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Cancer Project Hot Dog Billboard

A pro-vegetarian group would like fans of NASCAR and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to reconsider the choices they make at the concession stands during the races.

A billboard erected near the racing complex depicts hot dogs in a cigarette carton, implying that eating such processed meat is as bad for your health as smoking.

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John Salley

John Salley is starring in a PSA sponsored by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine that’s advising parents and children to eat more vegetarian and vegan meals to combat diabetes.

The “Up Your Defenses!” poster features the NBA champion who’s played with the Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, and Chicago Bulls.

John Salley PCRM

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Roseanne Barr

Roseanne Barr made an appearance on The View where she discussed her ambitious goals of becoming both president of the United States and Prime Minister of Israel.

It’s going to take a lot of her energy to accomplish both, but lucky for her, Roseanne knows what to snack on to keep her energy level up while contemplating issues like student loans and making sure everybody eats their nuts.

The actress stars in the Lifetime series Roseanne’s Nuts, a show about her life on the macademia nut farm she owns in Hawaii.

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Sophia Bush

Sophia Bush has shared some of her favorite foods with Shape magazine.

Although she usually aims for foods with high nutritional content, occasionally she’ll indulge with her favorite ice cream.

“It’s all about balance — it is important to maintain a healthy diet of whole grains, fruits and vegetables, but it’s also important to enjoy yourself once in a while, and sometimes that means letting yourself give in to your cravings, whatever they may be,” Sophia said.

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McPoop Burgers–Faux Meat From Human Feces (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, June 20th, 2011 in Food & Drink, Offbeat, Research + Science, Videos.

There’s soy meat. And seitan meat. Even fungus meat.

Now, meet the latest addition to the faux meat family–poop meat.

A researcher has figured out how to craft fake meat from sewage mud and human feces mixed with a few delicious vegetarian seasonings like soya sauce.

We know you’re salivating already.

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Mold On Veggies Good, Meat And Dairy Bad (Video)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Thursday, June 16th, 2011 in Food & Drink, Offbeat, Research + Science, Videos.

Every day a new study comes out that contradicts our current knowledge or comfort, but this one is still kind of hard to swallow.

Contrary to what mother may have taught you, mold on certain food isn’t all that bad. In fact, if you’ve got mold on your fruits and vegetables, instead of having to deal with the Whole Foods parking lot drama to buy more, you can simply cut that part of the plant off and eat away.

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Barack Obama David Cameron

President Barack Obama has been chided many times by Vegetarian Star for his numerous public appearances that involved burgers, steak and high-fat dairy products instead of healthier grains, fruits and vegetables.

Now, the President of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Dr. Neal Barnard, has written a piece for the Huffington Post which criticizes Obama’s recent trip to the UK to visit Prime Minister David Cameron, as the two shared a photo op over sausage.

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Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga‘s infamous meat dress she wore to the MTV Video Music Awards will unfortunately remain a part of music history forever.

The Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has obtained the dress and will be displaying it among other musician paraphanelia in an exhibit titled, “Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power.”

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