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In 2004, Marly Winckler, President of the Brazilian Vegetarian Society, claimed that 5% of the population was vegetarian. [165] According to a 2012 survey undertaken by the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics, 8% of the population, or 15.2 million people, identified themselves as vegetarian. [166]
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products and the consumption of animal source foods, [12] and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals.
Surveys in the U.S. have found that roughly 6% of adults never eat meat, poultry or fish (defined as vegetarian, and includes vegans) with about half of those (3% of the population) never eating meat, poultry, fish, dairy, or eggs (defined as vegan). Similar surveys in 1994 and 1997 show the number of vegetarians in the U.S. was about one percent.
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]
Jewish vegetarianism and veganism have become especially popular among Israeli Jews. In 2016, Israel was described as "the most vegan country on Earth", as five percent of its population eschewed all animal products. [178] Interest in veganism has grown among both non-Orthodox and Orthodox Jews in Israel. [179]
Vegan France Interpro in collaboration with the Biocyclic Vegan Network created an interactive map that lists all-vegan organic projects across Europe. This list primarily includes agricultural operations but also trading and processing companies, online shops, network organizations as well as certification bodies that certify farms according ...
Vegan studies or vegan theory is the study of veganism, within the humanities and social sciences, as an identity and ideology, and the exploration of its depiction in literature, the arts, popular culture, and the media. [1]
All types of meat but especially lamb and beef generate several times more greenhouse gas emissions in their production than plant-based foods. [1]Environmental vegetarianism is the practice of vegetarianism that is motivated by the desire to create a sustainable diet, which avoids the negative environmental impact of meat production.