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Lettuce Ladies Tour the Fattest Cities in U.S.

Written by PETA

Posted 06-25-2009

PETA's bikinied beauties are on a mission to help residents of the fattest cities in America shed some weight. First stop: San Jose.

What better way to encourage locals to adopt a vegetarian diet than to give them a sampling of delicious, nutritious vegetarian cuisine? Though our beauties may be decked out in nothing but lettuce leaves, vegetarian means more than just salad. So, behold! The veggie hot dog:

Phew, talk about putting the "hot" in hot dog.

One veggie-dog virgin was so impressed with the taste that he double-checked with our Lettuce Ladies to make sure that his meal was meat-free.

Whether they were served up plain or with all the fixin's, our veggie hot dogs proved irresistible to passersby. San Jose locals scarfed down more than 400 of them!

Meat consumption has been directly linked to obesity, but adult vegans are, on average, 10 to 20 pounds lighter than adult meat-eaters. If that isn't enough to make even the most die-hard carnivore go vegetarian, maybe knowing that ditching meat will also help fight heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and certain types of cancer will.

Written by Liz Graffeo

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vegetarian, Lettuce Ladies, victory, veggie dogs, The Exorcist, San Jose, cashews, pistachios, British Medical Journal, MLA, Broccoli Boys, Men's Fitness, fattest cities

Recent Comments

Michelle commented:

Jun 28, 2009 4:02 PM

The same exact thing happens here in a tiny little huntingfishingdog chainingmeat eating redneck town called Auburndale Florida. I would really like it if the lettuce ladies came here but they might get shot by the citizens so I'm kind of worried.
Saucy commented:

Jun 27, 2009 8:03 PM

Hi Mike my name is Saucy not really but to spare myself the condemnation of the butchers of NYC I choose to conceal my identity on this page. That is a profound misconception a lie really that God put animals on the earth for us to eat. In the very first chapter of the first book of the Bible Genesis 129. It tells us what "God" gave us to eat. The Kingdom of God is Vegan. Stay tuned there is alot of discussion on that subject here.
Klio :) commented:

Jun 27, 2009 12:57 PM

Old soul I was just wondering here but um where in the Bible does it say that? I know for fact animals were put here on this earth to live and enjoy life as God's creatures. But i was just wondering where that was because if you know the book and chapter i'd like to show it to some people who think animals were put here for us to use and dominate. Which obviously they arent but yea. So Please Cmnt me Back on this!
old soul commented:

Jun 27, 2009 5:08 AM

Mel where in the Bible does it say that God put animals on the earth for human consumption? are you familar with the area in the bible where God says not to eat meat? i think you need to check your facts before you go posting on websites.
leah commented:

Jun 27, 2009 2:13 AM

ummmmmm..... no. God most certainly DID NOT put animals on this earth for our consumption. That's insane! It's 2009! We have plenty of evidence of evolution. We are animals too! We may be more intelligent but we are NOT SUPERIOR!!!!!
Elaine Vigneault commented:

Jun 26, 2009 7:19 PM

When are you coming to Vegas? We want to meet you!
Mrs. Lauren Kelly commented:

Jun 26, 2009 11:03 AM

Yummy! I would LOVE a veggie dog about now. Especially a free one! Even if all vegans aren't lighter than meat eaters as one comment noted at least if done right and you include lots of veggies and fruit like me and my vegan friends you will be more regular and probably have lower blood pressure than a person who eats a lot of meat. I think the health benefits are a great added bonus for those of us who do it for ethical reasons. Seriously I want one of those veg dogs!
Jacob commented:

Jun 26, 2009 8:41 AM

You know being a vegetarian doesn't necessarily ensure that you won't be fat. You still need to exercise and there are plenty of meat eaters who exercise regularly and are physically fit. The only real problem with meat these days is how it's prepared. Everything an animal eats has some effect on its meat therefore stuff like pesticides and other stuff has an effect on the meat making it unhealthy.
mike commented:

Jun 25, 2009 11:34 PM

Hi my name is Michael and i have a question about PETA. God put animals on earth for human consumption so why is it so bad for humans to consume animals. However i do understand the concern for animal cruelty in the world and realize that it is a horrible crime.
Mel commented:

Jun 25, 2009 5:47 PM

You do realize that the hot dog bun contains enough carbs and such to still gain weight? Even an all vegan diet will NOT make you lose all the weight in the world if you do not know how to handle it properly. This means you nix the salad dressings even the so called "fat free" are not "calorie free" That said thank you however for saying "on average" instead of for a fact that they're lighter than a nonmeat eater because a. that isn't always true and more importantly b. it doesn't cause people to over do it and have health problems. And again thank you for saying "will also help fight heart disease diabetes arthritis and certain types of cancer will." This at least acknowledges it doesn't always happen.

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