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“He’s probably the world’s most famous vegan. He walks four times a week diligently wherever he is in the world. And he’s so determined to be an advocate for other men and men in particular to go to the doctors, as he did when he started to not feel well. And then to make the necessary changes in their life so hopefully they can live a long time.”

—Chelsea Clinton, on the health improvements her famous former presidential father Bill Clinton made when he adopted a vegan diet after a series of health scares that included heart surgeries.

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Al Gore interviewed with Editor-in-Chief of Medscape, Eric Topol, MD on a variety of topics that could affect the U.S. healthcare system in the future.

Diet is an obvious part of wellness, and Gore briefly touched on his decision to switch to a vegan diet a year ago.

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You’ve already been given the worst. Now it’s time to take a look at some of the best in vegetarian news and gossip of 2013.

#5 Monopoly Replaces Iron With Cat
After years of conquering Boardwalk and Park Place, players of the popular Hasbro game now have an animal-friendly token option. A cat based on a real life rescue story replaced the longtime Iron. Do not pass go…without stopping by the shelter for your pet.

#4 Vegetarian Cory Booker Elected to U.S. Senate
New Jersey mayor Cory Booker was elected to the U.S. Senate. Booker has been a vegetarian for about two decades. Like all great politicians, he’s already gotten his sex scandal out of the way. After Tweets between him and a stripper, a vegan “gentlemen’s club” named a veggie burger after him.

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The wife of Senator Ted Cruz from Texas has been profiled in the New York Times.

The cattle may be big in the state Cruz represents, but his better half would prefer to represent her state with legumes, rice and vegetables.

Yes, the Mrs. Ted Cruz is a vegetarian.

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America’s government just got a lot greener.

Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, New Jersey is now officially a U.S. Senator.

With so much emphasis on improving healthcare for all and offering more nutritious foods for children in schools, there’s no better time than now to put a health conscious plant-eater like Booker in charge of making and approving legislation.

Booker has been a vegetarian for about two decades and has been featured several times in the media for his diet.

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The Reverend Al Sharpton has a brand new book out.

The Rejected Stone covers many phases of his life, from growing up and jokingly signing his name as “Reverend” even though he was just a child to changing his diet to vegan, resulting in a loss of over 100 pounds.

While plant-based diets are responsible for his transformation, Sharpton jokingly told Matt Lauer he was the inspiration for his brand new body.

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Did you know that the Romneys had a “grown your own” philosophy long before it became a trend?

In her book, The Romney Family Table, Ann Romney shares recipes she has cooked for her family over the years, including one sourced from vegetables in her own garden.

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

• Al Sharpton (59)
• India Arie (38)

Photo: David Shankbone/Creative Commons

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