Common myths about being vegan

There's been a rise in veganism from 1% of the US population to 6% in just three years, according to a recent study.

STEPHANIE ASHE: ‘Being vegan is a huge life decision that more and more Americans are making. There’s been a rise in veganism from 1% of the US population to 6% in just three years, according to a recent study. But despite its growing popularity, there are still a lot of things about veganism people don’t understand.

If you spend any time online, you’ll see memes depicting vegans as pretentious, their food as bland and tasteless, and non-experts warning about the dangers of the diet. To put it bluntly, vegans have gotten a bad rap that they don’t necessarily deserve. Even Natalie Portman has recently tried to debunk some of the most egregious myths about the lifestyle she’s chosen.

If you’re looking to understand veganism more, or if you’re thinking about going vegan yourself, there are some key things you need to know about the lifestyle. To start, here are 10 myths about veganism that you need to stop believing’. SOURCE…

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