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Der Mensch ist angeblich kein Tier, gehört biologisch gesehen doch zur Familie der Säugetiere und ist von naturgemäß ein frugivore.
Wer als Mensch glaubt, intelligenter als ein Tier zu sein, nur weil er die Sprache der Tiere nicht versteht kann ja einmal versuchen, ober er ohne Vorkenntnisse chinesisch versteht....
Dies Buch wurde mir vom Vegetarier-Bund Deutschlands e.V. www.vegetarierbund.de freundlicherweise geliehen um es einzuscannen.
Das Buch plädiert für eine vegane Ernährung (Siehe insbesonde das Kapitel: Die vom lebenden Tiere stammenden Nahrungsmittel).
Der Begriff wurde aber erst ca. 50 Jahre geprägt. Die Rechtschreibung wurde absichtlich gelassen wie sie ist, um den ursprünglichen Charakter zu erhalten.
Wenn man den Menschen mit allen bekannten Säugetiergruppen der Welt vergleicht und sucht nun, wohin er nach seinem Körperbau gehört, so ist seine Zugehörigkeit zu den höheren Affen, den Anthropoiden, den Menschenaffen, keinem Zweifel unterworfen. Zu den Fleischfressern, den Carnivoren (Löwe, Wolf, Iltis usw.) kann er nicht gehören, zu den Allesfressern, den Omnivoren (Dachs, Schwein, Bär usw.) ebenfalls nicht. Aber auch die Krautfresser, die Herbivoren (Rind, Pferd, Schaf usw.) unterscheiden sich vergleichend-anatomisch ebenso ungeheuer vom Menschen wie die beiden vorher genannten großen Tiergruppen. Nun bleiben nur noch die Fruchtfresser, die Frugivoren übrig. Und da erst ruft die biologische Urheimat, der „Garten Eden", die tropische Fruchtfülle, in der des Menschen Wiege gestanden haben muß und wo er mit seinen niederen Verwandten die Erfüllung seiner Daseinsbedingungen fand. Der frugivore Menschenaffe ist dem Menschen nicht nur „ein Gelächter und eine schmerzliche Scham" (Nietzsche), sondern auch - ein lieber Blutsverwandter. Wenn noch einer trotz des Zeugnisses der anatomischen und paläologischen Fachwissenschaft (Cuvier, Haeckel, Roehrig, Steinmann, Huxley, Wiedersheim u. a.) an dieser Tatsache zweifelt, dann wird ihn vielleicht die Uhlenhutsche Blutprobe zum Schweigen bringen. Humanisiertes Kaninchenserum erzeugt nämlich die sogenannte Fällung-Reaktion im Menschenaffenblut wie im Menschenblut.
Das hochintelligente Gehirn-Tier Mensch vermochte sich aber nur den furchtbaren chronischen Katastrophen der Eiszeit anzupassen unter notgedrungenem Abweichen von seinen eigenen Lebensgesetzen. Dabei gewann dieses Geschöpf in harter Schule die ganze Welt. (Uraltes Wissen raunt: daß sich dann mit diesem Menschentier erst der Geistmensch, der lichte Sohn Gottes verband - in tiefem Fallen.)
Aber diese Welteroberung war doch auch wieder teuer bezahlt. Der Abweg aus der biologischen Urheimat, der frugivoren, in die „Fremde" des Omnivorismus (zum Treber fressenden Omnivoren Schwein) kostete den Menschen unter vielem anderen auch die Hälfte seines biologischen Alters. Das Alter eines Säugetieres ist zu errechnen, wenn man die Jahre bis zum vollendeten Wachstum mit der Zahl sieben multipliziert. Ein Pferd z. B. wächst drei Jahre; mal sieben macht einundzwanzig. Ein Hund wächst zwei Jahre; mal sieben macht vierzehn. Der Mensch wächst einundzwanzig Jahre; mal sieben macht 147 Jahre. Ein interessantes Kapitel, über das noch viel zu sagen wäre! Aber wir bewegen uns hier auf einem ausgesprochenen Grenzgebiet der Wissenschaft und flüchten uns daher schnell, um endlosen Fragen und Erörterungen auszuweichen, wieder in das Gebiet der unbestreitbaren, reinen Wissenschaft.
Wenn die frugivore Natur des Menschen feststeht, dann müssen sich bei Fleischzusatz zu der Mahlzeit, also bei omnivorer Ernährung klinisch und physiologisch auch heute wie jederzeit Nachteile feststellen lassen.
Nun, diese gesundheitlichen Nachteile sind tatsächlich festgestellt worden.
Nach Fleischgenuß wird eine Müdigkeit beobachtet, die bei fleischloser Kost fehlt.
Nach Fleischgenuß wird eine Temperaturerhöhung des Blutes beobachtet, die bei vegetarischer Kost fehlt.
Nach Fleischgenuß erfolgt eine Vermehrung der weißen Blutkörperchen (Leukozythose), die beim vegetarischen Kontroll-Falle fehlt.
Nach Fleischgenuß erhöht sich der Klebrigkeits- (Viskositäts-)Grad des Blutes, was bei ausreichender rein vegetarischer Kost nicht der Fall ist.
Nach Fleischgenuß vermindert sich dieAlkalität des Blutes, während sie bei der vegetarischen Kontroll-Mahlzeit sich nicht vermindert.
Diese Feststellungen stammen von einem bekannten und sehr angesehenen Schweizer Kliniker (Prof. Dr. Staehlin) und fanden sich (wenig beachtet!) in der maßgebenden medizinischen deutschen Fach-Presse.
Sehr interessant ist es nun, festzustellen, daß wir hier, in diesen fünf Symptomen (Müdigkeit, Temperatur-Erhöhung, Leukozythose, Viskosität, Alkalitäts-Verminderung) fast genau und in allen wesentlichen Zügen die natürliche Abwehr-Reaktion des menschlichen Organismus wiederfinden, die auf Einbruch einer feindlichen Macht (Infektion, Fremdkörper usw.) regelmäßig zu erfolgen pflegt.
Darum ist auch der Analogieschluß durchaus berechtigt, daß der tote Tierkörper als Nahrung des Menschen „Fremdstoff" ist, eben eine unnatürliche Belastung, gegen die unser Körper sich wehrt und die er nur unter Krafteinbuße verarbeitet oder abwirft.
Wenn aber unser Schluß zutreffend ist, dann müßte die Krafteinbuße auch im Leben nachweisbar sein und bei streng wissenschaftlich experimentellen Vergleichen der Leistungen von Vegetariern und Gemischt-Essern sich herausstellen.
Nun, diese Versuche sind längst angestellt worden und beweisen tatsächlich die Überlegenheit der Vegetarier, oder, um es deutlicher zu sagen: die Krafteinbuße unter Gemischt-Kost.
Wir nennen nur die Versuche des Univ. Prof. Irving Fisher (Yale Universität), die Ergograph-Versuche von Joteyko (Brüssel), die Erfahrungen von Prof. Baeltz mit Japan. Rikschah-Leuten*).
Daß dabei auch das geringere Eiweißmaß der üblichen veget. Ernährung eine Rolle spielt, beweisen die bekannten Versuche von Prof. Chittenden.
Daß mit allem bisher Gesagten auch die sehr eindeutigen Ergebnisse der großen deutschen Dauer-Wettmärsche übereinstimmen und die ganz ungewöhnlichen Marschleistungen der vegetarisch (und sehr eiweißarm!) lebenden arabischen Soldaten der ägyptischen Armee**), nimmt keinen besser Unterrichteten mehr wunder.
Prägen wir uns noch einmal ein, daß die in der physiologischen, minutiösen Beobachtung ablesbaren Erscheinungen nach einer Gemischt-Kost-Mahlzeit durchaus das Bild einer leichten Vergiftung andeuten (zumal bei dem dabei üblichen höheren Eiweiß-Maß) und daß wir den Organismus in einer Abwehr-Reaktion sehen, wie beim Einbruch eines Krankheitserregers in Blut- und Lymph-Bahnen (Müdigkeit, Temperatursteigerung, Erhöhung der Leukozythenzahl, Anstieg der Säurewerte, Zunahme des Klebrigkeitsgrades des Blutes).
Es ist klar, daß beim gewöhnlichen Gemischtesser in diesen Entgiftungsbemühungen des Organismus gewisse Kraftreserven ständig eingesetzt, beschlagnahmt, gebunden sind.
Spart nun aber ein Mensch bei vegetarischer Kost diese für Abwehr-Mehrarbeit aufgewandten Reservekräfte, so muß die Wirkung in einer Zunahme der biologischen Wertigkeit des Organismus zutage treten. Und diese müßte sich in erster Linie in einer gewissen Hebung der Seuchenfestigkeit beweisen***).
Auch das scheint durchaus zuzutreffen, wenn auch bis heute noch wenig exakt wissenschaftliche Beobachtungen vorliegen.
Im Jahre 1912 erzählte mir der bekannte und tüchtige Arzt Dr. Winsch, daß die Diphtherie-Epidemien Berlins vor dem sog. Zellerhaus, in dem arme Trinkerkinder vegetarisch erzogen werden, Halt machten. Es kam trotz der gleichen Ansteckungsmöglichkeit dieser Kinder (in den Volksschulen) zu gar keiner Erkrankung oder zu ganz leichten sog. ambulanten Fällen.
Dasselbe kann ich von meinen eigenen Kindern berichten. Im Jahre 1918 behandelte ich sehr schwere Diphtherie-Fälle (1 Todesfall) und beobachtete mit dem Mißtrauen und der Genauigkeit des Vaters und Arztes meine vier kleinen Kinder (von 2 bis 8 Jahren). Als ich nach einiger Zeit ein gewisses Nachlassen der Munterkeit zu bemerken glaubte und bei zweien geringe Drüsenschwellungen am Halse und hauchförmige Trübungen der leicht vergrößerten Mandeln feststellen konnte, machte ich bakteriologische Abstriche und sandte sie dem Frankfurter Laboratorium ein. Umgehend kam die Nachricht: „Diphtherie-Bazillen festgestellt!" Die Kinder waren also mit Diphtherie angesteckt.
Sie waren aber kaum im Bett zu halten. Sie machten ihre „Diphtherie" mehr außerhalb des Bettes und buchstäblich „spielend" durch. Die zwei nichtisolierten anderen blieben ständig außer Bett, waren sicher „Bazillenträger" ohne Erkrankung. Es waren eben streng vegetarisch ernährte Kinder. (Sauermilch dabei und selten ein Ei).
Höchstwahrscheinlich hat auch der Krebs eine ursächliche Komponente im Eiweiß-Luxus-Konsum und den Kadaver-Stoffen der üblichen Gemsicht-Kost. Als ich in den Jahren 1903 bis 1905 in Ostasien chinesische und europäische Hospitäler besuchte, fiel mir immer die Seltenheit der Krebsfälle in Kuli-Hospitälern und eine Häufigkeit in Europäer-Hospitälern auf, in denen auch reiche Chinesen lagen. Der chinesische Kuli ist fast reiner Vegetarier (Reisesser) und lebt sehr eiweißarm.
Die seitherigen Darlegungen sollen uns Folgendes deutlich machen:
1. Die einfache vegetarische Lebensweise ist eine Art Rückkehr zu den ursprünglichen Daseinsbedingungen des Menschen.
2. Diese Rückkehr wirkt in mehrfacher Weise günstig auf den Menschen:
a) Sie steigert seine Arbeitsleistung, besonders aber Dauer-Leistungen.
b) Sie verleiht offenbar auch eine erhöhte Seuchenfestigkeit.
Ich hörte einmal einen älteren Arzt, den ich zu überzeugen vermochte, nachdenklich sagen:
Die Ärzte würden eine schwere wirtschaftliche Schädigung erfahren, wenn alle Menschen Vegetarier würden.
Aber die Ärzte mögen sich beruhigen.
Es gibt nichts Konservativeres, Schwerfälligeres wie Masse Mensch in ihren Ernährungs-Gewohnheiten und keinen größeren Tyrannen als die Zunge.
Es werden immer nur viele Einzelne aller Völker, Rassen und Klassen eine Minderheit von biologisch heimatbewußten Menschen bilden. Ob es die „Besten" sind, wer mag das sagen? Jedenfalls: instinktsichere Rückwanderer nach einem Gebiet bewußteren Menschentums hin sind diese Wenigen.
Plato hat aber ganz recht: Der Vegetarismus wird kaum jemals die Ernährungsform der Masse werden.
*) Diese und alle weiter angeführten Versuche finden sich an anderer Stelle in den Dok. des Veg. genauer dargestellt.
**) Prof. Grober, Jena: Hygienische und ärztliche Beobachtungen im Belad el Djerid (Süd-Tunis).
***) Wir müssen uns aber immer vor Augen halten, daß „vegetarische Kost" nicht nur durch Abwesenheit von Stoffen des getöteten Tieres (Fleisch, Blut, Eingeweide, Fett und Fleischbrühe) sich ausdrückt, sondern auch in instinktiver möglichster Meidung von Weißmehl, Hülsenfruchtkern, Eiern, Weißzucker und in Alkohol-Enthaltsamkeit. Auch wird Vieles roh verzehrt (Vitamin-Reichtum) oder gedämpft statt gekocht (Nährsalz-Bewahrung). Diese fließenden Grenzen zwischen streng veget. Kost und bloßer Fleischmeidung machen natürlich eine exakte wissenschaftliche Auseinanderhaltung des Schädigungs-Anteils
1. des Fleisches
2. des Eiweiß-Luxus-Konsums
3. der Vitamin-Zerstörung
4. der Entmineralisierung etwas schwierig, mindern aber n i c h t die strikte Gültigkeit der Staehelinschen Resultate, von denen unsere Darlegungen ausgehen.
Eduard Balzer hat 1867 den ersten deutschen vegetarischen Verein gegründet und den Menschen als frugivore, sprich als ursprünglicher Fruchtesser beschrieben, nicht nur Gott Adam und Eva in der Bibel oder in den Veden.
In 1867 Eduard Baltzer, from Leipzig, founded the Deutsche Verein für natürliche Lebensweise (German Natural Living Society) - as far as we know this was the first society in Germany to promote vegetarianism...
Arnold Ehret, Dr. Bernarr, bis A. Wang,
...aber bitte ohne Tierische Produkte:
Geheimtip für werdende Fruktarier aus dem Naturanverlag, wenn man in der Lage ist die Thema verfehlten Rezepte wegzulassen.
A. Wang schrieb fruktarier freundlich, doch naturan kommt nicht ganz ran: Leben ohne Pflanzen oder Tiere zu töten..
Check mal die fructarischen Links in unseren Fruchtesserforen durch, vielleicht bekommst Du ja Pelagus weich, Dich mit Früchten zu füttern..
• Your Natural Diet: Alive Raw
Foods
(Dr. T. C. Fry & David Klein)
• Dictionary of Natural Foods
(Dr. William Esser)
• Food Combining Made Easy
(Dr. Herbert M. Shelton)
• Fruit the Food & Medicine
for Man
(Morris Krok)
• Fruit: The Ultimate Diet
(Rejean Durette)
• Grain Damage
(Dr. Douglas N. Graham)
• I Live on Fruit
(Essie Honiball)
• On Nutrition & Physical
Performance
(Dr. Douglas Graham)
• Raw Food Pearmid + Food
Combining Poster
(David Klein)
• Superior Nutrition
(Dr. M. Herbert Shelton)
• The China Study
(T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.)
• The Great Fruitarian Debate!
(T. C. Fry)
• The Salt Conspiracy
(Victoria Bidwell)
• The Science & Fine Art
of Food & Nutrition
(Dr. Shelton)
RAW FOOD RECIPE GUIDES
• Fresh Vegetable and Fruit
Juices (Dr. Norman Walker)
• Living Nutrition\'s Favorite
Alive Raw Food Recipes
• The Garden of Eden Recipes
(Phyllis Avery)
• The High Energy Diet Recipe Guide (Dr. Douglas Graham)
Außerdem.., selbst, wenn Adolf ein Vegetarier gewesen wäre, über die er ebenfalls herrschen wollte, hätte sich der Vegetarierbund 1935 kaum aus Protest aufgelöst.
Hitler, war so egozentrisch, daß er den Vegetarismus wie das Ei des Columbus behandelte.
2006-07-04 18:48:40 in Fructarierdefinitionen aus erster Hand ( matrix )
Der Internationale Vegetarierbund mit der vegetarischen Geschichte nach Adam und Eva:
http://www.ivu.org/history/
veranstaltet 1-2 jährlich in unterschiedlichen Ländern internationale Vegetarierkongresse:
2006 wird sich in Goa getroffen:
September ist es so weit.
Vielleicht bin ich auch da?..
Das ist noch nicht klar.
Der argentinische Vegetarierbund akzeptiert und schließt alle vegetarischen Wurzeln mit ein.
(ovo-lacto-vegetarier, veganer - fructarier..Fruchtesser.. Info: Rudolf Sappel)
Noticias de la Unión Vegetariana Argentina (UVA)La Unión Vegetariana Argentina engloba y acepta todas las ramas del vegetarianismo (ovo-lacto-vegetariano-vegano-frugívoro),
IVU News – May 2007
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* Special Discounts for 2008 IVU World Vegetarian Congress
* Outline Programme for 2008 IVU World Vegetarian Congress
* Welcome to New IVU Business Supporter
* News from Japan
* Third Asian Vegetarian Congress – November 2007 – Taiwan
* Vegetarian for Life: New UK Charity to Support Older Vegetarians
* Plant Foods Boost Men’s Health
* Welcome to Organizations That Have Recently Registered with IVU
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IVU ONLINE NEWS – SEPTEMBER 2007
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IVU SUPPORTS WEST AFRICAN CONGRESS - BUT MORE HELP NEEDED!
WORLD VEGETARIAN CONGRESS DEVOTES ONE DAY TO VEGETARIAN NUTRITION
ESPERANTO AND VEGETARIANISM
PRESIDENTS OF JAPAN AND CHINA VEGETARIAN SOCIETIES MEET
MORE THAN 1400 IVU REGISTERED GROUPS
INTERVIEW: ‘VEGETARIAN FOR LIFE’, AN ORGANISATION FOR OLDER VEGETARIANS
WINNERS OF TOFU HAIKU CONTEST ANNOUNCED
WELCOME TO NEW IVU BUSINESS SUPPORTERS
BOOK REVIEW – BEANS: A HISTORY
ANOTHER BOOK RECOMMENDATION
UK ACADEMIC CONFERENCE TO DEBATE ANIMAL ABUSE - HUMAN VIOLENCE LINK
DRAWING SOUGHT FOR EDUCATION PROJECT
FIRST ANNUAL MEAT-FREE BUSINESS CONFERENCE, COLOGNE, GERMANY, SEP07
FREE ONLINE GAME HIGHLIGHTS CHICKENS’ PLIGHT & SPOOFS SUPER MARIO BROS
WELCOME TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE RECENTLY REGISTERED WITH IVU
UPCOMING EVENTS
EEL FARMING
PLEASE WRITE FOR IVU NEWS
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IVU SUPPORTS WEST AFRICAN CONGRESS - BUT MORE HELP NEEDED!
The Nigeria Vegetarian Society is planning to host the first ever African Vegetarian Congress on December 8-10, 2007. All the food at the Congress will be completely vegan.
Emmanuel Eyoh, NVS President writes: "I am in touch with vegetarians & groups in the following countries in West Africa who will be taking part in the summit: Mali, Benin Republic, Ghana, Togo, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Nigeria plus others outside the subregion."
IVU Funds are very limited, but the International Council has agreed to put up half of the estimated cost of US$6,000 (UKP3,000 / Euros 4,500). We have been given a very detailed breakdown of all expenses, which include helping delegates to attend and some food for local homeless people. It is being very well organised but, as always in Africa, funds are desperately short.
Thanks to the wonderful response to our email appeal for donations to support the first ever veg congress in Africa, we have already raised over half of the target amount in just one week! - but we still need more from vegetarians and vegans in the richer countries to make up the rest of money. If everyone reading this Online News donated just US$2, there would be more than enough...
IVU guarantees that *ALL* money sent from that page will be used in Africa, regardless of how much is given.
Isaac Dikeocha, IVU Regional Co-ordinator for Africa, based in South Africa, writes: "I have been to Vegetarian Society of Nigeria. The executive members hosted me during my West African tour, and I saw the good work they are doing. They are active and have organized major vegetarian events in Africa.
There have been financial aid requests from many African groups in the past which I did not approve. The fact is that I only try to approve the request of societies I know that are active and that can use the money wisely in promoting vegetarianism in their locality."
Many thanks to those who have donated so far - we hope that others will also be able to .
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WORLD VEGETARIAN CONGRESS DEVOTES ONE DAY TO VEGETARIAN NUTRITION
The 100th anniversary IVU World Vegetarian Congress, in Dresden, Germany, 27 July – 3 August, 2008, will devote an entire day to each of five key topics: http://www.ivu.org/congress/2008/index.html
For example, on Tues, 29 July, the topic will be Vegetarian Diet, Health and Sports. Below is information on two of that day’s featured speakers: Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina.
1. Brenda Davis, registered dietitian and nutritionist, is a leader in her field and a dynamic, internationally acclaimed speaker. She is co-author of six books: Becoming Vegetarian; Becoming Vegan; The New Becoming Vegetarian; Defeating Diabetes; Dairy-Free and Delicious; and The Raw Food Diet Revolution. Also, she is a past chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Diabetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association. Brenda is currently working on a diabetes intervention research project in Majuro, Marshall Islands. She spent 8 months in Majuro in 2006 and returns to the Marshall Islands for 4-6 week periods 2-3 times a year.
2. Vesanto Melina, MS, Registered Dietitian, did her undergraduate and graduate work at the University of London, England and the University of Toronto. She has taught nutrition at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and at Seattle’s Bastyr University. She co-authored the 2003 Position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada: Vegetarian Diets and the Vegetarian Nutrition section (Chapter 10) of the American Dietetics Association's Manual of Clinical Dietetics. Vesanto is widely known in the media - press, TV and radio - and regularly consults for government and industry.
We plan a plenary session with both of them on the topic of vegan nutrition, plus two sessions in the afternoon: Brenda Davis, Defeating Diabetes; Vesanto Melina, Surviving and Thriving Despite Food Allergies.
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ESPERANTO AND VEGETARIANISM
Esperanto is a language created in the 19th century with the specific purpose of promoting harmony among people from different backgrounds. According to IVU Historian, John Davis, the Esperanto movement played a significant role in the creation of IVU in 1908 and appears to have been an IVU member ever since. Thus, it is no surprise that at the 2007 Esperanto Congress, held last month in Yokohama, Japan, a vegetarian lunch was organised for anyone interested.
The 2008 Esperanto Congress will be held in the Netherlands just a week before the IVU World Vegetarian Congress, which will be held 27 July-3 August, and we hope that some people will choose to attend both events. For more on the Veg-Esperanto link: http://www.ivu.org/history/societies/esperanto.html
PRESIDENTS OF JAPAN AND CHINA VEGETARIAN SOCIETIES MEET
Dr Mitsuru Kakimoto, president of the Japan Vegetarian Society (JVPS) as well as a former IVU councillor, visited Beijing recently and met with Ms Sayila Ma, president of the Chinese Vegetarian Union (CVU), on August 20. They had initially met at the 2006 IVU World Vegetarian Congress in Goa. At their August 2007 meeting, which was also attended by two council members from each organization, the two presidents agreed that JPVS and CVU will work together to promote vegetarianism in East Asia through educational activities.
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MORE THAN 1400 IVU REGISTERED GROUPS
Groups which are not formal members or supporters of IVU can nonetheless obtain a simple, free listing on the IVU website. Currently there are a total of 1,423 such groups, some businesses, some non-profits, with a huge variety of particular interests.
The only requirements are that they must be relevant to veg*ism, and they must have a valid email address for the annual check on the details. Unlike many online databases, which have vast amounts of outdated junk - IVU requires each Registered Group to confirm every year that they still exist and that their details are correct. The full database can be searched at http://www.ivu.org
Here is a listing of the number of Registered Groups currently in each country:
over 50:
USA 572; UK 179; Canada 98; India 57
20-49:
Australia 45; Germany 44; France 24; Italy 22; Brazil 21
10-19:
Spain 18; Argentina 17; Austria 16; Ireland 16; China 14; New Zealand 14; Netherlands 13; Poland 13; South Africa 12; Chile 10; Russia 10; Switzerland 10
4-9:
Portugal 9; Sweden 9; Belgium 8; Czech Republic 8; Japan 7; Malaysia 7; Norway 7;
Philippines 7; Singapore 7; Colombia 6; Thailand 6; Mexico 5; Peru 5; Puerto Rico 5; Turkey 5; Vietnam 5
1-4:
Bolivia 4; Bulgaria 4; Croatia 4; Denmark 4; Hungary 4; Taiwan 4; Finland 3; Ghana 3; Kenya 3; Lithuania 3; Malta 3; South Korea 3; Nigeria 3; Uganda 3; Venezuela 3; Costa Rica 2; Ecuador 2; Greece 2; Indonesia 2; Iran 2; Israel 2; Mauritius 2; Moldova 2; Pakistan 2; Slovakia 2; Slovenia 2; Ukraine 2; Albania 1; Bangladesh 1; Botswana 1; Cameroon 1; Cote D'Ivoire 1; Egypt 1; Gambia 1; Grenada 1; Guatemala 1; Jamaica 1; Kuwait 1; Nepal 1; Romania 1; Serbia 1; Sri Lanka 1; Tanzania 1
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WINNERS OF TOFU HAIKU CONTEST ANNOUNCED
The Toronto Vegetarian Association has announced the winners of its Tofu Haiku Contest. The contest attracted more than 300 entries from places as far away as Argentina and New Zealand. To read the winning haiku, http://tofuhaiku.com
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Welcome to New IVU Business Supporters
E-INN (We make business a healthy affair), Bangalore India - http://www.e-inn.in
Sai Vishram: A Vegetarian, Non-alchoholic Beach Resort, Karnataka, India -
http://www.saivishram.com
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INTERVIEW: ‘VEGETARIAN FOR LIFE’, AN ORGANISATION FOR OLDER VEGETARIANS
Tina Fox - tinari@btinternet.com - is a long-time IVU Council member who recently became the first manager of Vegetarian for Life, an organisation that promotes the interests of older vegetarians. In this interview, Tina explains more about the organisation and why it is needed.
1. Congratulations on being the first manager of Vegetarian For Life, an organisation dedicated to improving the lives of older vegetarians and vegans in the U.K. Why is such an organisation necessary?
We feel that no one is really focussing on this issue as it is not sexy or exciting. We all get old one day, but most people prefer not to think about it, and it is rather the Cinderella of the veggie movement.
2. Can you please share a story of a typical older vegetarian?
I think there is no typical older vegetarian or vegan! Many folks are fit and active well into the 90's on such a diet, but others are not, and as many do not have children, they can be very vulnerable if they end up in residential care. We have heard of a few cases where older folk, particularly those with no relatives and perhaps failing mental capacities, were force fed meat, as the home couldn't be bothered. My own father when in hospital told me the tale of the elderly Hindu man in his ward who they would not feed and who became very distressed. That is a worst case scenario, but even best case can mean an unhealthy diet of constant pizza and macaroni cheese!
3. Are you mostly dealing with people who have been vegetarian for many years, or are there also many older people who have only recently decided to become vegetarian or to go from vegetarian to vegan?
Mostly long term vegetarian or vegan - you do get some older converts, but generally people get more set in their ways as they age. Some older veggies have worked hard for the movement in the years past when things were more difficult; we should look after their interests in return.
4. What are some blind spots that younger vegetarians and the general public might have about older vegetarians?
I think people forget that needs change - older people tend to eat more often but smaller meals and have some differences in their nutritional requirements. Additionally, the food they ate when younger may now be more difficult to digest, they are likely to be less active and they may have loss of appetite and need tempting. We have to consider all this when menu planning and cooking.
Younger vegetarians may also forget what a wonderful source of knowledge older vegetarians can be - I know of plenty such people from VSUK (Vegetarian Society United Kingdom), and I am sure the movement worldwide has similar national treasures!
5. What can vegetarian organisations do to attract older members and to encourage those older members to be active in the organisation?
I think we have to offer something in return - rather like Saga in the UK (an organisation for over-50s): http://www.saga.co.uk
We have to respect the needs of our elders and work on their behalf, and then they may take the organisations seriously. Of course, many older vegetarians and vegans are active and often more loyal than younger members who may only join an organisation for what they get out of it.
6. What future plans does Vegetarian For Life have?
We hope to have a guidance booklet available later this year primarily aimed at care homes, and we would be happy for it to be used and translated elsewhere once it is available. Thus, we encourage vegetarian organisations in other countries to stay in touch: tinari@btinternet.com
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UK ACADEMIC CONFERENCE TO DEBATE ANIMAL ABUSE - HUMAN VIOLENCE LINK
A groundbreaking international conference, aimed at exploring the link between cruelty to animals and person-to-person violence, will attract leading academics to Oxford University's Keble College on 18 September.
The inaugural event of the newly-founded Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics (OCAE), the conference aims to identify links between violence meted out to animals and to people in order to develop social and legal mechanisms to better safeguard the well-being of both.
The Revd Professor Andrew Linzey, director and founder of the OCAE, believes that people concerned for animals have missed something important, saying 'It isn't just that cruelty to animals is unjust to animals -- there is now increasingly solid evidence that animal cruelty harms human beings'.
The conference, which draws speakers and delegates from Europe, America, Australasia and Africa, will be opened by Erin Pizzey, the award winning humanitarian and founder of refuges for battered women and children.
Two of my first vegetarian recipe books were the prolific Rose Elliot’s ‘Beanfeast’ and ‘The Bean Book’. Their titles encapsulated the importance of beans in vegetarian and vegan cuisine. However, it was only when I read Ken Albala’s ‘Beans: A History’ that I came to appreciate their significance to so many cultures and civilisations.
‘Beans: A History’ is not a recipe book, vegetarian or otherwise. Although it contains around fifty recipes, they are included for historical interest, rather than for culinary purposes, as few of them specify quantities or preparation times. Rather, as the title suggests, the book describes the cultural and gastronomic significance of beans from their earliest recorded use to the present day. Most Western societies have traditionally regarded beans as a food of the poor, suitable only for rustic labourers able to digest their tough, fibrous skins and unperturbed by the noisy side effects of dried beans. As the song goes, “Beans, beans, they’re good for your heart – the more you eat the more you f**t”.
However, times and attitudes change, and the ubiquitous soy bean has now become an integral part of modern European and North American diets in its many guises, whilst the UK has the highest per capita consumption of baked beans in the world. Meanwhile, countries such as China and India have embraced beans enthusiastically for centuries and show no sign of losing interest.
The future of beans seems assured, and indeed their uses may well extend to non-food items such as fuels and building materials. With their variety, versatility and virtual indestructibility in dried form, beans are likely to form an essential part of the human diet for generations to come.
‘Beans: A History’ is scholarly but surprisingly readable and full of fascinating detail. However, at roughly 250 pages of rather small print, the book is hard going at times, and it is unlikely to appeal to a wide audience: this is not a book for the coffee table or the kitchen. A major drawback is the absence of illustrations. Nevertheless, ‘Beans: A History’ would make a valuable addition to the bookshelf of anyone hungry to know the cultural and gastronomic history of the food on their plate.
‘Beans: A History’ by Ken Albala, Berg, 256pp, HB 978 1 84520 430 3, £14-99
In a starred review, Publishers Weekly wrote, “While the photos are extraordinary--fine enough for a stand-alone volume--it's the questions these photos ask that make this volume so gripping. This is a beautiful, quietly provocative volume.”
Here are some data from the book:
GERMANY: The Melander family of Bargteheide
Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07
Favorite foods: fried potatoes with onions, bacon and herring, fried noodles with eggs and cheese, pizza, vanilla pudding
UNITED STATES: The Revis family of North Carolina
Food expenditure for one week: $341.98
Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken
CHINA: The Dong family of Beijing
Food expenditure for one week: 1,233.76 Yuan or $155.06
Favorite foods: fried shredded pork with sweet and sour sauce
EGYPT: The Ahmed family of Cairo
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53
Family recipe: Okra and mutton
ECUADOR: The Ayme family of Tingo
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55
Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage
CHAD: The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23
Favorite foods: soup with fresh sheep meat
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DRAWING SOUGHT FOR EDUCATION PROJECT
To encourage people to eat less or no meat, Vegetarian Society (Singapore) – www.vegetarian-society.org - has started a project that requires drawings, and the Society is offering token cash subsidies of US$200 and US$100 for two drawings that the Society’s appointed judges believe would be useful. Vegetarian Society (Singapore) is an IVU member and a non-profit charity. Here’s the concept.
Humans eat other animals for food, even though we humans can be perfectly healthy without eating meat. We continue to eat other animals despite the fact that these fellow animals are thinking, feeling beings who suffer greatly, who are deprived of any semblance of a natural life. Why do we humans do this to other animals? One reason we continue to unnecessarily use other animals for food is that we have the ability to do so; our intellectual gifts have allowed us to achieve dominance over other animals.
One way to humans empathize with the plight of our fellow animals would be to encourage us to imagine another species coming to Earth, a species more intelligent than humans, a species who decide to eat us because we taste so good, a species that can do with us what they want because they are more intelligent. The members of this species don’t hate humans; in fact, they think we’re cute, at least some of us. Furthermore, this species aren’t monsters, any more than we humans are monsters [no monster drawings, pls] because we eat other animals. It’s just that eating humans has become a tradition for them; it’s what they’re accustomed to. It’s easy and convenient; plus, many of their doctors tell them that human meat has lots of essential nutrients.
Vegetarian Society (Singapore) is looking for a drawing of this super species to use in their education project. The target audience is the general public, with an emphasis on people from 15-30 years of age. Colour drawings are not necessary; Black and white will suffice. Multiple entries up to three are permitted.
Please submit your drawings via email; no hard copies, please. Drawings can be done in any medium including charcoal, pen, ink, pencil, pastels, and digital art. You can draw the figure only or you can provide background. Original drawings in hard copy can be done in any size, but all submitted drawings must be in soft copy of A1 size, 300 dpi, sent as 100 dpi via a jpeg file of not more than 2MB. If you would like to submit drawings but are not interested in being considered for the cash subsidy, please let us know.
Deadline: 12 November 2007 (early submissions encouraged)
Decision by: 31 November 2007
Send attached file: info@vegetarian-society.org (no files over 2MB, pls)
Please include: (1) your name, (2) postal address, (3) email address, (4) a statement that the drawing is your own original work
Entries will not be returned and become the property of Vegetarian Society (Singapore).
The judges’ decision is final. The top drawings may become the basis for sculptures and other works. These will be used strictly for educational, non-profit purposes. Vegetarian organisations in other countries are free to use the idea without acknowledging or informing Vegetarian Society (Singapore). Indeed, it is not an original concept.
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FIRST ANNUAL MEAT-FREE BUSINESS CONFERENCE, COLOGNE, GERMANY, SEP07
In another sign of the times, what is being billed as a first of its kind conference, the organisers are attempting to bring the meat-free industry together to share experience and chart a future course of further expansion. The conference will be held 11-12 Oct in Cologne, Germany: http://www.prosoy.biz/conference102007
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FREE ONLINE GAME HIGHLIGHTS CHICKENS’ PLIGHT & SPOOFS SUPER MARIO BROS
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has produced a free online game to draw attention to the terrible lives chickens suffer on factory farms. The game parodies the Super Mario series of computer games:
http://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com/superchicksisters/index.asp
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WELCOME TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE RECENTLY REGISTERED WITH IVU
Editor’s Note: IVU Online News is happy to run a short announcement of your local or international event. It’s best to include a web link so that people can visit your website to learn more about your event.
1. Charlottesville (Virginia, USA) Vegetarian Festival
The 11th Annual Charlottesville Vegetarian Festival, one of the largest vegetarian festivals in the United States and recently voted one of the top two outdoor events in Charlottesville, Virginia, will be held Sat, 29 Sep - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
http://www.cvillevegfest.org/index.html
2. International Vegan Fest – Karnataka, India
From 30 Sep to 6 Oct, the Indian Vegan Society will host the 11th International Vegan Festival at the RNS Residency in Murdeshwar, Karnataka, India. For more info, visit the Vegan Festival website
http://www.ivu.org/veganfest
The 12th annual Boston Vegetarian Food Festival will be held 20 Oct, 10am-6pm at the Reggie Lewis Athletic Center, 1350 Tremont St., Boston. Info: 617-424-8846, www.BostonVeg.org
Organized by the Boston Vegetarian Society, the event offers free admission, free food sampling, free parking, discounted shopping, children’s activities and educational talks and exhibitions.
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EEL FARMING
Some people think that it’s only land animals who suffer the horrors of factory farming, but such practices are increasingly being used with marine animals as well, as is shown in the article from The New York Times. Free registration may be necessary to view the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2007/07/02/business/20070703_FISH_SLIDESHOW_1.html
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