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<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="contributor" lang="is">Háskóli Íslands</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="contributor" qualifier="author">Einar Hrafn Stefánsson 1992-</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="description" qualifier="advisor">Þóra Christiansen 1965-</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="description" qualifier="abstract" lang="is">It has been established by every scientific journal, magazine and book. Every media &#xd;
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outlet and newspaper has covered the topic. Countless films, documentaries and &#xd;
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television shows have broadcasted it. It has even been sung about in pop songs. It &#xd;
&#xd;
should be known to pretty much every living person that our current way of living is &#xd;
&#xd;
unsustainable and we are well on our way into extinction. Our level of consumption &#xd;
&#xd;
and use of resources is devastating to ourselves as a human race and to other life &#xd;
&#xd;
forms that we share this world with. The industrial age had dastardly effects on the &#xd;
&#xd;
ecosystem and it is our job, in today’s information age, to reverse the damage done &#xd;
&#xd;
for the sake of our species. Our carbon footprint levels are way too high and we are &#xd;
&#xd;
taking a whole lot more from the earth than we give back. The meat industry is a &#xd;
&#xd;
strong factor in this degradation of the earth. Meat production is unmaintainable for &#xd;
&#xd;
the future; it is polluting, wasteful and part of a distorted mindset that we, as humans, &#xd;
&#xd;
are dependent on consuming meat in order to live. It has been proven that we &#xd;
&#xd;
biologically do not need meat, as we are not carnivores. Evidence shows that we are &#xd;
&#xd;
herbivores and poison our bodies by consuming meat. Meat consumption is being &#xd;
&#xd;
linked to all sorts of diseases and health conditions such diabetes, obesity, heart &#xd;
&#xd;
disease and cancer. Despite meat eating being recognized as being unhealthy for the &#xd;
&#xd;
human body, the consumption of meat and other animal products is unethical, &#xd;
&#xd;
immoral and most importantly, unnecessary. Veganism is a lifestyle choice that &#xd;
&#xd;
promotes peace and respect for one’s self, for other living beings and for the &#xd;
&#xd;
environment. This is a lifestyle that will be increasingly common in the future not out &#xd;
&#xd;
of choice, but out of necessity. Plant-based diets have been a part of the human race &#xd;
&#xd;
since prehistoric man. Veganism is the most effective way that you, as an individual, &#xd;
&#xd;
can combat the destruction of the earth and save our species.</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="date" qualifier="accessioned">2015-09-17T15:40:27Z</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="date" qualifier="available">2015-09-17T15:40:27Z</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="date" qualifier="issued">2015-09-17</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="date" qualifier="submitted">2015-09-17T15:20:46Z</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="date" qualifier="published">2015-10</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="identifier" qualifier="uri">http://hdl.handle.net/1946/22935</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="language" qualifier="iso">en</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="is">Viðskiptafræði</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="is">Jurtafæði</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="is">Veitingastaðir</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="is">Atvinnurekstur</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="title" lang="is">Veganism &amp; the Vegan Market in Iceland. Is there a prospective for a vegan restaurant in Iceland?</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="type">Thesis</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="type" qualifier="degree">Bachelor's</dim:field>
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