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No, it's not. I wouldn't even say it's 5%, let alone 20%. You only have to walk into a supermarket to see this is nonsense, meat vs veggie options are like 10
by mattmanser 8y ago
No, it's not. I wouldn't even say it's 5%, let alone 20%.
You only have to walk into a supermarket to see this is nonsense, meat vs veggie options are like 10 to 1.
You're referencing one widely debunked survey (this is about the vegan part of it, but it applied to the whole study and the vegetarian percentage claim (of 14%, not 20%), is discussed and debunked later in the article):
https://fullfact.org/health/vegans-uk/ https://fullfact.org/health/vegans-uk/
I know 1 vegan and 1 vegetarian, but I know at least 6 ex-vegetarians.
- johnday 8y agoSince you're offering anecdotes as information, I'll also add that about 20-30% of my friends are vegetarian here in the UK. None are vegan, though. I think it's a two-parter: There's a degree of social pressure within groups, but it's also a function of where you live. As part of a university-dense area there's a lot of eco-conscious vegetarians here - which makes it easier to market to vegetarians - so they have more options - which makes it easier to be vegetarian. Feedback loops.
- mattmanser 8y agoI'm offering actual facts coloured by an anecdote, there's a big difference. I live in Nottingham, which has two big universities. There are a few vegan cafes and bars around. I don't know how old you are, but a lot of my ex-veggie friends stopped being so in their 30s.