plant-based diet
Big Meat Is Selling Veggie Burgers—But It's Still Destroying the Environment
As the world's largest meat producers launch plant-based products to compete with vegan start-ups, beware of those greenwashing for profit.
Isn't It Bad to Eat a Lot of Protein When the Planet Is Dying?
Sustainability is more important than ever and animal products are bad for the planet, but the right personal choice may not involve sagely plucking a plant-based alternative off the grocery store shelf.
Turns Out 'Eating Local' Doesn't Do Much for the Planet
There are more effective ways to assuage your beef-eating guilt than to buy local.
Don’t Buy Into Beyoncé’s ‘22 Day’ Crash Diet, Even If She Is Beyoncé
We deserve better than encouragement to starve ourselves like Beyoncé did on her ultra-restrictive diet leading up to Coachella.
The Four Most Important Things You Can Do For The Environment
Industry isn’t doing its part to combat climate change, but you can make small, positive steps towards helping the planet.
Vegan Creamery Can't Call Its Product 'Cheese' Anymore
Blue Heron's product is made of nuts, not milk. According to a Canadian food agency, that means it's not "cheese."
Vegans Are Traumatised and Need Help, Says Vegan Psychologist
We spoke to vegan psychologist Clare Mann about the problems facing plant-based people.
Study Says Aggressive Vegans Just Make People Want to Eat Meat
According to new research, a quarter of Brits would not go veggie because “the attitude of certain vegetarians/vegans has put me off.”
The Vegan Philly Cheesesteak Might Be Better Than the Real Thing
Philadelphia’s favourite filthy comfort food—beefsteak loaded onto a bread roll and served with oozy cheese—is in its very essence the antithesis of vegan eating. Or so I thought.
Why Men Are Afraid of Going Vegan
The popularity of plant-based diets may be on the rise, but they are still overwhelmingly taken up by women. In order to find out why, I asked two very different experts: Cro-Mags frontman John Joseph, and radical feminist Carol J. Adams.
A Vegan Diet Isn't Necessarily the Best One Possible for the Planet
A new study suggests that while eating a plant-based diet has its benefits, it's not the most efficient way of feeding our population when you consider land use.
A Woman Died Climbing Mount Everest While Trying to Prove ‘Vegans Can Do Anything'
The Australian finance lecturer at Monash University and her husband, Robert Gropel, sought to reach the summit of the world in order to achieve a simple goal: “To prove that vegans can do anything and more.”