Marian Fischer Boel – EU food & Agriculture Minister (2001-2010)
We can see that the number of obese and overweight young people is increasing dramatically. The figures are alarming.
Justine Henin – Former World no. 1 Tennis Superstar
Heart disease, high blood pressure, this is a very serious business.
Rory Freedman – Bestselling author on vegan diet, USA, Vegan (F):
It's important for the public to know exactly what it is that they are eating and how it's affecting their health.
Neal Barnard, M.D. – Founder and President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), USA, Vegan (M):
When you look at kids, one in three will get diabetes; one in five has an abnormal cholesterol level. The good news is there are more people who are aware than ever before and are trying to eat in a better way. Plant-based diets, they’re good for everybody and especially good for kids because it helps them stay slim and healthy.
Tony Gonzalez, US National Football League (NFL) player, Atlanta Falcons (M)
We only get one body so you might as well make sure you take care of it.
John Salley – 4-time US NBA Champion
Being a vegetarian to me was my edge: the way I was going to be ahead of the next guy trying to get my job, the way I was going to be ahead of the guy I had to play against. He couldn’t beat me as long as he was harboring tons of flesh in his stomach at that time.
Michelle Obama – US First Lady
Vegetables and fruits fight diseases like cancer and heart problems and they have a lot of vitamins in them too. That’s what we want you all to think; that vegetables and fruits are the power to a good future. And quite frankly, healthy good food tastes good.
US Congressperson Dennis Kucinich, Vegan (M): I think the next step is for the Congress to move forward to look at prevention of disease, which inevitably leads quite quickly to food, nutrition, diet.
Tom Vilsack – US Secretary of Agriculture
And I just left the President’s office and we just signed the “Agricultural Appropriations Bill” which includes additional resources to assist us in providing more fruits and vegetables.
Maggie Q – Actress; Mission Impossible III(F):
It's a no brainer! You have environmental, social, health, humanitarian, you name it, there's an issue there. And so, there are many good reasons to live this way.
Shaun Monson – Director of “Earthlings,” Vegan (M):
Everybody wins, really. All the Earthlings win.
Lea Backes – Danish delegate, UNICEF Children’s Climate Forum Copenhagen 2009, Vegan, age 15 (F): I’m a vegan because I think we need to treat animals right, and because animal raising is affecting the climate radically. And because I think that it’s not okay to kill when you can live based on plants.
Aki – 4-year-old vegan, USA (f):
The fish and the pigs are my favorite.
Woman(F): Yeah. Why don't we eat them?
Because we love animals. Because they don't like to get eaten.
Tony Gonzalez, US National Football League (NFL) player, Atlanta Falcons (M)
Hey, what’s up, I’m Tony Gonzalez from the Atlanta Falcons and I want to tell you: Be Veg, Go Green 2 Save Our Planet!