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The IVU's 1975 World Vegetarian Congress in Orono, Maine caused a significant impact on to the country's vegetarian movement. [157] Henry Stephens Salt [158] (1851–1939) and George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) were famous vegetarian activists. [159]
Dinshah founded the American Vegan Society early in 1960, and later that year (August) married the English-born Freya Smith. [15] Freya, whose parents were active in The Vegan Society (of Great Britain), contributed to the early growth of the American Vegan Society and is the president of the American Vegan Society today.
There was a 185% increase in new vegan products between 2012 and 2016 in the U.K. [112] In 2017, the United States School Nutrition Association found 14% of school districts across the country were serving vegan school meals compared to 11.5% of schools offering vegan lunch in 2016.
In 1960, 26-year-old H. Jay Dinshah founded the American Vegan Society. Later that year Dinshah married the English-born Freya Smith. [7] Freya, whose parents were active in The Vegan Society (of England), contributed to the early growth of the American Vegan Society and is president of the AVS today.
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.
Food from plants. A plant-based diet is a diet consisting mostly or entirely of plant-based foods. [1] [2] It encompasses a wide range of dietary patterns that contain low amounts of animal products and high amounts of fiber-rich [3] plant products such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, herbs, and spices.
[21] [22] The Vegan Society have published a summary of Omambala's report on their website and have released a public statement claiming "as with many charities, The Vegan Society has a number of challenges that we must address as we evolve into an even more diverse and inclusive organisation." [23] [24]
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