Vegan News for January 2024
Coconut Cowgirl creatively uses “coconut to satisfy your dairy, sugar, and meat cravings with our nutrient dense flavor packed products, such as Fresh Coconut Milk, Vegan Coconut Bacon, and Coconut Milk Dark Chocolate Fudge. You’ll only find our Fresh Coconut Milk available at the Maui Upcountry Farmers Market every Saturday.”
Two mostly vegan restaurants have reopened: Choice Ka’anapali and Moku Roots.
EVENTS
Additional events will be added as dates are confirmed.
Sunday, January 14, 12 noon. Vegan Society of Hawaii presents a free zoom lecture by Michael Greger, MD, “How Not to Age.” Details here.
Sunday, January 14, 12 noon to 2:00 PM. Maui Vegans Meetup Group has scheduled a Vegan Potluck at Kamaole Beach Park III, Kihei. To participate, 1) join this meetup group and 2) RSVP for this event.
NEWS AND TRENDS
Misinformation Against Plant-Based Diets Rife on Social Media, Says New Report
Don't call me vegan: People more likely to go meatless if food labelled 'sustainable' instead
There’s less meat at this year’s climate talks. But there’s plenty of bull. … What does going vegan have to do with COP28? Everything
Meat alternatives could feed humans more sustainably
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
New Study Finds Significant Impact of Plant-Based Diets on Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Healthy plant-based diet reduces diabetes risk by 24%, finds study
Can’t Sleep? Try a Plant-Based Diet, Researchers Say
Replacing Animal Products with a Plant-Based Diet Leads to Weight Loss, Finds New Analysis
10 Ways Eating Meat is Aging You Faster
The Vegan Cardiologist on a Mission to Prevent Million Heart Attacks: Meet Joel Kahn
SPORTS AND FITNESS
Record-Breaking Vegan Runner to Run 500 Miles for Animal Sanctuary
Vegan Bodybuilder Shares Her Diet to Build Muscle and Burn Fat
Record-Setting Vegan Powerlifter Shares His High-Protein Diet and Training Routine
RESOURCES
Our 12 Favorite Vegan Books of 2023
How to argue with a meat eater (and win every time)
Cut Costs, Not Flavor: 5 Ways to Save Money on Vegan Diet in 2024
CONNECTIONS
If you live on Maui or visit regularly, check out three Facebook pages, Vegan on Maui, Maui Vegans and the Facebook companion page to this website, Maui Vegan Life.
THIS MONTH IN VEGAN HISTORY
January 2013: Standard battery cages and breeder sow gestation crates after four weeks of pregnancy are banned throughout the European Union, due largely to the efforts of Compassion in World Farming.
January 2014: 3,300 people from all around the world sign up to go vegan, launching Veganuary, an international campaign.