Vegetarian Star

Wow O Wow!

Forest Whittaker has lost weight and is looking younger and better than ever!

Whittaker had to put on 70 pounds for the role in which he won an Oscar for in 2007 in The Last King of Scotland.

He cites his vegetarian diet as a good way to not only lose weight, but to ward off diseases like heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

He also got serious about exercising, adding hiking and marital arts to his regime.

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Corey Haim has passed away at the age of 38.

According to the New York Times, he was pronounced dead at 2:15 AM Wednesday after collapsing at his mother’s Los Angeles apartment of an apparent drug overdose.

A famous teen idol, Haim was trying to make a comeback and expressed interest in several movies with producer Tim Vogel, including one romantic comedy titled The Vegetarian Hunter.

“He was interested in playing the lead role,” Vogel said.

Vh1 also says that Vogel added:

“We had sent him a script, and he loved it. He wanted to shoot that. We were going to do it in upstate New York. Basically, it’s about a hunter who goes to New York, falls head-over-heels for a girl he meets who is vegetarian, he becomes vegetarian, and she does good things to animals that backfire. It’s a romantic comedy.”

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Ryan Gosling has voiced his concerns over what PETA says are outdated slaughter practices fast food giant McDonald’s is practicing.

In a letter to McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner, Gosling pointed out that although there are no laws governing chicken slaughter in the U.S., Europe has already adopted a more humane way of slaughter.

“Dear Mr. Skinner, I was shocked to learn from my friends at PETA that McDonald’s, a company that claims to be an industry leader in animal welfare, still allows its suppliers to use an outdated chicken slaughter method that results in broken wings and legs and causes birds to be scalded to death in defeathering tanks.”

Gosling wrote a similar letter to officials at KFC Canada in 2008 and the company that coordinates purchases for those KFCs is currently in the process of phasing in all their chickens from suppliers that use this method.

No chickens killed is the best, but more humane slaughter methods are a step in the right direction.

Wanna write a letter yourself?

Grab and pen, pencil or keyboard and make your voice heard to Mr. Skinner at Jim Skinner, CEO, McDonald’s Corporation, 2111 McDonald’s Dr., Oak Brook, IL 60523.

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Joshua Gomez may not have all the classified government information his character’s co-worker Chuck (Zachary Levi) has on the NBC television series Chuck, but he does have some inside info on making a great tasting meat-free meal.

Gomez says in the March 2010 issue of Vegetarian Times he is a mostly “veggie-burger-in-the-microwave kind of guy”, but he’s also known to whip up a curry every now and then.

If only everyone could download the secret to setting the timer so the veggie burger comes out perfect.

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Kevin Federline was seen picking up fresh vegetables like cauliflower and tomatoes during a trip to the grocery store.

He chose a much better option than the Cheetos fetish the mother of his children, Britney Spears, claimed to have sworn off.

Is this the good stuff K-Fed picked up in order to help him lose weight on Celebrity Fit Club?

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Kellan Lutz

Another Twilight star has offered to pose in a PETA ad.

Kellan Lutz stars in this PSA urging his Twihard fans and everyone else to adopt a cat or dog instead of buying one at a pet store.

Lutz personally experienced the joy of bringing a shelter animal into his life when he adopted his dog, Nola.

“She wanted a home, and I think she felt that I was the right owner for her. And from that day on, I just loved her.”

The Twilight cast is doing a great job publicly promoting animal welfare issues.

Would love to see the vegetarian Cullens get together and do a “We’d Rather Eat Humans Than Wear Fur,” ad.

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Credit: India FM on Wikimedia Commons

A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities.

• Shahid Kapoor (29)

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Cory Monteith, known for playing Finn Hudson on Glee, discussed his favorite spots to eat, relax and enjoy life in Vancouver.

Cory says vegetarian restaurant The Naam is the best place to healthily pig out…even if he only eats there every once in awhile.

“I like to eat healthy sometimes. But I like to eat incredibly badly sometimes too. I try to balance it out. If you go to The Naam, you can at least feel as though the large stomach full of food you’re sleeping on is at least vegetables.”

Of course, The Naam has more than broccoli and carrots.

Watch the video below to learn Cory’s other favorite spots.

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