Generation Vegan

Soy is a food that has long been seen as a problem for the environment, particularly due to its connection with deforestation and the impact that has on the climate and on wildlife. Here we delve deeper, find out how and where soy is grown, the impacts it has, and who exactly is responsible for those. Spoiler alert: it’s not the tofu-eaters.

With the advent of cheap genetic testing kits, it has become common to hear claims that our differing genetic profiles indicate we should all be eating diets that are tailored to us individually. Is this true and if so, what does it mean for what we eat and how healthy we can be?

When a vegan and non-vegan embark on a relationship — or when someone within a relationship embarks on veganism — there can be a whole raft of challenges to overcome. Here, we examine some of the emotional and ethical trigger points, as well as the practicalities of creating a happy vegan-omni relationship.

Prawn and shrimp industries are some of the most environmentally destructive and ethically questionable industries on the planet, and there are countless reasons why eating prawns and shrimps is best avoided.

Rastafarianism, or more appropriately Rastafari, is a religion, a movement for justice, and a holistic way of living. Followers oppose oppression and authoritarianism, and seek peace and community in an anti-capitalist world.

Buffaloes are an important part of India’s beef and veal exports which were valued at $3.19 billion in the fiscal year 2023. Accounted for in dollars and by weight, their flesh is but a by-product of the White Revolution. The dairy industry is the beef industry.

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There is no doubt at all that pigs — as well as chickens, sheep, and cows — are intelligent beings, with complex inner lives and social structures. This should come as no surprise. But their intelligence is not the reason we advocate sparing their lives.

There’s just no commercially viable way to farm animals for human consumption that is sustainable for wildlife: it requires far too much land, water, and crops, whilst also polluting local ecosystems and driving climate change.

Evidence shows strong associations between eating red meat and developing colorectal cancer, and there is also evidence of links with pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer.