Later, as if fearful of a backlash, his spokesperson issued a statement denying he was vegan. This is unfair: the diet does do the world good and if vegans provoke their friends into going vegan too, so much the better. The diet is also healthier: some meat products have been linked to cancer and saturated fat from meat and dairy products can cause heart disease. A study published in Nature predicts that global veganism would lead to 8.1 million fewer deaths per year. Vegans should be encouraged: their choice is high in moral as well as digestive fibre.

Source: The Guardian September 05, 2017 18:22 UTC