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Leona Lewis

Plans to build a mega dairy in Britain have been scrapped, thanks to concerned citizens and environmental agencies.

Leona Lewis is one celebrity who is against buying and consuming milk from battery cows and finds it hard to understand why a plan like the one Nocton Dairy proposed would even be considered in Britain. She would like a complete ban of milk in Britain from cows in these factory farm settings.

“I think it is shocking that in a country like Britain – with our good reputation for animal welfare and farming – that we are even talking about intensive dairy farms… We won’t stop until we know factory milk from battery cows will never be allowed in Britain.”

After announcing it would not establish a mega dairy in Britain, Nocton issued the following statement:

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Food Network “Cupcake Wars” Vegan Bakery Winners

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 in Business, Chefs, Film & TV, Food & Drink, Reality TV, Restaurants.

Chloe Coscarelli set the example when she won the Food Network‘s cupcake baking competition, Cupcake Wars last year. Coscarelli impressed the judges with dairy-free and egg-free versions of Ginger Nutmeg Spice with Date Caramel Drizzle, Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake, Crème-filled Chocolate Orange with Candied Orange Peel and Raspberry Tiramisu.

Recently, Cupcake Wars featured a vegan-on-vegan competition, where Doron Petersan from D.C.’s Sticky Fingers Bakery and Kim Garr of L.A.’s C’est La V Bakeshop squared off.

In the end, Petersan took home the $10,000 grand prize, but when two vegan bakers are featured on such a popular national food show, is there really a loser?

We don’t think so!

Vegnews had the opportunity to chat with both owners to learn what it’s like behind the scenes with all the lights, cameras, hot ovens and muffin tins.

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Bree Olson

One of Charlie Sheen‘s “goddesses,” also known as his two girlfriends who reside in his home, is a proud vegan.

Which tickles us pink, knowing that Fort Wayne, Indiana native Rachel, known by her, cough,cough “adult” star name as Bree Olson, is probably feeding little Charlie and her co-girlfriend Nat, well.

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Susan Levin From PCRM Discusses Power Plate (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 in Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness.

If you’re picking up a copy of Dr. Neal Barnard’s latest vegan diet book, 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart, you will probably find yourself following the nutritional guidelines recommended by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, the group Dr. Barnard founded.

PCRM has introduced the Power Plate, a set of guidelines like the USDA’s food pyramid, only this one consists of eating from four food groups: grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables.

Susan Levin, M.S., R.D, is the nutrition education director for the PCRM and she’s shown here demonstrating the group derived the plate shape and a little history of the U.S. government’s categorization of food groups from the in 1900s to today.

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Waka Flocka Flame

After learning how animals are killed for food, Waka Flocka Flame gave up more than his clothes like he did for his recent PETA PSA against fur.

In an exclusive, behind the scenes video with PETA, Waka says he doesn’t even eat red meat anymore, citing the treatment of animals for food as one of his reasons.

Lent is approaching, and many are considering giving up what they consider pleasurable foods such as chocolate and meat. If they continued giving up animals products long after the holiday is over, what are some benefits they might gain?

Medical benefits range from the bones to the bowels.

Here are a few reasons to give up red meat like Waka, from The Independent.

Bowel Cancer: People who eat several portions of meat per week are 30% more likely to develop bowel cancer than those who eat less than one portion per week.

Alzheimer’s Disease: Researchers at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) suggest red meat may cause a buildup of Iron in the brain. To make a long story short, your brain gets rusty.

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Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson is known for giving props to local food when visiting a country, and her recent visit to Tel Aviv was no different.

The actress was welcomed by several animal rights activists carrying tombstones that read, “Thou Shall Not Kill Animals.”

“There are a lot of really great animal rights [activists] here, really good, sympathetic people and I think they’re making a lot of progress even with passing this fur bill, which is a landmark bill and it’s very important for the rest of the world,” Anderson told The Jerusalem Post. “It just seems like everyone is very passionate [in Israel]. There’s not a lot of small talk – people really talk about important things and it’s really incredible the people that I’ve met. We have great conversations.”

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The vegan heat on The Ellen DeGeneres show got even hotter as Ellen hosted Mike Tyson recently.

Tyson discussed the death of his daughter, his sobriety and his new body after going vegan.

Before and after shots are shown of Mike’s body before his lost almost 100 pounds.

Ellen: “I am vegan as well. I heard that you are vegan.”
Mike: “Two years. It’s an awesome feeling.”

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Miranda Kerr Was Born To Eat Less Meat?

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 in Food & Drink, Models, Nutrition-Health-Fitness.

Miranda Kerr

Miranda Kerr is known for being a green, eco-hero, but could it be her body type was born to make that easier?

The actress was quoted by Female First as saying she follows a diet that recommends eating according to one’s blood type. Since she’s a type A, it is supposedly better for her to eat fruits, vegetables and less meat.

“I am a blood type A and more often than not I eat specifically for my blood type. I also eat low GI, high alkaline foods, drink filtered water and eat mostly fresh produce and very little meat.”

“I believe it is important to supplement our food to ensure our bodies have the nutrition required to remain healthy. This is even more important if you do not eat certified organic foods and certified organic fresh produce.”

The diet, created by Dr. Peter D’Adamo, sounds great if you’re Kerr’s type, but does that mean the 56% and 69% of people in the United States who have type O or type B are doomed to beef and chicken?

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