Veganuary is a non-profit organization and campaign that encourages people around the world to go vegan in January and beyond, inspiring people to make sustainable food choices.
The international organization's vision is to create a vegan world: "A world without industrial animal farming and slaughterhouses. A world in which food production does not destroy forests, pollute rivers and oceans, exacerbate climate change and contribute to the extinction of wild animal populations."
OUR OFFERS IN VEGANUARY 2025
Regulars' table
From January 14, there will be a regulars' table in the canteen every Tuesday in January from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., where you can join us to exchange ideas or ask questions. You can recognize us by the Veganuary display on the table, directly in front of the salad buffet.
Social media (Instagram)
Here you can find tips, tricks and information about a vegan diet as well as lots of vegan recipes to try out.
Canteen
You will find vegan options in the canteen every day.
When? Every year in January
What is it about? Trying out a vegan diet for a month or more
What do we offer? A weekly regulars' table (from 14.01 every Tuesday in Janat from 12-13 o'clock) in the canteen, which is used for exchange. You can find tips, tricks and information about a vegan diet and lots of vegan recipes to try out on Instagram. The canteen also has a delicious vegan dish on offer every day.
Where to find it? By clicking on the green, round button or on our Instagram: @campuspluskl
Vegan diet
A vegan diet avoids all animal products such as meat, fish, dairy products, eggs and honey. Instead, the focus is on plant-based foods such as vegetables, fruit, pulses, nuts, seeds and grains. This diet not only promotes health, but also a more conscious life in harmony with nature.
Plant-based foods provide a variety of nutrients that are essential for the body. These include vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and healthy fats. Vegan alternatives to animal products such as plant-based milk, meat substitutes or vegan cheeses make the switch easier.
Vegan lifestyle
Veganism goes beyond diet: it encompasses a way of life that aims to respect animals and the environment. Vegans also refrain from using products such as leather, wool or cosmetics that have been tested on animals. A vegan lifestyle is an attitude based on compassion, sustainability and responsibility.
This includes:
Sustainable fashion: clothing made from plant-based materials.
Animal-free cosmetics: products that have not been tested on animals and contain no animal ingredients.
Sustainable consumption: Conscious consumption that avoids excess and conserves resources.
Why vegan?
Animal products naturally contain more cholesterol than plant products. A vegan diet is therefore often associated with lower cholesterol levels, which reduces the risk of heart disease such as arteriosclerosis and subsequently heart attacks.
Study: Dinu, M., Abbate, R., Gensini, G.F., Casini, A., Sofi, F. (2017). Vegetarian, vegan diets and multiple health outcomes: A systematic review with meta-analysis of observational studies. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 57 (17) 3640-3649.
Vegetarian and especially vegan diets can have a positive effect on blood pressure by significantly lowering it.
High blood pressure (hypertension), on the other hand, can have numerous serious consequences: Heart attacks, heart failure, strokes and also chronic kidney failure are the most common consequences of hypertension.
Aiming for normal blood pressure is therefore very beneficial to health. A vegan diet can support this goal.
Study: McDougall, J., Litzau, K., Haver, E., Saunders, V., Spiller, G.A.. (1995). Rapid reduction of serum cholesterol and blood pressure by a twelve-day, very low fat, strictly vegetarian diet. J Am Coll Nutr, 14 (5) 491-496.
A vegan diet can significantly reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, as insulin sensitivity is increased. Type 2 diabetes is a widespread disease of civilization in which the pancreas functions poorly or no longer at all, particularly due to an unhealthy, high-sugar diet, meaning that blood sugar levels can no longer be regulated.
In the case of existing type 2 diabetes, a vegan diet can help to reduce the dose of medication or insulin.
Study: Barnard, N., Katcher, H., Jenkins, D., Cohen, J., Turner-McGrievy, G. (2009). Vegetarian and vegan diets in type 2 diabetes management. Nutrition Reviews, 67 (5), 255-263.
Research shows that a plant-based diet can be effective in weight loss and helps to maintain a healthy body weight.
This is particularly due to more complex carbohydrates and more fiber in a vegan diet. Overall, the foods have a higher nutrient density with a lower energy density than a mixed diet.
Study: Keller, M. (2013). The preventive and therapeutic potential of vegetarian and vegan diets. Journal of Complementary Medicine, 5(05) 47-51. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1357231
A plant-based diet, which is usually richer in fiber, promotes healthy intestinal flora. Dietary fibers are indigestible plant fibers that have many beneficial properties for the intestines.
Dietary fiber promotes a healthy intestinal microbiome and increases intestinal peristalsis (intestinal motility). They thus prevent constipation (with sufficient fluid intake). In addition, dietary fibers fill and satiate very well without containing energy.
Certain studies show that a plant-based diet can reduce the risk of various types of cancer. This is due, for example, to the absence of the risk of red meat or excessive fat consumption from animal sources in a vegan diet. However, other aspects of a vegan diet also reduce the general risk of cancer as well as the risk of specific types of cancer.
Study: Lanou, A., Svenson, B. (2011). Reduced cancer risk in vegetarians: an analysis of recent reports. Cancer Management and Research, 3, 1-8.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Veganism is often defined by what is not eaten: Meat, fish, eggs and dairy products, honey and some animal ingredients hidden in products, such as whey (from milk) and gelatine (from animal bones). This leaves a lot of foods that make a purely plant-based diet possible. There is a purely plant-based alternative for almost every animal ingredient and almost every product. A vegan meal can look and taste just like a non-vegan meal!
10 tips for starting a vegan diet
Tips for shopping for plant-based foods
In addition to nutrition, other aspects such as clothing and cosmetics are also part of a vegan lifestyle. With apps such as CodeCheck for Apple, Android or as a web version in the browser, you can find out whether a product is vegan by scanning the barcode or the product name. Suitable alternatives are also shown.
