Veganism
is simultaneously one of the most effective solutions for heart
disease, several common forms of cancer (conclusively: breast,
intestinal, lung, lymphoma, colon, ovarian, and prostate cancers),
obesity, food-borne illness, world hunger, global climate change, and
the unnecessary suffering and slaughter of 10-20 million non-human
animals (in the US alone) per day.
That's why vegans make such a
big stink about it. It's the single most effective thing I can think of
doing to better the world, and it doesn't involve anyone else but my
self, and my own willingness to affect personal change. "Empowering" is
an understatement.
