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Since being diagnosed with IBS I started to take a lot more notice of the food I ate and the production process.  I started to find that our constant demand for cheaper food prices was having unexpected effects.   - For our health - For human rights violations - For farmers - For animal welfare - for global warming  I was really distressed that our actions could have unintended consequences.  It really made me think and changed the way that I saw food.  It's not just about shopping round for the best deal.  Or complaining about high prices.  I firmly believe that as consumers we need to take more responsibility for our actions. CONSUMER CULTURE Veganism and vegetarian have an important message, our consumer culture has seen our farms turned into mass food production sites.  Reducing the welfare of the animals.  Animals have been breed to be bigger, meaning more profit for the food producers. Making it...

FOOD FADS There's been a recent trend in the so called "celebrity" world towards a vegan diet. It's the same with gluten, suddenly they are all cutting it from their diets. We had the juice diet, the paleo diet, sugar free and the raw food diet. Each one advertised as a weight loss diet,the most healthy way to eat or made promises to detox your body. CONFLICTING HEALTH ADVICE To make things even more confusing, there are regular reports in the media about the latest scientific research. We are now being told we need to eat 10 fruit and veg a day and not 5.( BBC News ) That this reduces are chances of getting cancer and other health conditions. It will also increase are chances of living longer. However this advice really irritates me, due to my IBS I can not eat that much veg as it has a negative effect on me. This type of report can leave people feeling anxious. If we take this report, I'm more likely to develop cancer, heart illness and I'm goin...