{"id":19961,"date":"2018-01-10T13:05:30","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T21:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/?p=19961"},"modified":"2018-01-10T13:07:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T21:07:00","slug":"veganism-outpacing-meat-eating-first-time-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/veganism-outpacing-meat-eating-first-time-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Veganism Is Outpacing Meat-Eating For The First Time In History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Global Awareness<\/b><\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

I remember hearing that a crew of Danish politicians at\u00a0VeganerUdfordringen\u00a0had\u00a0decided to go vegan to raise awareness<\/a>\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<\/a>\u00a0advising Europe to make the move to a plant-based diet for health and long-term sustainability.<\/p>\n

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 that was\u00a0predicted last year by Alphabet<\/a>\u00a0and its \u2018little known\u2019 parent company Google.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

And speaking of that small company,\u00a0Google has stated that since 2014<\/a>\u00a0search for the terms \u201cvegan\u201d or \u201cvegetarian\u201d has continued to increase all over the world.
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Athletics<\/strong><\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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Celebrities are cool and all, but when more superstar level athletes than ever start to come out and vocally proclaimed their vegan devotion, that speaks louder than anything \u2013 because, you know, their bodies are their business. NBA Superstars like\u00a0Kyrie Irving<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Damian Lillard<\/a>; to NFL all-pro tackle\u00a0Trent Williams<\/a>; to the group of\u00a0vegan athletes that won 32 medals at the Naturally Fit Games<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 and the list just keeps getting longer. They know that plant-based protein is the better choice for building muscle and conditioning \u2013 and that\u2019s major!<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Health<\/strong><\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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The undisputed number one reason most people go vegan is for their own health benefits. Once people\u2019s mortality comes into play and they learn that vegan food comes without the harmful elements found in animal products that lead to\u00a0disease and inflammation<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 they start listening a little more intently.<\/p>\n

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Money Talks<\/strong><\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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Like many things in this world, the rise of vegan awareness can be traced directly to money. The impact of meat consumption is driving demand for meat-free products and substitutes. As veganism continues to go more and more mainstream, the convenience of it has risen with the demand. Many restaurants and cafes have made a hard left turn and decided veganism is where the future is going \u2013 so they should too. Seriously, there are now dairy-free ice-cream parlors, 24-hour drive-thru vegan restaurants, and vegan pizza joints \u2013 for goodness sakes. It\u2019s actually a little bit insane how far veganism has come, from a business standpoint. Especially when you hear that, say,\u00a0the largest dairy company in New York\u00a0completely ditched dairy for plant-based options<\/a>.\u00a0Like wtf?!?! But it shows you exactly how loudly money speaks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Stats<\/strong><\/span><\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

Some people will never be convinced unless there are statistics staring back at them. So for those hard to please people, I present to them this:<\/p>\n