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Daily dose: Vegetarianism requires planning to meet nutrient needs  -  25 Mar 2008
The News-Press,People chose vegetarianism for reasons such as health, the environment, or animal rights issues. Meeting nutrient needs may take a bit of planning but any

The Ballad of Rodger & Grace  -  25 Mar 2008
The Age,Rodger is soon regaling him with a wild tale of adventure - how he braved hatred, vegetarianism and shark-infested waters to win the heart of his true love,

On his plate: everything but the squeal  -  25 Mar 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,Despite being a "shameless" carnivore, Gold spends a not-small portion of the book addressing vegetarianism and the ethics of eating meat.

Baggot: My gut says Davidson so pick UW  -  25 Mar 2008
Wisconsin State Journal,Prince Fielder -- who looks like he views the Sausage Race not as casual competition, but as a sampler platter -- has converted to vegetarianism.

Oz country school teaching pupils strict yogic vegetarianism  -  Mar 24, 2008
TopNews,This concept of strict vegetarianism has proved popular even with meat-eating farming families. Besides maths and science, students are also encouraged to

Purim and vegetarianism  -  Mar 18, 2008
Jerusalem Post,By RICHARD H. SCHWARTZ There are many connections between vegetarianism and the Jewish festival of Purim: According to the Talmud, Queen Esther,

McCartney hooked vegetarianism on fishing trip  -  Mar 12, 2008
AFP...former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson and Hollywood actress Alicia Silverstone are among other celebrities posing for the vegetarianism campaign.

A vegetarianâ€™s nightmare, oozing blood and attitude  -  Mar 24, 2008
Thought Leader,...what Iâ€™m about to write, but in the interests of levity I have to own up to my one acknowledged prejudice: no, not vegetarians, but vegetarianism.

U of T takes vegetarianism cake  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Gateway Online,But vegetarianism is more prevalent at Canadian colleges and universities than you may think. According to Ryan Huling, college campaign co-ordinator for

It's time to spread the gospel of good food  -  Mar 22, 2008
Irish Independent,Vegetarianism remains the last hurdle; I can't quite jump it -- think of O'Flynns and all those farmers -- but I do accept that it is there to be jumped.

Don't disregard costs related to vegetarianism, energy-efficien  -  Mar 10, 2008
Post-Bulletin,Anyone who watches the sun cross the sky knows that the sun orbits the Earth. Wait. Astronomers concluded long ago that reality differs from casual

Scientists meet on vegetarianism  -  Mar 5, 2008
San Bernardino Sun,LOMA LINDA - More than 600 health professionals from across the globe this week are visiting the city to discuss issues related to vegetarianism.

Massive Beef Recall Reason for Vegetarianism  -  Mar 1, 2008
Gather.com,...by Heather Moore The unprecedented recall of 143 million pounds of beef has many people rethinking their food choicesâ€”and rightfully so.

The Couch Slouch: Boozing on a Daly basis  -  Mar 16, 2008
Seattle Post Intelligencer...(*I don't mean to slight St. Francis, but isn't vegetarianism an easy call for him? He's a saint, for crying out loud. And he was known as the patron saint

Vegetarianism is good for you  -  Feb 25, 2008
Modesto Bee,For 18 years I've been a vegetarian. I don't tell people what to do, but in light of the largest beef recall in history, I'd like to share the reasons I'm a

WBHH-II director returns with QUICK GUN MURUGAN  -  Mar 21, 2008
Glam Sham,Quick Gun enters into an epic battle of vegetarianism vs. non-vegetarianism that spans time and space, from a small South Indian village to an Indian

Can Being Vegetarian Be Too Sexy?  -  Mar 19, 2008
EpicuriousAnd see if you have an answer for the first question that popped into my mind: Is is time for PETA to get a new PR agency before it gives vegetarianism a

Fishing trip turned Sir Paul veggie  -  Mar 15, 2008
The Press AssociationVegetarianism takes care of so many things in one shot: ecology, famine, cruelty." Pamela Anderson, Forest Whitaker, Casey Affleck and Alicia Silverstone

Restaurant review: Terre Ã Terre  -  Feb 29, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,The case for vegetarianism is unanswerable. Immanuel Kant taught us never to treat fellow humans as means, only as ends. So why not extend the courtesy to

Wildlife: Should We Eat Them?  -  Mar 19, 2008
EcoWorldly,Should vegetarianism be further encouraged, or are those animals just too tasty and nutritious? What are the ins and outs of vegetarianism?

Students veg out  -  Mar 20, 2008
Tracy Press,...â€œWeâ€™re trying to get people to try vegetarianism for a day,â€? said junior Vanessa Rule, 17. Since it began in 1985, Meatout has grown into an international

Vegetarian food improves and now a popular option  -  Mar 20, 2008
Southern Star,A change to vegetarianism would therefore vastly increase the amount of food available in a hungry world. Since the lives of millions of vegetarians have

Q & A: The Food Network's Anna Olson answers your culinary questions  -  Mar 24, 2008
National Post,I think you are smart and with your charisma and acumen could somehow make vegetarianism more appealing, for at present it seems so boring, uninspiring and

Seasonal and succulent  -  Mar 19, 2008
Longmont Daily Times-Call,But the Longmont resident changed her eating habits after she gave birth to her son and decided to try vegetarianism to lose the weight she gained while

THE CULTURE ARTIST: Building Ecotopia: Dietary Considerations  -  Mar 17, 2008
HNN Huntingtonnews.net,The ideal form of diet in Ecotopia would be vegetarianism. There are a number of reasons for this. The first and foremost reason is the independence such a

Wearing bhindi, the PETA way  -  Feb 29, 2008
Hindustan Times,He recently bared his toned muscles to reveal the tattoo for PETA's campaign for the safety of animals and promotion of vegetarianism worldwide.

Jewish vegetarians weigh in against "animal-based agriculture"  -  Mar 7, 2008
Dallas Morning News,Hence, it is essential that UCS and other environmental groups make a major societal shift to vegetarianism a societal imperative.

Fishing trip turned Paul McCartney vegetarian  -  Mar 12, 2008
Reuters India,PETA's Web site also features pictures of other celebrities, including Alicia Silverstone, Forest Whitaker and Joss Stone as part of its vegetarianism

'Go Veg! Get girls!'  -  Mar 7, 2008
Macleans.ca,But Diablo's carrot-and-stick vegetarianism pitch is actually part of a broader effort to overhaul vegetarianism's wimpy image and to break,

Going veggie  -  Mar 12, 2008
Trinidad News,However, problems can develop with people who are not fully educated about vegetarianism. Medical studies have shown that a vegetarian diet is easier to

Indian vegetarian meals made quick, easy, creative  -  Feb 27, 2008
Baltimore Sun,Later, on travels through Europe and as a graduate student in Canada, he realized that the vegetarianism he had taken for granted in India was not widely

Taste of the Town  -  Mar 13, 2008
PC The Cowl (subscription),Vegetarianism ain't that hard, even in a pre-transformation Ray that offered limited vegetarian options. Nevertheless, I made an exception to my rule.

Staying healthy with healthy eating  -  Mar 12, 2008
University Daily Kansan,By Jeff Briscoe (Contact) Vegetarianism isnâ€™t just a trend. There are a variety of reasons behind becoming a vegetarian, ranging from religion to health

We should thank Noah and Peter for our steaks  -  Mar 1, 2008
Cumberland Times-News,Because of the passion they invoke, my favorite arguments are those involving religion, politics and vegetarianism. It is when these topics are argued that

Meat-Free Milano Dons Veggie Dress for PETA  -  Feb 29, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,The ad is part of PETA's "Let Vegetarianism Grow On You" campaign. Milano, who is a veggie, is urging fans to boycott meat and checkout PETA's free

Eschew Atkins in Favor of Veggies  -  Mar 7, 2008
Daily Nexus,The myths surrounding vegetarianism continue to pervade society, despite increased research and mounting evidence proving its worth.

Giving up meat doesn't hurt Tiger athletes  -  Feb 26, 2008
Princeton University The Daily Princetonian,Indeed, new research suggests that vegetarianism is a viable, and some say healthier, alternative to more traditional meat-based diets â€” even for athletes.

sir paul mccartney poses for new peta campaign (gbr/usa)  -  Mar 14, 2008
MPDClick,With Stella McCartneyâ€™s ever present views on animal cruelty and vegetarianism, it wasnâ€™t long before her father, Sir Paul McCartney, stepped in to the

McCartney Turned Vegetarian After Murdering Fish  -  Mar 13, 2008
ShortNews.com,The realisation is featured on a new poster for animal rights group PETA, which is being used to promote vegetarianism. The poster reads: "Many years ago,

The herbivoreâ€™s dilemma  -  Mar 5, 2008
Stanford Daily,By Brendan Selby I guess I was never aware of the visceral dislike many people have of vegetarianism until I started turning down meatball subs and

McCartney 'turned veggie after fishing'  -  Mar 12, 2008
ITN,..."That's the single most important thing you could do. It's staggering when you think about it. Vegetarianism takes care of so many things in one shot:

Macca new face of PETA's 'I am a vegetarian' campaign  -  Mar 12, 2008
DailyIndia.com,..."Vegetarianism takes care of so many things in one shot: ecology, famine, cruelty," he added. In his ad for PETA, McCartney sited a life changing experience

Alyssa Milano Wears Lettuce For PETA  -  Feb 28, 2008
The Celebrity Truth,PETA's new campaign, entitled 'Let Vegetarianism Grow on You', has Milano in a gown designed by Mia Gyzander because of her own support of the cause saying,

Heart of the Matter The spider solution  -  Feb 26, 2008
Tampa Bay Newspapers,According to Wikipedia, vegetarianism excludes from the diet all animal flesh, including poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustaceans and slaughter

Gourmandise - some tidbits from the kitchen  -  Mar 9, 2008
Buffalo News,Far from launching a scathing attack on vegetarianism, Gold simply celebrates the cultural history of meat consumption in America, and embarks on a quest to

Daily Dude: Fry Willy  -  Mar 6, 2008
Press-Enterprise,Of course, embracing vegetarianism won't promote the pro-whaling group's agenda of ridding our seas of every last blowhole. "Sure, whaling is just as

From the Stacks: Maisonneuve  -  Mar 6, 2008
Utne Reader OnlineOK, maybe not the last one, since the magazine opens with a piece on lapsed vegetarianism under the header â€œIron Deficient Dept.

It's Getting Easier to Go Vegetarian  -  Mar 13, 2008
Chosun Ilbo,Compared to foreign nations, more Koreans choose vegetarianism for personal reasons rather than public reasons like animal treatment and environmental

One World CafÃ© Johns Hopkins  -  Mar 4, 2008
Baltimore City Paper,What We Eat: A good tempeh Reuben is like the Holy Grail of vegetarianism, and One World doesn't disappoint. What We'd Change: The eggplant gyro runs on the

The end of a journey together Six and one-half years have changed ...  -  Mar 3, 2008
BCLocalNews,Her love of animals drew her into a brief period of vegetarianism, but in the end she couldnâ€™t give up her beloved chicken strips.

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