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This is a '''timeline of {{w|veganismvegetarianism}} and {{w|vegetarianismveganism}}''', both practices of abstaining from the consumption of {{w|meat}}.
== Sample questions ==
** You will read names like {{w|Veggie Pride}} and Vegfest, among other festivals.
* What are some significant studies concerning the effect of vegetarianism and veganism?
** Sort the full timeline by "Event type" and look for the group of rows with value "Study"(nutrition).** You will see a number of studies addressing the nutritional effect of the practice of vegetarianism and veganism.** Sort the full timeline by "Event type" and look for the group of rows with value "Study" (environment).
** You will see a number of studies addressing the noticeable environmental effect produced by massive meat abstention.
| 2010 || {{w|Veganism}} || Study (nutrition) || British study finds that half of the vegans in their sample are {{w|vitamin B12}} deficient.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gilsing |first1=A M J |last2=Crowe |first2=F L |last3=Lloyd-Wright |first3=Z |last4=Sanders |first4=T A B |last5=Appleby |first5=P N |last6=Allen |first6=N E |last7=Key |first7=T J |title=Serum concentrations of vitamin B12 and folate in British male omnivores, vegetarians and vegans: results from a cross-sectional analysis of the EPIC-Oxford cohort study |journal=European Journal of Clinical Nutrition |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/ejcn2010142.?mod=article_inline}}</ref> ||
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| 2010 || {{w|Vegetarianism}} || Study (environment) || {{w|Environmental vegetarianism}}. A report from the {{w|United Nations Environment Programme}}'s (UNEP) International Panel of Sustainable Resource Management states:<blockquote>Impacts from agriculture are expected to increase substantially due to population growth and increasing consumption of animal products. Unlike fossil fuels, it is difficult to look for alternatives: people have to eat. A substantial reduction of impacts would only be possible with a substantial worldwide diet change, away from animal products.<ref name="guardian-un">{{cite news|title=UN urges global move to meat and dairy-free diet|last=Carus|first=Felicity|newspaper={{w|The Guardian}}|date=2010-06-02|accessdate=9 April 2020|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jun/02/un-report-meat-free-diet}}</ref></blockquote> ||
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| 2010 || {{w|Veganism}} || Study (nutrition) || Study finds that, in the winter months, when the sun is weaker, omnivores living in the United Kingdom have nearly 40% more vitamin D3 in their blood than vegans.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Crowe |first1=Francesca L |last2=Steur |first2=Marinka |last3=Allen |first3=Naomi E |last4=Appleby |first4=Paul N |title=Plasma concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in meat eaters, fish eaters, vegetarians and vegans: results from the EPIC–Oxford study |doi=10.1017/S1368980010002454 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-health-nutrition/article/plasma-concentrations-of-25hydroxyvitamin-d-in-meat-eaters-fish-eaters-vegetarians-and-vegans-results-from-the-epicoxford-study/13C1A2796ADA3A318D4F3B7C105D9D9C}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
| 2018 || {{w|Vegetarianism}} || Trend growth || The total market for plant-based meat alternative products is around US$4.6 billion in the year.<ref name="kearney.com"/> ||
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| 2018 || {{w|Veganism}} || Study (environment) || A study by {{w|Oxford University}} finds that avoiding meat and dairy is the single biggest way to reduce the impact of an individual on Earth, as animal farming provides just 18% of calories but takes up 83% of our farmland.<ref>{{cite web |title=New estimates of the environmental cost of food |url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2018-06-01-new-estimates-environmental-cost-food |website=ox.ac.uk |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Poore |first1=J. |last2=Nemecek |first2=T. |title=Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers |url=https://josephpoore.com/Science%20360%206392%20987%20-%20Accepted%20Manuscript.pdf |website=josephpoore.com |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
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| 2018 || {{w|Veganism}} || Trend growth || The worldwide funding of novel vegan meat replacement companies reaches US$900 million.<ref name="kearney.com"/> || Worldwide
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| 2018 || {{w|Veganism}} || Study (environment) || A {{w|Greenpeace}} report finds that “global meat and dairy production and consumption must be cut in half by 2050 to avoid dangerous climate change and keep the {{w|Paris Agreement}} on track. "If left unchecked, agriculture is projected to produce 52% of global {{w|greenhouse gas}} emissions in the coming decades, 70% of which will come from meat and dairy."<ref>{{cite web |title=Greenpeace calls for decrease in meat and dairy production and consumption for a healthier planet |url=https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/15111/greenpeace-calls-for-decrease-in-meat-and-dairy-production-and-consumption-for-a-healthier-planet/ |website=greenpeace.org |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref> ||
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| 2018–2019 || {{w|Veganism}} || Trend growth || British book retailer {{w|Waterstones}} have 9,030 book titles with the word 'vegan' in them available for sale (as of December 2019) compared to 944 in August 2018.<ref name="Statistics"/> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
| 2019 || {{w|Vegetarianism}} || Advocacy || {{w|Environmental vegetarianism}}. A significant reduction in meat consumption is advocated by, among others, the {{w|Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change}} in their special report.<ref>{{cite news |last= Schiermeier|first=Quirin|date=August 8, 2019 |title=Eat less meat: UN climate change report calls for change to human diet|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02409-7|work=[[w:Nature (journal)|Nature]]|location= |access-date=9 April 2020}}</ref> ||
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| 2019 || {{w|Veganism}} || Study (environment) || A {{w|Harvard University}} report proves that if everyone in the United Kingdom went vegan, the population would still have enough food for everyone to eat. If the country returned meat, dairy and egg farms back to forest and grew health-promoting crops for human consumption, it would be able to sustain human calorie and protein needs in place of feed currently grown for animals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eating away at climate change |url=http://animal.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/Eating-Away-at-Climate-Change-with-Negative-Emissions%E2%80%93%E2%80%93Harwatt-Hayek.pdf |website=animal.law.harvard.edu |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
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| 2019 || {{w|Veganism}} || Trend growth || According to {{w|Google Trends}}, the United Kingdom is the most popular country for veganism, followed by the Australia and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Veganism |url=https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=%2Fm%2F07_hy |website=trends.google.com |accessdate=13 April 2020}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
