic right. Criminology professor Amy Fitzgerald says statistics show the link between slaughterhouses and brutal crime is empirical fact. It's a case of science catching up to what has been folk knowledge since industrialized slaughterhouses began to appear in the 19th century: workers exposed to the killing of large numbers of animals on a regular basis become disturbed and appear to lose empathy.   Read more... Toronto Star - May 14 Animal rights on the march Full story: National Journal, Washington, DC, U.S. Suppose you were a furry or feathery creature, confined to a cramped crate or a tiny cage, with your sole purpose in life to produce eggs for some human's plate - or to end up on that plate yourself. Don't you think your keepers should at least provide you with enough room to turn around freely, lie down, stand up, and stretch your limbs? Well, you don't get to vote on this question. American members of species homo sapiens are voting on this matter, however, and they seem to favor awarding you these minimal rights... Take notice, for it is often the case with social causes that the marginal becomes the mainstream. Surveys indicate that 2 per cent, tops, and perhaps not even 1 per cent, of all Americans are vegans. But the notion of a world that is less humancentric, that gives more legal weight to nonhuman animals, is not a chimera, for that world is already taking shape. [The full informative, thoughtful article is highly recommended.]   Read more... National Journal, Washington, DC, U.S. - May 22 More Animal Issues and Advocacy News: Japan obtains arrest warrant for anti-whaling group leader Guardian, UK (April 30) Whaling No More Organization Petition to stop Norwegian whaling Why humane meat is an oxymoron – the Lyman v. Niman debate AlterNet (May 21) Where's the beef? Indians don't want to know Most Indian politicians don't discuss the thriving business of cow smuggling from Hindu-majority India, where the animals are revered, to Muslim-majority Bangladesh - LA Times (May 2)     Books and Perspectives     Just released: John Robbins revisits the simple life Full story: Moneycontrol.com Author John Robbins knows a thing or two about living a simple life - he's had millions and lived without millions, not once, but twice. At 21, Robbins walked away from his family's Baskin-Robbins ice cream business and fortune and spent the subsequent decade living largely off the land. Robbins became wealthy writing best-selling books telling Americans how to live simply and healthily. He earned millions of dollars, which were then stolen by Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff. In [the just-published] The New Good Life, Living Better Than Ever in An Age of Less he says materialism is bad for the soul and urges people to focus on their quality of life. "Madoff stole our money, I wasn't about to allow him to steal the rest of my life," he said. [VegSource says: Practical and inspiring, "The New Good Life" provides much-needed hope and comfort in a time of fear and uncertainty.]   Read more... Moneycontrol.com - May 26 Our food might be killing us Full story: Montreal Gazette Nobody wants to hear bad news. It took decades, countless studies, frightening real-life sagas and legislation to convince consumers that cigarette smoking could kill them. Even then, it hasn't stopped enough people from smoking to put any of the giant cigarette companies out of business. It's no surprise that it will take several decades to drive home the fact that most of the meat - beef, pork and chicken - sold in supermarkets and butcher shops is unhealthy and that the methods used to feed, house and slaughter the animals are doing untold damage to the environment, not to mention treating the animals cruelly. These disturbing facts are brought home in the recently published Animal Factory, a meticulously researched expose of the industrial animal farming industry by journalist David Kirby. By spotlighting three American families - one in Washington state's Yakima Valley, one in Illinois, and another in North Carolina - the author put a human spin on atrocious nationwide food processing methods.   Read more... Montreal Gazette - April 30 Beyond green growth: Why we need a world without economic growth Full story: Guardian, UK Last March, Tim Jackson put forward the idea of 'Prosperity without Growth?' in a report published by the United Kingdom's Sustainable Development Commission and followed up with a book of the same name released last November. The book is a best seller (ranked 1,729 on Amazon) and in it he argues convincingly that we can still prosper without adhering to the encoded mantra of expansion and growth that permeates modern market economies. More recently, in January 2010, Andrew Simms and Victoria Johnson at the new economics foundation (nef) published a more emphatic message in their report entitled Growth isn't possible.   Read more... Guardian, UK - April 15 'There's a limit to fish harvesting' Full story: IPS The perilous state of the world's fish stocks has received less media attention than the more visible, palpable environmental problems like air pollution. Isabella Lõvin is seeking to redress that balance. Her 2007 book Tyst hav (Silent Seas) hit the best-seller list in her native Sweden, garnering her three awards, including the title of 'Journalist of the Year'... Europe's own catches have gone down by 25 per cent in the last ten years. At the same time, Europe has increased consumption [of fish] by 20 per cent. It's an equation that doesn't add up. [Editor's note: It amazes and saddens me that the author would still eat fish, "though only those not threatened."]   Read more... IPS - February 8 Related/more book news: Time interview with David Kirby, author of "Factory Farm" One time I [stayed near a factory farm]. At night, all I'd hear as I was trying to fall asleep was the sound of the pigs fighting each other, biting each other, squealing, screeching all night long. It was like nothing I've ever heard before in my life, and it just didn't stop. It sounded like kids being tortured over there. I'll never forget that sound. It was very sad. - Time Magazine (May 5) John Robbins: Our world is in peril, how do you cope? Huffington Post (May 5) Why sharing stuff is the way to fend off environmental catastrophe The Tyee, BC, Canada (April 20) Video: Moby on being vegetarian and his new book, Gristle Treehugger (May 21) Visit our VegE-Store for books and more Thanks for your support!     Of Note - recipes, events, more     Recipes: Write that one down! We recently improvised a tofu mushroom asparagus wrap that all agreed needed to be written down! Check it out on VegE-News' recipe pages, where you'll also find our tips for making the transition to a vegan diet - or staying on one. The new cheese everyone is raving about - Daiya vegan cheese - would be a good addition; info about it below. And, we just have to pass on the vegan poached egg recipe from the Betty Crocker Project. VegE-News recipes and tips Daiya real vegan cheese The Betty Crocker Project : Eggs Benedict featuring The Vegan Poached Egg Travel recos Balamku Inn on the Beach ec-resort in Mexico Balamku is a private oasis of beach front tranquility on Costa Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. The beautiful, affordable cabanas offer comfort and luxury while respecting the environment. Balamku was recently selected by National Geographic Traveller Magazine as one of their stay list hotels and nominated for Mexico & Central America's Leading Green Hotel Award 2010. The bountiful breakfast fare includes vegan options! Balamku Inn on the Beach If you're in Nice, France.... Be sure to stop by Le Speakeasy vegan restaurant, 7 Rue Lamartine, for an amazing lunch at this cosy, eclectic spot. Say hello to Janne, its proprietor and chef who hails from California. and is firmly planting her vegan ideals in the heart of Nice's town center. Each day there is a fresh and unique menu using mostly organic ingredients. Open for lunch 12-2:30 and Saturday evening except in winter. Closed Sundays. Bon appetit! TripAdvisor: Le Speakeasy Happy Cow Video shorts This month: The heartwarming reunion in the wild 5 years later between a gorilla and the man who raised him for 5 years; the groundbreaking work of EarthSave with the Sacremento Food Bank; Ex-firefighter, current triathlete and author Rip Esselstyn talks about his diet and involvement with the Meals for Health program; exposé of the devastating global impact of factory pig farms, featuring Robert Kennedy, Jr.; fun VegSource interview with John Davis, manager of the International Vegetarian Union, and his wife Hazel - with some fascinating information on veg history. Damian Aspinall's Extraordinary Gorilla Encounter Earthsave: Meals for Health program Rip Esselstyn: Making the world plant-strong Pig Business John Davis on veg history A meaningful father's day gift What the heck to give dad? Surprise him by sponsoring one of the rescued animals at Farm Sanctuary in his name. Farm Sanctuary also has an impressive line-up of dad-friendly merchandise perfect for gifts, including a limited edition watch. Adopt a farm animal Farm Sanctuary gift ideas Podcasts/blogs A New Zealand reader sent along links to some enterprising podcasts/blogs promoting a vegan world. Coexisting with non-human animals NZ Vegan Food for Thought Calls to action The Humane Society of the United States is asking for support in its boycott of Canadian seafood to protest the seal hunt. Protect Seals Petition The International Whaling Commission has just unveiled a proposal to legalize commercial whale hunting for the first time in 24 years. New Zealand called its provisions "offensive," "unacceptable," and "inflammatory." But other key nations are rumoured to be leaning in support of it. Avaaz has launched an urgent petition to show our leaders their people want to protect whales, not hunt, kill, and sell them. You can sign below Whale Petition Farm Sanctuary is asking for support for two laws to help farm animals. We've also included a link to Farm Sanctuary's founder Gene Baur's May 20 post "It's time to dig deep for the animals" on a proposed law in Ohio. Support humane laws It's time to dig deep for the animals Veggie organizations - would you like a customized version of VegE-News? If you are a vegetarian organization that would like your own customized version of VegE-News, let us know. We are pleased to produce customized versions of VegE-News for the Australian Vegetarian Society, the New Zealand Vegetarian Society, Vegans & Vegetarians of Alberta, and the Toronto Vegetarian Association. Members receive the regular VegE-News PLUS listings of their local events. If you are a member of one of those organizations, but not receiving the customized version, just drop us an email and ask us to switch you to the specific list. 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All viewpoints that support the goal of animal liberation from all forms of human oppression are welcome (except for advocacy of injury). Animal Rights 2010 Taking Action for Animals Conference, July 23-26, Washington, DC The TAFA conference is for veterans and newcomers alike who want to explore opportunities for making a difference for animals. The list of speakers and workshops has just been announced - check the link. TAFA conference The 39th IVU World Vegetarian Congress 2010, Jakarta, October 1-6, 2010 and Bali, October 7-9, 2010 The Congress is a bi-annual program of the International Vegetarian Union. Theme: Save Our Life, Save Our Planet. If you've ever attended an international Vegetarian Congress, you know what an inspiring and recharging experience it is. More details and online registration at the website below. World Vegetarian Congress 2010 VegSource Healthy Lifestyle Expo, October 15-17, 2010 Get ready to learn the latest health info. 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