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More and more people are eating vegan foods and living a vegan lifestyle. But what would happen if everyone in the world switched to a plant-based diet and cut out meat and dairy? What impact could it have on the planet and on climate change?

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The health and environmental benefits of a plant-based diet. IB DP student at CIS. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.

Christian asks what is veganism and is it the right way to live and eat.

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Many consider vegetarians the new superheroes, able to stop climate change and global warming. They eat no meat and so have a reduced carbon footprint. But is that really true? An avocado can actually do more damage to the environment than a steak. Environmental vegetarianism – fact or fiction?

In the era of combatting rapid climate change, meat & dairy are getting the worst press: in particular, we've been seeing beef getting slashed everywhere for its methane emissions - cow burps and farts. So we are increasingly being told that switching to a vegan/plant-based diet is the solution to climate change. But is it really the case? Because popular vegan foods like avocados, soy and almonds do cause massive environmental destruction. So how could eating regional plant-based foods be potentially less environmentally damaging than eating local and organic meat & dairy? In this video, I will be explaining and debunking various claims made around veganism and plant based diets using life-cycle assessment.

I am a vegan/animal rights and environmental/climate activist, and I share various educational content on veganism and plant-based living - the ethics, environment, climate change, and nonhuman & human rights issues, as well as easy vegan/plant-based recipes.

Dr. Neal Barnard talks about how eating a plant-based diet can help curb climate change and reduce extreme weather events.

Are you a vegan, thinking about going vegan or a total meat lover? Whatever your preference, an increasing number of people are choosing the plant-based diet.
Everyone has their own reason for doing it whether it's for health reasons, to reduce animal cruelty or to protect the environment. But how environmentally-friendly is being a vegan?
In this video we explore the impact some of the most popular vegan foods have on our planet, comparing them to the farming industry.
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A brief climate change video essay on the environmental impacts of veganism, and how we can reframe going vegan less as a lifestyle and more as an aspiration. While eating a plant-based diet does greatly reduce your carbon footprint due to the meat industry's rampant fossil fuels use, going vegan is sometimes not accessible to all.

You don’t have to go vegan to fight climate change. Research shows that small changes to our diets can make big differences.

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In 2006, the United Nations stated:

“The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global. The findings of this report suggest that it should be a major policy focus when dealing with problems of land degradation, climate change and air pollution, water shortage and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity.”

And then four years later, they warned that a global shift towards a vegan diet is vital to save the world from hunger, fuel poverty and the worst impacts of climate change.

So why exactly is animal farming bad for the environment?

Interest in vegan food and its associated health benefits has been booming across the rich world. A global retreat from meat could have a far-reaching environmental impact.

By 2050 the world's population could approach 10 billion - and around 60% more food could be needed to feed everyone. The environmental impacts of the food system are daunting its responsible for about a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions and uses about 70% of all freshwater resources, and it occupies about 40% of the Earth's land surface.

Food rated emissions could increase to 50 percent by 2050 and fill up the total emissions budget that we have in order to avoid dangerous levels of climate change.

Interest in vegan food has been booming across the rich world. A major study has put the diet to the test - analyzing an imagined scenario in which the world goes vegan by 2050. If everybody went vegan by 2050 we estimated that food-related greenhouse gas emissions could be reduced by 3/4.

Cows are the biggest emission contributors. Bugs in their digestive system produce methane and deforestation for their pasture releases carbon dioxide - these gases warm the planet. If cows were a country, they'd be the third largest greenhouse gas emitter.

Prepare the the night before by adding the oats into a jar with the almond milk. Add in the raspberries, or your fruit of choice, and give it a good stir. Place in the fridge to set overnight. In the morning top it with dried fruit, nuts and/or seeds.

SNACK - Juice and Banana Bread Nakd Bar:
1 thumb size piece ginger
1/2 pineapple
1 cucumber
2 sticks celery
Juice the fruit and vegetables, pour into a glass and serve chilled.

LUNCH - Mexican Chilli Bowl (Serves 1):
2 potatoes
1 tsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp paprika
Salt & black pepper
Three Bean Chilli
1/2 avocado
Cashew Sour Cream
Toppings: Sliced red chilli, spring onion, coriander
Start by cutting the potatoes into wedges. Place them on a lined baking tray and drizzle over the olive oil, mince over the garlic and then season them with the paprika, salt and black pepper. Place those in the oven to cook for 25 minutes on 180 degrees celsius. Serve immediately once they are removed from the oven, top with the Three Bean Chilli, mashed avocado, Cashew Sour Cream and toppings of choice.

SNACK - Muesli Energy Balls (Makes 8):
1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup oat flour
1 green apple, grated
8 finely chopped dates
1 tbsp almond butter
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Add all ingredients into a large mixing bowl and roughly mixed it together with your hands. Take a small amount and roll them into balls to make 8 altogether. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

DINNER - Broccoli Pasta:
Broccoli Soup
Penne pasta
1/2 cup peas
Small handful basil, shredded
Cook the penne pasta and heat the broccoli soup. Rinse and drain the pasta, add the soup/sauce to the pan, then the pasta back in and stirred it through. Add in the peas and basil then serve with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.

DESSERT - Almond and Raspberry Ice-cream with chocolate drizzle
Ice-lolly molds
Small handful raspberries (for each)
Almond milk
Prepare the day/morning before by adding the raspberries into an ice lolly mold then fill it to the top with almond milk, stir and leave to set in the freezer for at least 7-8 hours.

Today's video, I'm showing you a vegan, mostly whole foods plant based, grocery haul! I bought a LOT. This particular haul is more PRODUCE HEAVY because I still have lots of staples in my pantry (which is the reason why it's slightly more expensive than if I bought lots of pantry staples). Hope this gives you an idea of what you can buy at the grocery store.

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It's never been a more exciting time to be vegan and plant based! The options at the grocery store are so exciting right now, but remember, just because it's plant based does not mean it's always good for you. Even though I am not a vegan, I love my veggies and I'm always cooking and experimenting with plant based products. Beyond beef is changing the meatless game, but there are some really exciting things happening with plant based yogurt, butter, coffee creamers, and cheese. Let me know if I missed any exciting vegan products! Mad love Bobby...Dessi...and Art! XOXO

The health implications of our diet. Why everyone should consider a Plant Based diet.' Mick is an Oxford-educated
Biologist and has spent most of
his career teaching Biology. He is
a keen cyclist and is currently
living in Harrow-on-the-Hill. He
has not eaten meat for around
40 years and in more recent
years has been consuming a
whole food plant-based vegan
diet. He is in no doubt that this is
contributing significantly to the
maintenance of excellent health
and is still able to cycle long
distances in his retirement. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.

This is a *realistic* what I eat in a day video eating meals for maximum weight loss following an oil free whole food plant based diet. All my meals are vegan, plant-based and are compatible with the starch solution! In all my meals, you will see how I focus on using calorie density for weight loss. Subscribe if you are on a plant based health and weight loss journey and would like to follow along mine!

My weight loss recipe ebook has over 50 super simple oil free recipes like these recipes I showed today! So if you are looking for more easy recipes for health or weight loss then you can grab a copy here:

Apple Dressing:
1/4 cup cooked chickpeas
1 apple, peeled and chopped
dash of garlic salt or regular salt (optional)
1/4 cup of flavored balsamic vinegar (apple is what I used)
a splash of water

Buffalo Sauce
1 tbsp of tahini
1.5 tbsp of franks red hot (or other mild hot sauce)
1 tbsp of water
mix and serve