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In some cities' schools in Finland, the students are offered two options, a vegetarian and a non-vegetarian meal, on four school days a week, and one day a week they have a choice between two vegetarian meals, for grades 1 to 12. In secondary schools and universities, from 10 to 40 percent of the students preferred vegetarian food in 2013.
Israel: Five percent (approx. 300,000) in Israel said they were vegan in 2014, making it the highest per capita vegan population in the world. [145] A 2015 survey by Globes and Israel's Channel 2 News similarly found 5% of Israelis were vegan. [146] Veganism increased among Israeli Arabs. [147]
In 2015, according to the Voedingscentrum, 55% of Dutch people were flexitarians. [13] According to Natuur & Milieu, in 2016, 67% of the Dutch were flexitarian. [6] According to research by Wageningen University & Research, the number of Dutch people who call themselves flexitarians increased from 14% in 2011 to 43% in 2019.
Veganism involves following a vegan diet, which is a diet that includes no animal products of any kind. It can extend to ethical veganism which avoids or boycotts all products and activities whose production or undertaking is perceived to exploit animals, such as leather, silk, fur, wool, and cosmetics that have been tested on animals, as well as blood sports such as bullfighting and fox hunting.
Observational studies show that vegetarian diets are lower in energy intake than non-vegetarian diets [31] and that, on average, vegetarians have a lower body mass index than non-vegetarians. [32] Two reviews of preliminary research found that vegetarian diets practiced over 18 weeks or longer reduced body weight in the range of 2–3 kilograms ...
Public Radio International estimated in 2013 that 4–5% of China's population was vegetarian, representing over 50 million people. [1] Like many other languages, the Chinese languages did not have a native word for the English word "vegan" and often uses (Chinese: 纯素; pinyin: Chún sù) （"pure Vegetarian"）to refer to it. [2]
The fast food industry in India has evolved with the changing lifestyles of the young Indian population. [citation needed] The variety of gastronomic preferences across the regions, hereditary or acquired, has brought about different modules across the country. Many of the traditional dishes have been adapted to suit the emerging fast food outlets.
In January 1996, The International Vegetarian Union announced the formation of the Muslim Vegetarian/Vegan Society. [168] Many non-vegetarian Muslims will select vegetarian (or seafood) options when dining in non-halal restaurants. However, this is a matter of not having the right kind of meat rather than preferring not to eat meat on the whole.