Survey: A third of Veganuary 2022 participants opt to go vegan permanently

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Survey suggests 83 per cent of those dropping meat and dairy in January 2022 will also now make long-term changes to their diet

More than a third of people who opted to ditch meat and dairy for 'Veganuary' at the start of the year have since decided to permanently follow a plant-based diet, citing a raft of reasons including animal...

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