72 Reasons to Be Vegan: Why Plant-Based. Why Now.
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Reviews
Mary Bennett
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really enjoyed reading this book， and I would recommend anyone who isn’t already eating a vegan diet to do so。 It gives you all the researched information about not only the health benefits but also how this diet is better for our environment。 There is also helpful information about food handling and some recipes。， and suggestions for going veganish。 All of this is written in an easy to understand and read format。
mg
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For those who are new to the vegan scene， I think this would be a really great place to start。 It's a brief overview of 72 reasons folks go vegan/plant-based。 The layout is lovely with lots of white-space （which I always appreciate）。For those who already are knowledgeable on the topic， you might find this a little basic。 For those who are new to the vegan scene， I think this would be a really great place to start。 It's a brief overview of 72 reasons folks go vegan/plant-based。 The layout is lovely with lots of white-space （which I always appreciate）。For those who already are knowledgeable on the topic， you might find this a little basic。 。。。more
Jessica
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I am not vegan， but I am trying to be more responsible about what I eat。 This book will be a go-to resource for me as I adjust my lifestyle。Thank you NetGalley for an advance of this book。
Kimberly Tierney
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This book is an excellent informational guide for anyone wondering about why people chose vegan lifestyles。 I already had some ideas， and lean towards a high plant-low animal flexitarian diet， but I am convinced to make other changes now to increase plants and lower animals even more in my diet。 Of all the books out there about dietary lifestyles， this is the best one I have found presenting the benefits of vegan eating。
Danielle
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This book presents so many strong arguments for being a vegan。 I like that it takes the time to explain the health， financial， and environmental benefits of adopting a plant-based lifestyle。 Many thanks to Workman Publishing Company and NetGalley for the advance copy。
Val on the Moon
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anuary is long gone， but reading books on veganism is one of my guilty pleasures。 Despite having been plant-based for more than fourteen years now， they keep me motivated and help me find some new， interesting information。 While I prefer reading recipe books and a decent area of my bookcase is dedicated to those， some titles， such as anything written by Jonathan Safran Foer， are simply too good to pass。72 Reasons to Be Vegan might be one of them。 I found this little gem on Netgalley， and I was g anuary is long gone， but reading books on veganism is one of my guilty pleasures。 Despite having been plant-based for more than fourteen years now， they keep me motivated and help me find some new， interesting information。 While I prefer reading recipe books and a decent area of my bookcase is dedicated to those， some titles， such as anything written by Jonathan Safran Foer， are simply too good to pass。72 Reasons to Be Vegan might be one of them。 I found this little gem on Netgalley， and I was granted a copy in exchange for an honest review。 As the title explains， you’ll find seventy-two reasons to go vegan。 While most of them are well-known， at least inside the vegan community， what differentiates this book from the rest and makes it perfect for curious omnis is the lack of preachiness。Let me explain。Vegans are a weird bunch。 We tend to care too much， feel too much， and most of the time we are considered overbearing despots who can only say My way or the highway。 As a vegan who caters for a （mostly） omni family， I’ve come to realize that black-and-white thinking wouldn’t help the cause most of the time。As a new vegan， I was enamoured of Gary Francione’s ideas and the thought that the only possible approach to life was abolitionism。 More than a decade later， I’ve come to terms with the fact that the world won’t turn vegan overnight。 Change is a slow process， and it takes time。 As the book states， change is not about being perfect and having the annoying holier-than-though attitude most omnis seem to despise。 Being veganish， cutting what’s cuttable while exploring all the amazing vegan food out there is change enough。It works。 I’ve seen it work with my family， and I’ve seen it work when I invited my friends over before the pandemics and they asked me for their favorite vegan food。 As I’ve already stated， it’s not the perfect method because perfection is nothing more than an aleatory idea， but。 Imagine what the impact would be if the whole world did Meatless Mondays， for instance。 We’d cut our global meat consumption of 1/7th， and that would be impressive， wouldn’t it？This book covers this topic and many more， including health， environmental issues， animal welfare and so on。 It is one of the most instructive and inclusive pieces on veganism I’ve found so far， and I’m in love with it。Another surprising benefit of reading this book is the amount of new information I’ve been able to learn。 And as a long-time vegan， I can assure you I’m not easily surprised。 Each point is enough to give an understanding of an issue， and it leaves it to the reader to decide whether research further on the topic or not。 While it could be that some themes need further exploring， it is also true that information is everywhere， once you know what to look for。Now， pet peeves。 The only issue I have has less to do with the book itself and more to do with a certain kind of scientific research。 What was once considered healthy isn’t considered as such anymore， and I’m not sure how things will change in the future。 This uncertainty makes me a sceptic in relation to health claims in general。 The only health issue I agree completely on is the link between animal agriculture and antibiotic resistance， which is very real and very scary。Truth be told， every scientific bit of information contained in this book is taken from studies published on important medical journals and available to the general public， which is great， because it allows the readers to explore the topic and draw their own conclusions。That said， this book is a great read for those who want to know more about veganism， and I’d rate it an impressive 9。5/10。 Well done。 。。。more
Carrie
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Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this title。 I am a longtime plant based eater （almost 9 years）， so there was nothing especially new for me in reading this beyond updated statistics and science。 I think this book is an excellent start for someone who is just beginning a plant based journey， and adequately covers the main reasons someone might choose to go plant based: health， the environment & compassion for animals。
Teri
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My first caveat is that I receive this as an ARC from Netgalley。 As such， the formatting to be read was not the same as the finished product。 I’ve seen that other reviewers referenced charts and graphs。 I’m not sure how that was enabled as I did not see that。 I am very familiar with a vegetarian lifestyle as I was raised that way。 I have many relatives and friends who are vegans。 So for me much of this book did not have to do the job of “selling” me on the benefits of being vegan。 Many of the po My first caveat is that I receive this as an ARC from Netgalley。 As such， the formatting to be read was not the same as the finished product。 I’ve seen that other reviewers referenced charts and graphs。 I’m not sure how that was enabled as I did not see that。 I am very familiar with a vegetarian lifestyle as I was raised that way。 I have many relatives and friends who are vegans。 So for me much of this book did not have to do the job of “selling” me on the benefits of being vegan。 Many of the points I thought were extremely valid and others I thought it were stretching it a bit。 This is not a scholarly work， as such， the veracity and rigor of these studies cited could be open for debate。 I look at this book as a good source for people who are very unfamiliar with the benefits of the vegan lifestyle。 。。。more
Jennifer
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An informative overview of the benefits of veganism。 With clear sections it is easy to read this in installments， which， with all the super-sad info， is probably the best way to read this one。
Cecelia
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Very informative， even for someone who's been vegan for eight years。 Very informative， even for someone who's been vegan for eight years。 。。。more
Cynthia
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interesting book， some things to really think about。 our family has been moving towards eating vegan more and more for some time now。
Alfi
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I think this book is for someone who is going to be vegan。 I guess if you are vegan， you are already aware of any of the topics here。 I'm flexitarian， I'm very aware of the spoken topics。 I guess for me this is nothing new。 However， this book is well written。 The subtitles are provocating。 And every chapter is a recap， so it is a quick read。 I think meat-eaters out there， should educate themselves with this kind of book。 Because knowledge is important， why we choose not to consume dairy or meat。 I think this book is for someone who is going to be vegan。 I guess if you are vegan， you are already aware of any of the topics here。 I'm flexitarian， I'm very aware of the spoken topics。 I guess for me this is nothing new。 However， this book is well written。 The subtitles are provocating。 And every chapter is a recap， so it is a quick read。 I think meat-eaters out there， should educate themselves with this kind of book。 Because knowledge is important， why we choose not to consume dairy or meat。 。。。more
Cozy Cat Reviews
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As a vegan I was pleased to receive this book for review。 Thank you to both the publisher and to Net Galley。 I found this a exceptionally well done short read that is great for anyone that is considering plant based vegan eating。 As a long time vegan I was pleased the author included the many ethical reasons here as well as the environmental reasons。 This is a great book to give to friends that are not enlightened and still eating meat 。 The format is easily understandable to any reader and it i As a vegan I was pleased to receive this book for review。 Thank you to both the publisher and to Net Galley。 I found this a exceptionally well done short read that is great for anyone that is considering plant based vegan eating。 As a long time vegan I was pleased the author included the many ethical reasons here as well as the environmental reasons。 This is a great book to give to friends that are not enlightened and still eating meat 。 The format is easily understandable to any reader and it is a sensible guide to going vegan。 Very well done to the author。 。。。more
Amanda
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If you're curious about adopting a vegan diet， 72 REASONS TO BE VEGAN would be a fantastic read。 This book is chock full of facts and reasons to leave animal food of your plate。 The authors also do a good job at presenting veganism as the next logical step if you care about the environment， your health， and animals。 And they do it without being judgemental！ For a book filled with scientific claims， I liked how easy it was to read。 The information is presented in a casual， friendly way。 A lot of If you're curious about adopting a vegan diet， 72 REASONS TO BE VEGAN would be a fantastic read。 This book is chock full of facts and reasons to leave animal food of your plate。 The authors also do a good job at presenting veganism as the next logical step if you care about the environment， your health， and animals。 And they do it without being judgemental！ For a book filled with scientific claims， I liked how easy it was to read。 The information is presented in a casual， friendly way。 A lot of time went into researching this book。 The last pages are filled with footnotes。 For those who have been vegan for some time， there's still a lot of good information in this book。 I could see buying this book just to have all those facts and figures at your fingertips！Thank you for the chance to review this book Netgalley & Workman Publishing！ 。。。more
Alexandra
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Decent variety of reasons - a number many of likely heard before。 A nice explanation/small essay on each。 Good topics and points of starting a conversation，
Frederique
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An easy to read， but very complete list of the many reasons to stop eating animals and to try to live as plant based as possible。 I especially love that there are a few chapters about the negative impact of fishing/eating fish， as this is often overlooked。 I hope this book will inspire many more people！
Lisa Konet
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This was a quick little read about 72 reasons to go vegan ranging from health and dietary reasons to the ethical， moral and environmental reasons。 I for one have never had an issue with my fruits and veggies or eating more plant based fiber like beans， but I do love my bacon and pepperoni。 I see friends and acquaintances that have cows， goats， chickens and pigs as pets because they live in a place where they can do so， and I look at these animals and think， they deserve the same love and affecti This was a quick little read about 72 reasons to go vegan ranging from health and dietary reasons to the ethical， moral and environmental reasons。 I for one have never had an issue with my fruits and veggies or eating more plant based fiber like beans， but I do love my bacon and pepperoni。 I see friends and acquaintances that have cows， goats， chickens and pigs as pets because they live in a place where they can do so， and I look at these animals and think， they deserve the same love and affection as a house rabbit， a dog or cat。 I would go vegetarian and just eat fish for the ethical and moral reasons， also to cut down on the carbon foot print。 This book makes you question why you are eating meat and it is not preachy。 This is definitely a re-read and a book to own。 Highly recommended to people who are thinking of going more plant based and want a healthier lifestyle。Thanks to NEtgalley， Gene Stone and Workman Publishing Company for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Available: 12/15/20 。。。more
Natalie
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This book makes a great present to torture your not-vegan friends。 I like the idea behind it and that it is based on good sources。 But I prefer to read the sources， not the less scientific summary of them。 I think the headings were weird sometimes and I didn’t like the overall design。 This could look way better wit more pictures or graphs and charts。 The reasons may be true， but the way how they are delivered are quite suboptimal。 Thanks to Workman Publishing and NetGalley for providing me an AR This book makes a great present to torture your not-vegan friends。 I like the idea behind it and that it is based on good sources。 But I prefer to read the sources， not the less scientific summary of them。 I think the headings were weird sometimes and I didn’t like the overall design。 This could look way better wit more pictures or graphs and charts。 The reasons may be true， but the way how they are delivered are quite suboptimal。 Thanks to Workman Publishing and NetGalley for providing me an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Ink_Drinker
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First off， if you are already a vegan， you probably know and understand all the information in this book！ However， it is in a nice comprehensive format and it’s nice to have it all in one place to go to if you have a questions！I love the sentence in the description about how the book shows you not what you’d be giving up， but what you’d be gaining by going vegan。 I feel like this book has done just that！！ I believe people that have been thinking about going vegan could be persuaded by all of the First off， if you are already a vegan， you probably know and understand all the information in this book！ However， it is in a nice comprehensive format and it’s nice to have it all in one place to go to if you have a questions！I love the sentence in the description about how the book shows you not what you’d be giving up， but what you’d be gaining by going vegan。 I feel like this book has done just that！！ I believe people that have been thinking about going vegan could be persuaded by all of the why's explained in the research provided in the book！！I would recommend this to anyone just starting out with the vegan lifestyle！Thank you NetGalley and Workman Publishing Company for an ARC of this book in exchange for my review。#NetGalley #72ReasonstoBeVegan 。。。more
Stephanie Spafford
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While I'm not a vegan anymore， 72 Reasons to be Vegan was a quick and easy introduction to some of the research behind veganism。 It covered everything from climate change to some of the health benefits。 The best part of this book was that it wasn't judgemental and preachy。 Often this can be the case in vegan literature so I was pleased with that。 If you want to explore the subject， this is a great first start。This review is based on NetGalley ARC provided in exchange for an honest， unbiased opin While I'm not a vegan anymore， 72 Reasons to be Vegan was a quick and easy introduction to some of the research behind veganism。 It covered everything from climate change to some of the health benefits。 The best part of this book was that it wasn't judgemental and preachy。 Often this can be the case in vegan literature so I was pleased with that。 If you want to explore the subject， this is a great first start。This review is based on NetGalley ARC provided in exchange for an honest， unbiased opinion。 。。。more
Meredith
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**I received and voluntarily read an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。**There's one good takeaway point that needs to be pointed out immediately: if you're considering or making the journey to becoming vegan- TAKE YOUR TIME！Now that that's been said， while there's tons of information， at times it felt like the authors are trying to shame people in to going vegan。 People know that vegan lifestyles are generally healthier （there are those **I received and voluntarily read an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。**There's one good takeaway point that needs to be pointed out immediately: if you're considering or making the journey to becoming vegan- TAKE YOUR TIME！Now that that's been said， while there's tons of information， at times it felt like the authors are trying to shame people in to going vegan。 People know that vegan lifestyles are generally healthier （there are those who convert that somehow seem to become unhealthier， mostly due to them ignoring that just because they are eating plant based doesn't mean those foods are calorie free）， but the authors have chosen to take a dangerous route of trying to convince the reader that vegan is always healthier than anything else。By pointing out that Keto can be dangerous， or that the fish supply is disappearing， the authors are putting people at risk- sometimes doctors choose specific diets for their patients for specific reasons。Shaming （or scaring） readers into going vegan against doctors' orders is shortsighted and dangerous。 Doctors may want their patients to do a chosen diet for a week or two so they can have life saving surgery- while going vegan does often see incredible weight loss and improving health， unless you are a doctor communicating directly with your patient that going vegan is absolutely necessary， there needs to be a disclaimer at the beginning of each chapter in which you are going to criticize certain diets。One huge point that needs to be pointed out: yes the information needs to be shared， but maybe condense all the harm it does to animals down into one chapter。 Most people know that animals have feelings and can feel pain， but having several chapters spread throughout the book dedicated to pointing this out （even if said in different ways）， is the equivalent of going to the movie theatre and having the Sarah McLachlan ASPCA commercials pop up randomly throughout the movie after you've already paid for your ticket。 By hammering it in so often and so forcefully， it actually makes many people more against going vegan rather than trying to turn to it to save some animals。A nice starter guide， but if you've ever looked into going vegan， there's really not much new here。 。。。more
Janet
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Date reviewed: August 24， 2020When life for the entire universe and planet turns on its end and like everyone else you "have nothing to do" while your place of work is closed and you are continuing to be in #COVID19 #socialisolation， superspeed readers like me can read 250+ pages/hour， so yes， I have read the book … and many more today。 And it is way too hot to go outside， so why not sit in from of the blasting a/c and read and review books？？ I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Date reviewed: August 24， 2020When life for the entire universe and planet turns on its end and like everyone else you "have nothing to do" while your place of work is closed and you are continuing to be in #COVID19 #socialisolation， superspeed readers like me can read 250+ pages/hour， so yes， I have read the book … and many more today。 And it is way too hot to go outside， so why not sit in from of the blasting a/c and read and review books？？ I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley， the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review。 From the publisher， as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews， I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸。Did you know that if you adopt a vegan diet you can enjoy better sex？ Save money？ Have glowing skin？ You can ward off Alzheimer’s， Type 2 diabetes， rheumatoid arthritis， and other metabolic diseases。 You can eat delicious burgers。 Help save the planet。 Join the cool kids， like Gandhi， Tolstoy， Leonardo—and Kyrie Irving， Kat Von D， and Joaquin Phoenix。 Oh， and did we mention have better sex？ （It’s about blood flow。）Those are just some of the 72 reasons we should all be vegan， as compiled and persuasively argued by Gene Stone and Kathy Freston， two of the leading voices in the ever-growing movement to eat a plant-based diet。 While plenty of books tell you how to go vegan， 72 Reasons to Go Vegan is the book that tells you why。 And it does so in a way that emphasizes not what you’d be giving up， but what you’d be gaining。 The tone is upbeat， passionate， and direct， and the facts are plentiful and annotated。Whether because of environment， health， or compassion for animals， more and more people are dipping their toes into Meatless Mondays， eating vegan before 6:00 p。m。， choosing Impossible Burgers， or helping books like Thug Kitchen， Forks Over Knives， and Skinny Bitch become national bestsellers—making 72 Reasons to Go Vegan the ideal next book for every food-conscious reader and the perfect gift vegans can give to their friends and family。 This is an interesting book that proposes that vegan foods and veganism is the be all to end of health。 Here is a problem that I have: why on earth would I eat or cook with "chick'n" and its 88 ingredients vs。 🐔chicken🐔 having one？？ That is Frankenfood at its finest。 Veganism mostly uses whole ingredients instead of pre-prepared and packaged foods and this book does a good argument regarding that。 。。。more
Sammi
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2。5 This book provides a brief overview about most of the talking points for vegan/vegetarianism - most other books/documentaries more or less pick one point & dive deep so it was nice to see a range of topics。I love that we start out with the “you’re not a baby cow” chat & next hit bio accumulation， Those are my go to talking points。Now I’ve read a million of these vegan/vegetarian books so there’s nothing here that I haven’t heard before but I don’t think I’m the target audience - a meat eater 2。5 This book provides a brief overview about most of the talking points for vegan/vegetarianism - most other books/documentaries more or less pick one point & dive deep so it was nice to see a range of topics。I love that we start out with the “you’re not a baby cow” chat & next hit bio accumulation， Those are my go to talking points。Now I’ve read a million of these vegan/vegetarian books so there’s nothing here that I haven’t heard before but I don’t think I’m the target audience - a meat eater is right。。。。So with that perspective I think it came off a little harsh & unclear。 There are better ways to ease people into understanding & warming to this “world” or mind-view。 Also I don’t like when authors try to be cool and relatable - it’s kind of cringy。 Instead show me the facts & be gentle with people。 This vegan lifestyle doesn’t have to be a scary black & white concept it is and can be a spectrum。 BUT maybe I’m too far in this bubble & people outside of it WILL be shocked and WILL appreciate it！*I received an arc in exchange for my honest review*。 。。。more
Rather。be。reading1
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Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book。 This was a wonderful comprehensive book on why you should be vegan。 I have been very into sustainability lately and this was exactly what I needed to read right now！
Tove R。
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The name already says it - 72 reasons - that I， a vegan， would know most of what will be in this book。 It is still good to have it all in one book， backed up with fact， figures and research， in an easily readable form。 I am not usually a fan of a book written in a list form， but this time it works。 Even though I knew pretty much everything from before， it’ll be good to have this book handy for backup when needed。 No need to Google this and that when I can look up facts in this book， which is bri The name already says it - 72 reasons - that I， a vegan， would know most of what will be in this book。 It is still good to have it all in one book， backed up with fact， figures and research， in an easily readable form。 I am not usually a fan of a book written in a list form， but this time it works。 Even though I knew pretty much everything from before， it’ll be good to have this book handy for backup when needed。 No need to Google this and that when I can look up facts in this book， which is brilliant！ I think this book works best for vegetarians， vegancurious， and open-minded omnivores。 The book is not preachy， in fact the authors encourages people to move slowly， take small steps， think about what they consume， and make changes。 It is pretty much only about food， not veganism and ethics in general， but about what we eat， and how it affects our bodies and minds。 Well worth a read！ 。。。more
Literary Redhead
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