--- title: "European Vegetarian Union News - Issue 4, 1996 - IVU - International Vegetarian Union" description: "European Vegetarian Union News - Issue 4, 1996: EVU-News EVU-Novajxoj / EVU-Nytt from the European Vegetarian Union Europäischen Vegetarier Union - Euxropa Vegetarana Unuigxo - Europeiska Vegetariska Föreningen - La Unión Vegetariana Europea - Euroopan Vegetaristiyhdistys - Union" url: "https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5621:news-evu-news964-index&catid=235" date: "2026-11-06T00:11:05+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # European Vegetarian Union News - Issue 4, 1996 **EVU-News** **EVU-Novajxoj / EVU-Nytt** ![[picture: snow scene]](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/news/evu/news964/cover.gif) --- **from the European Vegetarian Union** Europäischen Vegetarier Union - Euxropa Vegetarana Unuigxo - Europeiska Vegetariska Föreningen - La Unión Vegetariana Europea - Euroopan Vegetaristiyhdistys - Union Végétarienne Européenne - Europæiske Vegetar Uniun **Issue 4 - Numero 4 - Ausgabe 4 \- Número 4 - Numéro 4 / 1996** --- [*Deutsch*](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=6137:german-news-evu-index&catid=356) **Contents**- [Global Consciousness through Vegetarianism](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=4255:congress-wvc96-texts-global&catid=205) - ***Español -** [Conciencia Global través del Vegetarianismo ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5833:spanish-congress-wvc96-texts-global&catid=271)* - ***Italiano*** - [*La Coscienza Globale attraverso il Vegetarianismo*](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5977:italian-congress-wvc96-texts-global&catid=309) - [Milk, Calcium, and Bone Density - a Catch 22](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=4260:congress-wvc96-texts-milk&catid=205) - ***Româna*** - *Lapte, calciu si densitate osoasa - O sarada - 22* - ***Svenska*** - *Mjölk, Kalcium, och Skelettdensitet - Moment-22* - [Comparing Nutrition and Health of Japanese High School Students](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=4257:congress-wvc96-texts-japan&catid=205) - [Fruits and Vegetables: How to store them, What to do with them](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=4253:congress-wvc96-texts-fruits&catid=205) - ***Româna** - Fructe si legume: Cum sa le pastram, Ce sa facem cu ele* - [Switzerland: Alfred Vogel, the little Doctor, is dead](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5629:news-evu-news964-vogel&catid=235) - ["Humans come first!"](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5618:news-evu-news964-first&catid=235) - ***Español** - ["Los Humanos son Primero!"](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5930:spanish-news-evu-news964-first&catid=290)* - ***Italiano** - ["Prima vengono gli uomini!"](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=6035:italian-news-evu-news964-first&catid=325)* - [Eating dogs](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5616:news-evu-news964-dogs&catid=235) - ***Italiano:*** [*Mangiare cani*](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=6034:italian-news-evu-news964-dogs&catid=325) - ***Româna:*** *Manca caini* - [A Vegetarian’s experience in Paris](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5624:news-evu-news964-paris&catid=235) - [](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5624:news-evu-news964-paris&catid=235)[Prevention of atherosclerosis?](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5620:news-evu-news964-igor&catid=235) - [Report from Switzerland](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5627:news-evu-news964-swiss&catid=235) - [The EPIC study](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5617:news-evu-news964-epic&catid=235) - [The Vegetarian Society of Botswana](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5615:news-evu-news964-botswana&catid=235) - [Report from Sweden](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5626:news-evu-news964-sweden&catid=235) - [The EVU and the Internet](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5622:news-evu-news964-internet&catid=235) - [IVU elections - comment](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5623:news-evu-news964-letters&catid=235) - [Luxembourg has now a vegan/vegetarian society](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5628:news-evu-news964-toolate&catid=235) - [Press-Corner:](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5625:news-evu-news964-press&catid=235) *- Animal Fat promotes Parkinson’s disease - Childrens’ League introduces itself - Food not Bombs - Indescribable Animal Tortures - Animal Transports to Triest Stopped* - [Birthday celebrations of the Vegetarier-Bund Deutschlands](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5619:news-evu-news964-germany&catid=235) [](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5614:news-evu-news964-books&catid=235) - [Books & Publications](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5614:news-evu-news964-books&catid=235) ![image: Sigrid](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/news/evu/news964/sigrid.jpg) **Editorial from the Secretary** Dear Readers and Friends, The outgoing year was very important for the vegetarian movement: never before in history has there been so much talk, writing or discussion in such a detailed way about the meatless diet world-wide. I am afraid to say that it was not only due to our efforts but mostly due to the many meat scandals, especially the BSE (mad cow) disease. **"Are Vegetarians Right After All?", "Only Long term Vegetarians Are Safe!"** and similar big headlines could be read in the newspapers. The voices about not getting enough protein and iron have become quiet. On the contrary "vegetarian studies" have been quoted often and the only thing that has remained for meat eaters to cling to is Vitamin B12 in the vegan or completely plant based nutrition. There is still a lot of work to do. The best way is to do it with your own example: Be a "confessing vegetarian or vegan"! Tell people what you eat, cook, because I noticed that the biggest problem for people who want to change is, what to eat once the meat is left off. In this edition you will find some more significant lectures from the IVU Congress in Johnstown, more articles on various subjects and other information that might be useful to you. There are several new or interesting books reviewed which tempt you to buy them or to give them as a present to some "future vegetarian". As you can read from the short report from John Davis about EVU and the Internet there has been ten-fold increase in readers during the last year. Just imagine if the number of vegetarians increased from 3% to 30% in one year! I would like to draw your attention to the EVU Congress in Italy next year: I have seen the place and it’s simply wonderful! We are working hard to make sure that you will attend a congress with a lot of information, occasions to meet old and new friends, to see a beautiful part of Italy and to taste the famous (vegetarian) Italian cuisine. **Merry Christmas and a very Happy vegetarian/vegan New Year to all of you!** Yours sincerely *Sigrid De Leo* A note on this archive. The history section of this website is drawn from a body of legacy content originally compiled by John Davis, former manager of the International Vegetarian Union. It represents his curation of historical material, and in places includes passages written by him directly. Over the years, the IVU website has migrated between several different hosting servers. In the course of these migrations, a number of PDF files were unfortunately lost, and **some links to PDF documents may no longer function**. 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