Eating
New video spotlighting many reasons to go veg, from Michael Anderson

Veg FAQ:
What is a vegetarian? Is it healthier? Does milk promote cancer? How do I get my protein? What about calcium and osteoporosis?

Want to Try Veg or Vegan?

Take the VegPledge! It's the easiest and best way to do it; you get all kinds of great materials and a 36-page Veg Starter Kit -- ALL FREE!!

Why & How to Go Veg!
It's all here! Reasons to go veg: health, environment, compassion and more. How to meet nutritional needs, how to shop, how to transition.

Books for New Vegetarians

Thinking about whether to change your life and go veg? Here are some great books to check out.

Comparative Anatomy

"Human beings are not natural carnivores. When we kill animals to eat them, they end up killing us because their flesh, which contains cholesterol and saturated fat, was never intended for human beings, who are natural herbivores."
- William C. Roberts, MD, Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Cardiology

Man Is an Herbivore
Milton Mills, M.D. on the comparative anatomy of eating.

Environment

Your Food Choices Can Save the Environment
Professor Steve Boyan says factory farming is killing the Earth.

Food Pyramids

Don't Eat Like This!

What Most People Are REALLY Eating! They've turned the USDA Food Pyramid on it's head! (And it's killing them.)

The New Four Food Groups

Vegetarian Food Pyramid

Called a "lacto-ovo vegetarian diet," dairy and eggs are consumed, but not meat, seafood, or poultry.

Vegan Food Pyramid

No dairy, eggs or other animal products -- only those foods that insure health!

Health

Cancer Research Institute: Nurses Study Flawed

Colon Cancer: It's Not the Veggies, Stupid
Eliminating meat -- rather than simply adding fruits and veggies -- is key to minimizing colon cancer risk.

Eat to Beat Cancer!
Learn about the Super Eight Foods that help prevent cancer(they're all plants).
Marty Root, Ph.D.

Food, Nutrition and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective
A major international report shows cancer is a preventable disease -- and diet plays a major, central role in preventing it.

Latest on Fruits, Vegetables and Colon Cancer
What matters most: no meat, more fruits and vegetables, or more exercise? All of the above.

Get Well with Bill Harris, M.D.
Kaiser Permanente Vegetarian Lifestyle Clinic
Documented benefits of a pure vegetarian (vegan) lifestyle are many.

Lowfat Vegan Diet Combats Arthritis
Dr. McDougall's landmark study: go vegan to combat rheumatoid arthritis

More Vegans: Less Cancer
The data just keeps piling up: avoid animal products to greatly reduce risk of certain cancers.

Reversing Heart Disease Board

Nutrition

Download the USDA Nutrient Database
How do dairy products compare to vegetables for calcium? The answer to this -- and every other nutrient question -- is now available online.

Need Help? Ask Our Nutritionist

Veg Diets: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Answers All Your Questions
Protein, dairy, calcium, B12 -- it's all here!

Veg Living

A Few Health & Diet Facts
ADA Position Paper: Veg Diets
Another great Veg Starter Kit!
PCRM: Info About Veg Diets
Study: Bye PMS, Hello Vegan Diet
"There Are No Bad Foods."
Tips for Beginner Vegetarians
Vegetarianism In a Nutshell