More young Brits are giving up bacon than booze this month as record numbers turn vegan, poll shows
MORE young Brits will give up bacon than booze this month as record numbers turn vegan, a poll reveals.
Eight per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds plan to shun meat and dairy for the month.
But just seven per cent will become teetotallers as part of their New Year health kick.
Charity Alcohol Concern launched “Dry January” in 2013, urging people to quit booze after Christmas. But it has faced growing competition from campaign group Veganuary — whose supporters say a plant-based lifestyle reduces animal suffering and helps the planet.
Now five per cent of all Brits are expected to try veganism in 2019, compared with six per cent quitting booze, the poll of 2,000 by VoucherCodes.co.uk shows.
67 per cent of adults have a New Year’s resolution, with saving money and exercising more the most common.
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Anita Naik, of VoucherCodes.co.uk, said: “We’ve seen a real surge in people going vegan — and it’s interesting to see it overtake Dry January among young adults’ resolutions.”
Veganuary’s Rich Hardy, said: “Millennials are said to be the driving force behind the global shift from meat and spearheading dietary change.”
Around 1.05 per cent of adults in Britain are vegan, equal to about 540,000 people — up from 150,000 a decade ago.
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