9 Celebs Who Said Goodbye 2 Meat & Dairy & Hello to Veganism

• BanguIzai

  3 Apr 11, 15:21

  9 Celebs Who Said Goodbye to Meat and Dairy and Hello to Veganism

   

  Once a misunderstood diet, veganism continues to move more and more into the mainstream — it's even taken Hollywood by storm. Reasons for going vegan are probably more varied than you think: for some it's a sensitivity to meat and dairy products, while others cite animal cruelty or a strong dissatisfaction with factory farming. One thing most vegans can agree upon is that both their health and the planet's have improved since making the switch. Keep reading to find out which female celebs have gone vegan and why.

  

  

   

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  Lea Michele

  After making the move to the West Coast for her role on Glee, Lea decided to go vegan, too. For her, the decision was about living a healthy lifestyle that included a better awareness of the foods she eats, which results in "being good to your body and the planet."

   

  

   

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  Natalie Portman

  Natalie Portman was so impassioned about being vegan that she took to the Huffington Post to explain why she made the shift from a "twenty-year vegetarian to a vegan activist." For her, it was reading Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals, which sheds light on how animals that make it to our plate are raised, killed, and processed

   

  

   

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  Olivia Wilde

  Not only is Olivia vegan, she started a website — Wilde Things — explaining why she made the switch. Olivia's main reason for going vegan? To "boycott the torture factories." Olivia says it's just an added bonus that she has improved health and more energy.

   

  

   

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  Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres

  Portia and Ellen are not only committed to one another, but they also swore off meat and dairy products together in 2009. Both have said that going vegan is not a sacrifice, but the compassionate thing to do.

   

  

   

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  Alanis Morissette

  The unhealthy feeling Alanis had from gaining weight and eating processed food motivated her to make a major change, and Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s book Eat to Live gave her the tools to do it. Two years ago she went vegan; since then she's lost 20 pounds and participated in several long-distance runs, which include the NYC marathon.

   

  

   

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  Alicia Silverstone

  Alicia is one of the most well-known and outspoken vegans of the bunch. Her book, The Kind Diet, illustrates the benefits of going vegan while also providing some solid vegan recipes to test out. A longtime animal rights activist, Alicia also says that becoming vegan can do wonders for your health.

   

  

   

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  Emily Deschanel

  Like many vegans, it was the film Diet For a New America, that made going vegan a no-brainer for Emily — that was almost 20 years ago! Emily's sister Zooey also made the transition to veganism, but recently gave it up due to food sensitivities.

   

  

   

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  Ginnifer Goodwin

  Ginnifer Goodwin turned to a vegan diet after learning the drawbacks of eating factory-farmed meat. She's since turned two of her four parents vegan, and did so by showing how easy and enjoyable going vegan can be. Ginnifer says that being vegan makes food more enjoyable since "your taste buds will awake, and you can eat more without gaining weight!" Sounds like a win to us!

   

• Ordinary_me

  4 May 11, 18:13

  I heart Ellen! And these vegans are so flaming HOT!!
• Vote PAP OUT to Save SG

  4 May 11, 18:18

  why all females, no males?

   

• Ordinary_me

  4 May 11, 23:22

  Oh, there are numerous male vegans (just names though, no pix): James Bond dude, Pierce Brosnan; Spiderman dude, Tobey Maguire; my favorite Batman, Christian Bale; top leading men, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. From elsewhere, other than glamorous Hollywood: Carl Lewis, an American nine-time Olympic gold winner; Bryan Danielson, an American four-time WWE champion; Robert Cheeke, a champion American bodybuilder; Bryan Adams, a Canadian singer/song-writer; And of course, the famous brainiacs Albert Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci. Former US president Bill Clinton? I think he's still eating fish. (Poor fishies.) There are more vegans out there! Children, teenagers, adults, seniors... the whole works!