So, you’ve finally managed to get your diet on track. You’ve invested hours into research, spent a small fortune on trial and error and put your body through torture to find the magic food solution that will keep your weight on target. Not to mention that you’ve risked your relationships by your moodiness during the process. Now you’ve finally figured out the diet that works for you, so all should be good - right?

Traditionally, vegans - people who do not use, consume, or sometimes even wear animal products - were misunderstood as fringe eaters or alternative lifestyle freaks with an unnatural passion for animal rights, but the demographic of vegans and vegetarians is changing. A Hartman Group study found that 12% of Millennials are “faithful vegetarians”, compared to 4% of Gen X’ers and 1% of Baby-Boomers. In recent generations the percentage of vegetarians and vegans has steadily increased, with more and more regular folks, and not just token celebrities, embracing the lifestyle.