{"id":3053,"date":"2012-02-10T11:16:22","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T19:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/?p=3053"},"modified":"2012-02-10T11:32:39","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T19:32:39","slug":"celebrities-and-veganism-the-weight-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/celebrities-and-veganism-the-weight-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities and Veganism : The Weight Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As you may know, vegan actress Jessica Chastain<\/a> has been nominated for an Oscar for her supporting role in the movie \u201cThe Help\u201d. By the way, \u201cThe Help\u201d is terrific movie that you must see!<\/p>\n

\"\"I love how some people stick to their values! Chastain is proof of that by having the \u201cfried chicken\u201d on the film be made out of tofu! Furthermore, she is notorious for having to add 15 pounds to her slim frame in order to portray the role of the voluptuous Celia.\u00a0 She said that she had to force feed herself with processed soy products, heavily relying on vegan ice cream. Mmmm real healthy! Something she said got me thinking; \u00a0She stated that veganism was the reason why she could easily and quickly lose that weight!\"\"<\/p>\n

That being said, she is not the only celebrity claiming that veganism helped her maintain a skinny frame. I don\u2019t have a problem with that. I know it is easier to maintain or achieve a slimmer figure when going vegan. However, it depends on each and every one. Some people have a slower metabolism and not everybody is satisfied with the same quantity of food. I don\u2019t think weight loss or management is the best approach by which veganism should be promoted. People don\u2019t tend to stick to diets for shallow reasons…<\/p>\n

\"\"Following a certain diet, any diet, for superficial reasons does not lead to eating healthy! In fact, it could even lead to putting on weight because misinformation can come in the form of white pasta and french fries…On the other hand, veganism is sometimes used as an excuse for deprivation just as Angelina Jolie did. She claimed that being a vegan nearly killed her and that she was malnourished. Sounds like anorexia to me!<\/p>\n

I know that Jessica Chastain is an informed vegan but unfortunately, as a celebrity, she automatically becomes a spokesperson for the cause. Her words, I suppose, could have been taken out of context. This is something Alicia Silverstone seems to handle very well although I don\u2019t expect every vegan celebrity to be as involved as she is.<\/p>\n

Veganism is so much more than getting slimmer and looking better. I believe that kind of publicity will only lead to a diet trend instead of a life time commitment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As you may know, vegan actress Jessica Chastain has been nominated for an Oscar for her supporting role in the movie \u201cThe Help\u201d. By the way, \u201cThe Help\u201d is terrific movie that you must see! I love how some people stick to their values! Chastain is proof of that by having the \u201cfried chicken\u201d on the film be made out of tofu! Furthermore, she is notorious for having to add 15 pounds to her slim frame in order to portray the role of the voluptuous Celia.\u00a0 She said that she had to force feed herself with processed soy products, heavily relying on vegan ice cream. Mmmm real healthy! Something she said got me thinking; \u00a0She stated that veganism was the reason why she could easily and quickly lose that weight! That being said, she is not the only celebrity claiming that veganism helped her maintain a skinny frame. I don\u2019t have a problem with that. I know it is easier to maintain or achieve a slimmer figure when going vegan. However, it depends on each and every one. Some people have a slower metabolism and not everybody is satisfied with the same quantity of food. I don\u2019t think weight loss […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45283,"featured_media":3059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,3],"tags":[610,611,156,609],"class_list":["post-3053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-vegan","tag-angelina-jolie","tag-celebrity-vegans","tag-famous-vegans","tag-jessica-chastain"],"yoast_head":"\nCelebrities and Veganism : The Weight Issue - HappyCow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/celebrities-and-veganism-the-weight-issue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Celebrities and Veganism : The Weight Issue - HappyCow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As you may know, vegan actress Jessica Chastain has been nominated for an Oscar for her supporting role in the movie \u201cThe Help\u201d. 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