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Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons has written a letter to New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley giving his input on the controversial soda ban in the city.

Sure, an excess consumption of sugary drinks may lead to weight gain. But there’s good evidence that dairy products cause the same harm.

If you’re going to ban the fizzy Slurpee, ban the moo juice too, says Simmons in his letter.

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Jimmy Carr

British comedian Jimmy Carr has lent his face and public financial faux pas to a PETA UK campaign for vegetarianism.

He sparked controversy when he was accused of being allegedly involved in a scheme to avoid taxes that got the reprimand of Prime Minister David Cameron.

But eating meat and dairy may be costlier on a country’s tax system because of the high costs of medical treatment for diseases linked to animal products.

Jimmy Carr

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Chaka Khan

“I felt like I need to heal my body, so I would just fast and eat no meat, no dairy. I’ve never been a fan of meat, dairy and sugar. And when I developed diabetes last year I said, ‘Oh OK, I’m not going to be here long. A change is coming.’ So I started getting my mindset, then I started the fasting.”

Chaka Khan, on her 60 pound weight loss she accomplished partially by following a vegan diet.

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Slice Of Celebrity Vegan Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 in Actors, Birthdays, Female Singers.

Jason Schwartzman

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

Photo: Matthew Kramer/Creative Commons

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Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney is encouraging schools in Britain to trade the bangers with veggie patties and mash.

A video was recorded by the vegetarian musician and posted to YouTube by his charity that promotes giving up meat once a week for the environment, MeatFreeMondays.

McCartney said students are more than open to the idea of vegetarian lunches.

“Younger people… (have said), ‘We really love this idea, because it gives us some way of helping to save our future, helping to save this planet and helping to avoid the catastrophes that climate change could cause’,” McCartney said.

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Lisa Oz Mehmet_Oz

Dr. Oz had a nice discussion on the American habit of burger consumption on a recent episode of his daytime television show.

Oz said Americans eat an average of 150 burgers a year or the equivalent of three a week!

Even if you’re not willing to give up all three of those, Oz has a few suggestions for replacing at least one of those with one of his recommended veggie ones.

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Victoria Eisermann–Evicted Big Brother–Gives Meat 30 Day Notice

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, June 25th, 2012 in Food & Drink, Models.

Victoria Eisermann PETA

Ousted Big Brother housemate Victoria Eisermann is fighting back.

The model posed in a pro-vegetarian ad for PETA demonstrating what really should be evicted from everyone’s homes–meat.

Trading lettuce cups for bra cups, Eisermann held a strategically placed sign that read, “Evict Meat. Vote Vegan.”

There’s no male landlord on Earth that would give her a 30-day notice!

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Jillian Michaels

Jillian Michaels has written an editorial on how America can help those in poverty by making reforms to the food stamp program. You’ve already witnessed how purchasing vegan items on the grocery list might be one benefit to recipients as it may help dollars stretch.

Now Michaels is proposing changes to the program that insist those dollars be spent on more wholesome food. As usual, these types of opinions tread the fine line between Big Brother taking care of the unfortunate and destroying their freedom of choice. And unless the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP designs an overhaul that both encourages and makes it feasible to eat well on a vegetarian or vegan diet, all the banning of sodas and chips won’t do much for the country’s poor.

But Michaels makes some good points.

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