Eating less meat is good for your health and the environment. Now a new study suggests genes may play a role in people's ability to stick to a strict vegetarian diet. Lots of people who experiment ...

While research has associated well-planned vegetarian diets with several health benefits, it is important to recognise that ...

The values of vegetarians diverge sharply from those of meat-eaters, revealing a profile less about kindness and more about individuality, according to psychologist John B. Nezlek at SWPS University ...

This post is part of Protein Angst, a series on the environmental and nutritional complexities of high-protein foods. Our goal is to publish a range of perspectives on these very heated topics. Add ...

At a recent work dinner that involved a pre-fixe menu, I had a quick and quiet conversation with the waiter to let him know I don’t eat meat. A man at the table overheard and got a look on his face ...

People have been choosing plant-based diets for thousands of years, for reasons that go far beyond food fads. From ancient philosophers to spiritual leaders, many embraced vegetarianism for ethical, ...

Vegetarianism is no longer simply a fad in our country. While men and women who refrain from eating meat and fish (ovolacto vegetarians) and those who refrain from eating cheese, milk and eggs (vegans ...

Consumption of sacrificial meat associated with Kali and Durga worship belongs to a long Bengali tradition. Here, meat is not ...

Being a teenager means experimenting with foolish things like dyeing your hair purple or candy flipping or going door-to-door for a political party. Parents tend to overlook seemingly mild, earnest ...

In a country where meat has been a mainstay for more than a century, about 5 percent of Americans step outside the box with the choice of being vegetarian or vegan. In a 2002 poll by Time magazine, 32 ...