Hello everybody and welcome. This is Brock Lee the host of the World Vegan News over on Brian Turner's YouTube channel
And today I'm filling in for this week's LIVEKINDLY's weekly vegan news
This week Aldi launches an all-new vegan meat range. One of South Korea's biggest dog meat market shuts down for good
celebrity chef Jamie Oliver launches a new vegan menu and
research shows that men are more fertile on a vegan diet. All that and more on LIVEKINDLY's weekly vegan news
Budget supermarket chain Aldi UK just launched its own plant-based range called I Am Vegan
the first product is a 2 pack of vegan beef quarter pound burgers with more than 20 grams of protein per patty and less than
3 grams of saturated fat. Julie Ashfield, Managing Director of Buying at Aldi said the new range is a response to the growing popularity
and appetite for vegan options amongst our customer base. She added the Aldi looks forward to expanding
I Am Vegan over the coming months. A new study shows that entirely vegan world could reduce carbon emissions by as much as nine point
six billion tonnes annually. Called the Veganism Impact Report, the study shows that if a hundred percent of the global meat eating population
switched to a plant-based diet there would be a
70% decrease in co2 emissions and 1 billion hectares of land will be freed for growing fruits
vegetables and plant-based protein
the report is based on statistics from the World's Annual Animal Product Consumption. Previous studies have shown how even
Flexitarian diets can have a significant impact and here the full effects of a global vegan diet are explored.
In 2018 thirteen point four billion hectares were used for agriculture while a vegan world would require only
540 million hectares, the report notes. A vegan world could also have a positive impact on human health.
Heart disease related deaths in the UK would be reduced by more than
100,000 each year and there would be an estimated eight thousand eight hundred fewer cancer cases from red and processed meat consumption
Coming up: One of South Korea's biggest dog meat markets just shut down.
A new Harvard University study has revealed that men who follow a vegetarian
diet have a higher sperm count than those who regularly eat red meat and junk food. To be exact those who avoid meat produce
twenty-five point six million more sperm per ejaculation
Hmm. The study is the biggest ever to look at sperm count. However, smaller studies have also examined
how diet can impact male fertility. Researchers at the University of Chicago evaluated a group of
250 men at a fertility clinic. They found that those who ate diets rich in fruit and vegetables produce sperm with better mobility. A spokesperson
for the University of Chicago explained this is not surprising since plant-based whole foods are high in antioxidants such as
coenzyme q10 vitamin C and lycopene.
One of South Korea's biggest dog meat markets is shutting down for good the Gupo livestock market in Busan
used to sell both dog meat and live dogs
which would then be killed to order. Now after sellers reached an agreement with the public authorities
the market will be turned into a public park. Nara Kim, a dog meat campaigner for the Humane Society International
welcomed to the closure as an end to Gupo's dog meat era
She praised both sides for working together toward a common goal that will benefit the community.
South Korea is the only nation that farms dogs for human consumption
according to Humane Society International, more than 2 million dogs are slaughtered for their meat every year but public opinion is changing and
consumption is on the decline.
A 2018 survey revealed that 70% of South Koreans will not eat dog meat in the future. Since it launched its Korean campaign in
2015 Humane Society International has closed down a dozen dog meat farms in the country.
All of the dogs from Gupo have now been transported to a temporary shelter and once recovered they will find new homes in South Korea,
the United States and Canada. I'll take one of those puppies any day. Coming up: Jamie Oliver restaurants launched a vegan menu
MorningStar Farms Veggie Corn Dogs
are now vegan. The new egg-free version of the classic corn dog is now clearly marked with a yellow
vegan logo on the side of the box. The move comes after the vegetarian company,
which is owned by Kellogg's, announced it would go completely vegan by 2021
transitioning to fully vegan product recipes will eliminate
300 million eggs from MorningStar's annual production and reduce its water and land use. Like its corn dogs? MorningStar Farms'
buffalo wings, buffalo chick patties
Mel Cash, Head of Marketing for Kellogg's Plant-Based Protein division explained that new vegan products could be on the horizon
she said "with every product will assess whether we can deliver on the taste and
texture and if we feel like we can't get there with that renovation
it could look more like innovation." Jamie's Italian locations in Australia have a new vegan menu
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's Italian inspired restaurant chain has launched 20 new vegan and vegetarian dishes
including a vegan nut roast with arrabbiata sauce and mushroom ravioli
Many of the new vegetarian dishes can be made vegan on request including all the salads the (forgive me for butchering the names) Tagliatelle
Pomodoro and the Casarecce Alla Norma. Oliver has shown an interest in meat free food in the past. Last year
he showed support for national vegetarian week with a meat-free menu in UK locations of Jamie's Italian
Jamie's Italian restaurants.
A statement on his restaurants' website noted that Jamie is passionate about how much good we can do for ourselves and the environment by cutting back
the amount of meat we eat. So, of course we wanted to support this brilliant initiative. That's it for today -
Did you know about the impact of a meat-free diet on sperm count? What are your thoughts?
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LIVEKINDLY's weekly vegan news. I'm Brock Lee, host of the World Vegan News signing off
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