Animals
Choosing plant-based means animals do not have to suffer and die for your food.
About animals →Why plant-based?
There are many good reasons.
Choosing plant-based is a simple way to prevent animal suffering. Animals are individuals with emotions, personalities and a desire to live. Plant-based choices can also benefit you, the planet and other people.
How it feels
It feels good to know that you are no longer contributing to animal suffering.
About how it feels →
Planet
Plant-based eating puts less pressure on the planet and leaves more room for nature.
About the planet →
Health
Plant-based eating can benefit your health and reduce the risk of certain diseases.
About health →
Other people
Choosing plant-based can help us use food and agricultural land more efficiently.
About people →
The scale.
By choosing plant-based, you help reduce the enormous number of animals killed for food.
About the scale →All reasons
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Explore all the reasons relating to animals, how it feels, health, the planet and other people on one page.
View all reasons →Ready to make the change?
There are plenty of good reasons to choose plant-based. Discover how delicious and easy it can be.
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Sources for Nutrients: the sources below address whether we can obtain the nutrients we need from a well-planned plant-based diet.
Dietitians Association of Australia. (accessed February 15, 2025). What is a vegetarian diet?
Mayo Clinic. (2023). Vegetarian diet: How to get the best nutrition.
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. (accessed February 15, 2025). Vegetarian diets.
Harvard Medical School. (2024). Becoming a vegetarian.
British Dietetic Association. (2021). Vegetarian, vegan and plant-based diet.
British Nutrition Foundation. (accessed February 15, 2025). Vegetarian and vegan diets.
National Health Service. (2022). The vegan diet.
American Dietetic Association. (2009). Position of the American Dietetic Association: Vegetarian diets. Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
Melina, V., Winston, G., & Levin, S. (2016). Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Vegetarian diets. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Health Council of the Netherlands. (2024). Healthy protein transition.
Photo source for The scale: Lucas Vincour / Zvirata Nejime / We Animals Media.
