While we don’t want to spend too long on the reasons why people become vegan, but here are a few facts that people who give up animal products have a problem with…

1) Society eats too much meat

Around 56 billion animals are killed each year in factory farms that use cruel, inexpensive methods of rearing and slaughtering to keep up with society’s demands.

2) Obesity and high cholesterol are among the biggest killers in the Western world

Plant-based diets are rich in protein, iron, calcium and other essential vitamins and minerals.

They tend to be low in saturated fat and high in fibre, helping to combat against some of the modern world’s biggest health issues like obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

3) The production of meat and other animal products places a heavy burden on the environment

There are many ways meat production harms the planet that you can read up on here, if it interests you.