The document advocates for adopting a vegan lifestyle for personal health, animal welfare, and environmental sustainability. It highlights the health benefits of a vegan diet, including reduced risks of chronic diseases and improved nutrition, while also emphasizing the ethical and ecological reasons for going vegan. The message conveys that a vegan diet can lead to saving animals, conserving resources, and promoting a healthier planet.

1. GOING VEGAN – the WHY & the HOW Vegan Los Angeles July 11, 2010 w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m

2. For YOU For the ANIMALS For our WORLD For our HOME WHY GO VEGAN? w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m

3. “ eat Food. not too much. MOSTLY PLANTS . ” Michael Pollan, author eating manifesto from “In Defense of Food” w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m

4. high fiber little to no cholesterol high antioxidants vitamins Vitamin C & E minerals potassium magnesium VEGGIE NUTRITION w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m

5. PRO TEIN PLENTY the average American eats 2x the amount of protein needed w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m

6. % protein concentration by weight : Gluten 70 % Tofu 18 % Legumes: peas, beans, lentils 10 – 35 % Nuts: almonds, walnuts, cashews 14 – 30 % w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m PRO TEIN PLENTY

7. DISEASE PREVENTION diabetes gallstones osteoporosis food-related illnesses obesity heart disease cancer w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m

8. HEART HAPPY vegans are 50% less likely to develop heart disease than non-vegans less saturated fat lower cholesterol lower blood pressure w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m

9. death rate from cancer Vegetarians : Non-vegetarians 1 : 2.5 reduced risk of cancers : w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m

10. WHY GO VEGAN? For YOU : think vegan, think healthy … and maybe 10 years longer to live w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m

11. For the ANIMALS : by going vegan, you save over 100 animals a year WHY GO VEGAN? w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m

12. in this next minute , 7 football fields of forest will be bulldozed Our WORLD

13. = ½ a year’s worth of showers w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m

14. Who to feed : people or cows ? in 2007: estimated 923 million undernourished people worldwide now: grain fed to livestock can feed 2 billion people w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m

15. For our WORLD : we need to take care of our world. all of it. feed all people and preserve our resources . w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m WHY GO VEGAN?

16. = w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m Global Warming

17. < 40% w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m

18. how HOT will it get? w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m

19. For our HOME : if you care about our collective home, the most sustainable choice you can make is a vegan diet w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m WHY GO VEGAN?

20. For YOU think vegan, think healthy… and maybe 10 years longer to live For the ANIMALS by going vegan, you save over 100 animals a year For our WORLD we need to take care of our world. all of it. feed all people and preserve our resources For our HOME if you care about our collective home, the most sustainable choice you can make is a vegan diet WHY GO VEGAN? w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m

21. w w w . v e g a n l o s a n g e l e s . c o m VEGAN FOOD IS DELICIOUS