Issued: Tue 13 Mar 2012

Healthy vegan diets can avoid all the risks of eating 'meat'. That's the message which Vegan Society speakers have been sharing with journalists and audiences today. 

A delicious, nutritious vegan diet will support Elite vegan runner, Fiona Oakes [1], when she tackles the Marathon des Sables [2] - the most gruelling foot race on the planet - this April. 

Vegan runner, Kevin White talked today to BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester about how his healthy vegan diet supports his charity half-marathon running [3].

During her BBC WM radio interview, Vegan Society Head of Communications, Roz Raha, encouraged listeners to explore plant-based versions of all their favourite world cuisines [4].

They were responding to widespread reports of strong new links between 'meat eating' and early death [5].

The Vegan Society offers free support and advice to anyone wishing to explore tasty, varied, healthy vegan diets for themselves. You can sign up now: vegansociety.com/veganpledge/ for free mentoring.

[1] Fiona Oakes has been vegan for over two decades. She also cares for 400 animals at her Tower Hills Stables Sanctuary. See: bit.ly/VeganFionaMdS to support Fiona Oakes' charities.

[2] The Marathon des Sables takes place in Morocco between Thu 5 and Mon 16 April 2012. Runners will cover 154 miles over the Sahara in 6 race stages, carrying all their own gear and food. See: bit.ly/VeganFionaMdS to learn more about the race.

[3] Vegan runner and Society Contact, Kevin White was interviewed by Tony Fisher on BBC Hereford & Worcester today (at c. 9.15am - if you are in the UK, you can Listen Again: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d74p until Tue 20 Mar 2012).

[4] Vegan Society Head of Communications and Public Affairs, Roz Raha was also interviewed on the Adrian Goldberg programme on BBC WM radio today (at c. 10:45 am - if you are in the UK, you can Listen Again: bbc.co.uk/programmes/p008nxy3 until Tue 20 Mar 2012).

[5] The full text of the Pan et al. original research paper, "Red Meat Consumption and Mortality: Results From 2 Prospective Cohort Studies" is available here: http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/archinternmed.2011.2287 (doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.2287).

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