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Ellen DeGeneres announces new vegan site
Comedienne and talk show personality launches online portal for new vegans with recipes, tips and links to resources and information.
Wed, Aug 10 2011 at 2:54 PM
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Ellen DeGeneres has taken her love for the vegan lifestyle and turned it into a new website called "Going Vegan with Ellen." The portal, an offshoot of her official Ellen.com site, is an introduction to an all-plant diet and how to stop eating the animal products.
"Scientific studies supported by the American Dietetic Association have confirmed that vegan and vegetarian diets are associated with lower cholesterol, lower risk of heart disease, lower blood pressure, lower risk of hypertension and Type 2 diabetes, lower body fat, and lower overall cancer rates," the site states. "In fact, studies have shown that a vegan diet can actually reverse diabetes, heart disease and even cancer."
DeGeneres, 53, went vegan in late 2008 after reading books like "Skinny B*tch," "Diet for a New America" and watching documentaries "Earthlings" and "Meet Your Meat." Her wife, actress Portia de Rossi, is also committed to the lifestyle — and one of 41 vegan celebrities named on the site. In addition, there are helpful FAQs, recipes, tips on getting started, and book and film resources.
Despite this outreach, some in the vegan community find Ellen's commitment somewhat half-baked due to her relationship with Cover Girl — one of the largest U.S. brands to conduct animal testing on its products. "I love Ellen but you can't promote a company like Cover Girl and promote a vegan site ... you lose all credibility," wrote one commenter on the site VegNews.
"She might have signed a contract with them before she knew about their practices," wrote another, in defense of the star. "Or maybe she is trying to change things from the inside. If she represents Cover Girl and uses that income to support veganism, then more power to her. She does more for veganism than anyone on here complaining."
Whatever your stance, we'd love to hear what you think of Ellen's new site! And if you're a vegan (or thinking about it), we'd love to hear about that, too. Chime in below.
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There are more things in the world besides 'salad' how sa(la)d that you think this way. Going vegan is the best choice i've ever made and i can advise it to everone.
How is this for scientific reason...look at the animals who eat meat to live..lions, tigers and wolves...their intestines are SHORT to eliminate the waste QUICKLY....humans have LONG intestines and the meat HAS TO ROT and will be in your system for 10days+ to get the body to eliminate it. Your veggies and fruits will not do that....they systematically break down and easily gets through the human anatomy.
Actually human beings are not designed to eat meat. Our teeth aren't shaped to tear meat and our stomach acid is too weak to digest meat. That's why we cook it.
It doesn't mater how hard you believe otherwise, it won't change the fact that humans are omnivores. Go ask your dentist. You will be sadly disappointed.
We cook FOOD to kill bacteria. Maybe you remember recalls of peanuts, spinach, cilantro, melons, bean sprout and such in the past year? Bacteria love food, regardless of where it comes from.
We have canine teeth and did you ever hear of steak tartar?
"I love Ellen but you can't promote a company like Cover Girl and promote a vegan site ... you lose all credibility"
Apparently whoever provided this quote does not understand that you can pursue veganism for health reasons. It does not necessarily mean that you oppose research or testing using animal subjects.
According to the Vegans posting here, they says it's motivated by animal cruelty.
I agree. To me being vegan is about making the best choices you can. If you slip up, you shouldn't get kicked out of the club! Kudos to Ellen for putting her name and energy into this. I am going to check out what she has to say.
Cudos to Ellen for taking a stand and taking the time to educate and encourage people to live ethically.
I'm conflicted. Ellen is raising awareness and that is great for the movement, but I wouldn't use Cover Girl cosmetics. They aren't vegan. But, the world isn't perfect. Perhaps when her contract expires with Cover Girl, she won't renew. Fingers crossed.
Is it not possible to follow a vegan diet without following a vegan lifestyle?
Dear Anonymous -- I say, absolutely! I advocate following an "animal-free" diet. But I don't call myself a vegan, because that term has so much else attached to it. Eating animal-free is the way to better health, beauty, and energy, and you are also automatically helping animals and the environment. It doesn't mean you have to alter other areas of your life. And a slip up once in a while is ok, too.
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