{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"GoVegr","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/govegr\/","title":"Why Veganism Is Outpacing Meat-Eating For The First Time In History - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"trGXuqDzwc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/veganism-outpacing-meat-eating-first-time-history\/\">Why Veganism Is Outpacing Meat-Eating For The First Time In History<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/veganism-outpacing-meat-eating-first-time-history\/embed\/#?secret=trGXuqDzwc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Veganism Is Outpacing Meat-Eating For The First Time In History&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"trGXuqDzwc\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ext.jpg","thumbnail_width":800,"thumbnail_height":532,"description":"A few weeks ago, I ended up racing a friend of mine who thought he could beat me in a footrace. Yes, it was as ridiculous and childish as it sounds, but bear with me a second. During the race, I remember hearing my other friend, who was umpiring the race, yell \u2018vegan for the win!\u2019 as I crossed the finished line. We all laughed, of course, but that proclamation got my mind going. I started doing research and was as surprised as I was happy to find out that veganism, per capita, was outpacing meat-eating \u2013 and it wasn\u2019t even close. These are the reasons I discovered as to why. Global Awareness I remember hearing that a crew of Danish politicians at\u00a0VeganerUdfordringen\u00a0had\u00a0decided to go vegan to raise awareness\u00a0for the health and environmental purposes of a plant-based diet. Around that same time, a group of\u00a024 European parliament members signed a letter\u00a0advising Europe to make the move to a plant-based diet for health and long-term sustainability. All over the world people are awakening to the reality that consumption of animal products and health and environment are all innately linked. Meaning, the world is inching closer and closer to the plant-based revolution [&hellip;]"}