Briefing List

Veganism 101: An Introduction

This briefing provides an overview of veganism, the history of vegan thinking, and reasons to consider veganism.

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Main Text
Key Points	8
Counterclaims	1
Supplementary	2
Further Study	6
Footnotes	149
Media & Advocacy
Advocacy Notes	13
—Socratic Questions	19
Flashcards	148
Presentation Slides	62
Memes & Infographics	2
Companion Videos	1

Activity Log:

2/26/2026 • Greg Fuller • Added an Advocacy note: "Don't present historical figures as vegan because the supporting evidence is sketchy. Say instead that they anticipate modern veganism with a concern for animals ahead of their time."

2/12/2026 • Greg Fuller • New standardized featured and social images with descriptive alt text.

1/17/2026 • Greg Fuller • Restore missing footnote text for Cleveland Clinic.

1/16/2026 • Greg Fuller • In summary, revamped the first sentence, and changed advocacy notes and flashcards accordingly.

12/29/2025 • Greg Fuller • In the Summary -> Animal Injustices, changed "many abuses" to "many injustices and abuses." Changed flashcard accordingly.

12/29/2025 • Greg Fuller • In the first sentence of the summary, changed "…contributing to the exploitation and harm of other animals…" to "…contributing to the exploitation and cruelty toward other animals…" Edited flashcard accordingly.

12/28/2025 • Greg Fuller • Revised (yet again) the first paragraph of the Summary section. Modified Flashcards accordingly. Nothing was changed that would require further fact-checking.

12/16/2025 • Greg Fuller • Made refinements to the first part of the Summary Section. Modified Flashcards accordingly. Nothing was changed that would require further fact-checking.

12/15/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added "Elevator Pitch" subsection in the Advocacy Resources/Advocacy Notes Section. Added corresponding flashcard.

11/4/2025 • Tyler H • Fact checked edits since previous fact-check. Only minor punctuation changed were required.

10/23/225 • Greg Fuller • Error correction: Changed the "Creating a Sustainable Future" citations from "The 24 to 1 figure was calculated from the table on page 37, figure 2..." to "...figure 12...".

9/10/2025 • Greg Fuller • Corrected flashcard count from 146 to 148.

5/9/2025 • Greg Fuller • Changed "The yearly toll…" to "The yearly slaughter toll…" for clarity. Changed the corresponding flashcard accordingly.

5/2/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added spotlight companion video.

4/25/2025 • Greg Fuller • Published 62 Presentation Slides.

4/22/2025 • Greg Fuller • Small change in wording from "Reducing animal agriculture is crucial" to "From an environmental perspective, reducing animal agriculture is crucial." Changed corresponding flash card accordingly.

4/11/2025 • Greg Fuller • Changed "As a young law student in London, he made spreading veganism (called 'vegetarianism' at the time) his mission…" to "As a young law student in London, he made spreading vegetarianism (the animal ethics standard of the time) his mission…" Changed corresponding flashcard and slide.

3/26/2025 • Greg Fuller • Created and published two memes: Veganism Key Points, horizontal and vertical.

3/24/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added the Sentient video "Inside the Meat Industry" to the supplementary info section.

3/16/2025 • Greg Fuller • Removed the 2016 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics quote and replaced it with 2025 information. Removed the briefing status message added on 3/13. Queued for fact checking.

3/15/2025 • Greg Fuller • Further summarized Key Point on animal exploitation and moved it below history. Kept the same citations.

3/13/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added a briefing status message: This briefing will be updated to reflect the 2025 position statement of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on vegan diets for adults.

12/26/2024 • Greg Fuller • Minor wording and order changes in the Further Study section.

12/7/2024 • Tyler H • Fact checked and proofread.

9/20/2024 • Isaac Nickerson • Copyedited.

1/1/2024 • Greg Fuller • Written and published.

A painted person warmly hugging a chicken.

Getting Started with Going Vegan

This briefing provides a few practical suggestions for getting started with going vegan, as well as links to resources that can help.

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Main Text
Key Suggestions	13
Counterclaims	1
Supplementary	3
Further Study	2
Footnotes	4
Media & Advocacy
Advocacy Notes	11
—Socratic Questions	15
Flashcards	40
Presentation Slides	0
Memes & Infographics	0
Companion Videos	0

Activity Log:

2/12/2026 • Greg Fuller • New standardized featured and social images with descriptive alt text.

2/11/2026 • Greg Fuller • Changed slug from /getting-started to /starting. Changed flashcards accordingly. Created redirect from old URL to new URL.

3/31/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added "Some vegans choose to overlook trace animal ingredients in packaged foods or products, recognizing that perfection isn’t practicable or possible."

2/26/2025 • Greg Fuller • Slightly restructured; added more helpful resources with links; revised flashcards accordingly.

2/24/2025 • Greg Fuller • Flashcards created.

2/15/2025 • Greg Fuller • Socratic questions reworked.

12/20/2024 • Tyler H • Fact checked and proofread.

1/1/2024 • Greg Fuller • Migrated and rewritten.

A painted person holding a tray of plant foods with farm animals behind them.

Animal Agriculture: Cruel and Unjust

This briefing highlights the widespread injustices and severe suffering caused by using animals for food.

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Counts:

Main Text
Key Points	6
Counterclaims	1
Supplementary	1
Further Study	3
Footnotes	76
Media & Advocacy
Advocacy Notes	16
—Socratic Questions	22
Flashcards	0
Presentation Slides	0
Memes & Infographics	0
Companion Videos	2

Activity Log:

2/12/2026 • Greg Fuller • New standardized featured and social images with descriptive alt text.

11/17/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added "Male chicks born to egg-laying hens are killed shortly after hatching because they can’t lay eggs and aren’t profitable for meat; methods include maceration, gassing, and suffocation. Globally about 7 billion male chicks are culled each year (260 million in the U.S.), meaning every laying hen statistically has a brother who was killed at birth," with 4 citations. Not queued for fact-checking because this has already been fact-checked in /chicken-injustices

10/23/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added Danny Ishay video to Supplementary Info Section.

10/21/2025 • Greg Fuller • In the Summary section, I moved the last sentence to the top to emphasize justice over cruelty. This is to be more in alignment with last key point that the root of the problem is viewing nonhuman animals as mere things.

3/13/2025 • Tyler H • Fact check completed.

3/10/2025 • Greg Fuller • Companion Video "Why do you vegans…" added. YouTube short.

3/8/2025 • Greg Fuller • Written and published.

A painting of a cow, pig, and chicken standing together.

A Vegan Diet Supports Good Health and Reduces Chronic Disease Risk

There is agreement among the credentialed dietetic and medical communities that we do not need animal products to be healthy, and that vegan diets can be health-promoting and protective against chronic diseases.

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Main Text
Key Points	5
Counterclaims	2
Supplementary	2
Further Study	4
Footnotes	43
Media & Advocacy
Advocacy Notes	10
—Socratic Questions	9
Flashcards	53
Presentation Slides	0
Memes & Infographics	0
Companion Videos	0

Activity Log:

2/12/2026 • Greg Fuller • New standardized featured and social images with descriptive alt text.

2/11/2026 • Greg Fuller • Changed title to "A Vegan Diet Supports Good Health and Reduces Chronic Disease Risk" and slug from /vegan-diets to /diet. Created redirect from /vegan-diets and /diets to /diet. Changed flashcards accordingly.

11/4/2025 • Tyler H • Fact checked edits since previous fact-check: Replaced “nutrition experts” with “dietetics practitioners.” Under Willet, changed "Authored over 1,500 scientific articles on diet and disease" to "Published over 2,000 scientific articles on diet and disease;" replaced "25 years served" with "26 years served."

7/31/2025 • Greg Fuller • Replaced citation with new position paper citation for "The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (United States)..." Added to fact check queue.

5/21/2025 • Greg Fuller • Changed “explicitly suggests ways…” to “suggests ways…”

4/1/2025 • Greg Fuller • Changed Dr. Willet's quote to a paraphrase for better readability. Added his credentials. Queued for fact checking.

3/31/2025 • Greg Fuller • Slightly tweaked the summary.

3/25/2025 • Greg Fuller • Minor proofreading edits from yesterdays' rework.

3/24/2025 • Greg Fuller • Rearranged: moved some the supplementary info up to key points. No new citations. Adjusted flash cards to match.

3/16/2025 • Greg Fuller • Removed the 2016 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics quote and replaced it with 2025 information. Added a related Advocacy Note. Removed the briefing status message added on 3/13. Updated flash cards on Brainscape. Queued for fact checking.

3/13/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added a briefing status message: This briefing will be updated to reflect the 2025 position statement of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on vegan diets for adults.

2/22/2025 • Greg Fuller • Flashcards reworked.

2/21/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added Note on the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics with new citation. Added 2 counterclaims with citation. Added flashcards. Queued for fact check.

2/6/2025 • Greg Fuller • Socratic questions reworked.

1/12/2025 • Trinity S. • Flashcard creation.

12/19/2024 • Tyler H. • Fact checked and proofread.

1/1/2024 • Greg Fuller • Migrated and rewritten

A painted image of a person holding and about to bite an apple.

The Environmental Impact of Animal Agriculture

An overview of the devastating impacts of animal agriculture on the environment.

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Counts:

Main Text
Key Points	6
Counterclaims	1
Supplementary	1
Further Study	3
Footnotes	55
Media & Advocacy
Advocacy Notes	8
—Socratic Questions	13
Flashcards	77
Presentation Slides	0
Memes & Infographics	0
Companion Videos	0

Activity Log:

2/12/2026 • Greg Fuller • New standardized featured and social images with descriptive alt text.

11/4/2025 • Tyler H • Fact checked edits since previous fact-check. No changes were required.

9/11/2025 • Greg Fuller • Grammatical corrections to a few flash cards.

9/7/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added under air pollution "According to a 2023 study published in Nature Communications, reduced air pollution due to plant-based diets could save over 200,000 human lives per year." Not added to fact check queue because it was fact checked in the /veganism briefing. Added flash card.


5/30/2025 • Greg Fuller • Minor grammatical corrections and improvements.

5/14/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added Plant Based Treaty to Further Study section.


4/8/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added 2022 Stanford model quote under Global Warming. Added flashcard. Queued for fact check. 

2/24/2025 • Greg Fuller • Added 2020 Science study under global warming; added flash card; queued for fact check.

2/15/2025 • Greg Fuller • Flashcards reworked.

2/10/2025 • Greg Fuller • Socratic questions reworked.

12/15/2024 • Trinity S • Flashcards created.

12/10/2024 • Tyler H • Fact checked and proofread.

1/1/2024 • Greg Fuller • Migrated and rewritten.

Topics

Core Briefings5

Objections16

Animals and Exploitation9

Ethics and Philosophy1

Environment2

Human Health6

Advocacy1

Briefing List

Getting Started with Going Vegan

Animal Agriculture: Cruel and Unjust

A Vegan Diet Supports Good Health and Reduces Chronic Disease Risk

The Environmental Impact of Animal Agriculture