Vegan News for July/August 2023
When it comes to whole food, plant-based restaurants on Maui, you can’t do better than a’a Roots. Founded in 2017, this vegan café is located in Lahaina at Napili Plaza, 5095 Napilihau St., #103.
Our initial thoughts about the devastating Lahaina fire appear in our Talk Story blog entry “After the Fire.”
Ahonui Foods, a vegan food truck, has moved. Its new location is 591 Haleakala Highway in Kahului.
Oko’a Farms, a family-owned farm in Kula dedicated to growing authentic and diverse foods, has opened a store at 30 Kupaoa St. A103, Pukalani.
NEWS AND TRENDS
The next pandemic could spring from the US meat supply, new report finds
Veganism ‘is not in decline’ despite sales of meat alternatives falling
Are Climate Policies Ignoring Animal Agriculture? … Study Finds 93 Percent of Climate News Fails to Mention Animal Agriculture
Vegan diets produce quarter of high-meat diets’ greenhouse gases – study
Discovery of plant-based ingredient that replicates dairy casein announced
New Study Says Dogs Can Live Healthy Lives When Fed a 100% Plant-Based Diet
Does In-Fighting Hurt Vegans and Animals?
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet May Improve Metabolic Health More Than the DASH Diet
Scientists find vital missing ingredient for healthy vegan diet – algae
Whole-food, plant-based diet linked to type 2 diabetes remission
Vegetarian diets may lower diabetes, hypertension and obesity risk
Plant-based diet is encouraged for patients with cancer
Eating More Fruit and Veg ‘Equivalent to Walking 4,000 Extra Steps a Day’
Eating Carrots (and Other Veggies) Really Does Improve Your Eyesight, Study Says
Scientists Develop "Superior" Plant-Based Insulin That Can Be Taken Orally
Plant-based foods may be a key to preventing childhood obesity
SPORTS AND FITNESS
Vegan Athlete, 66, Secures 1st Place In 48-Hour Ultramarathon
The Best Vegan Nutrition Tips for Sports Injury Recovery, According to a Dietitian
The Vegan Athlete's Nutrition Handbook -- Essential Guide for Plant‑Based Performance
More Athletes are Embracing a Plant-Based Lifestyle
30-YO Vegan Bodybuilding Sensation Sends Waves Across the Internet
Six Reasons Athletes Should Opt for Plant Protein Over Animal Protein
THIS MONTH IN VEGAN HISTORY
July 1838: The Alcott House School is opened in a London borough by James Pierrepont Greaves, a radical educator who had adopted the 'vegetable diet' in 1817.
July 1947: In a talk given at the 11th IVU World Vegetarian Congress, vegan pioneer Donald Watson explains that the vegan believes that if they were to be true emancipator of animals, they must renounce their traditional and conceited attitude that they had the right to use them to serve their needs.
July 1988: The British government bans the practice of feeding rendered cattle products back to cattle.
July 2001: The Food Revolution, Robbins’ follow-up to Diet for a New America, is published.
July 2020: Several television commercials debuted on NBC affiliate stations featuring Olympic medalists and members of the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), and National Hockey League (NHL), who shared how giving up dairy brought improvements to their health and athletic performance.
August 1850: The last issue of the Vegetarian Advocate includes an article by Sylvester Graham, argues against using butter and cheese.
August 1944: Several members of the Vegetarian Society (United Kingdom) request a section of its newsletter be devoted to non-dairy vegetarianism. The request was turned down. Donald Watson, secretary of the Leicester branch, sets up a new quarterly newsletter in November 1944, The Vegan News.
August 2000: After two years of negotiations with PETA, McDonalds announces new standards to increase cage space for hens and phase out beak searing.
August 2008: The wedding of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi is entirely vegan.
CONNECTIONS
If you live on Maui or visit regularly, you might check out three Facebook pages, Vegan on Maui, Maui Vegans and the Facebook companion page to this website, Maui Vegan Life.