Almost half of Irish people have said that they would opt to go vegan for both environment and ethical reasons, a new study has found.
The survey carried out by Wellwoman Vegan shows that 73% of Irish people are happy to incorporate vegan meals into their diet while 37% say they would change to a vegan diet permanently.
The survey also showed that 49% of people said that they are encouraged to adopt a vegan lifestyle due to environmental and ethical reasons.
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Around 71% of the people surveyed were meat eaters which shows people are more willing to adapt to this new diet.
However, 27% of people said that they would not consider veganism at all.
Although they were willing to go vegan, 86% of people said that they would fear being able to eat out in restaurants due to the diet while 74% felt they would be restricted when doing food shops in supermarkets.
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Over half of people thought that going vegan would have a positive impact on their health while very few saw it as a ‘fad’ or ‘attention seeking’.
Just under half of people said that they would find it difficult not having dairy products in their diet because they wouldn’t be able to eat chocolate.
Wellwoman Vegan who conducted the survey developed a supplement to aid those trying to switch to a vegan diet.
