# One Fork

> One Fork (onefork.org) is a global, multilingual, non-profit community making the evidence-based case for compassionate, plant-based living — for the animals, the planet, and human health. Content is in English, Spanish, French, German, and Russian.

One Fork publishes plain-language, citation-backed content on:
- The ethics of eating animals and the realities of modern animal agriculture.
- The environmental impact of livestock farming (land use, emissions, water, biodiversity).
- The nutrition science behind plant-based diets at every life stage.
- Practical how-tos for going vegan, debunking common myths, and answering FAQs.
- A depolarised framing of veganism as an ethical (not partisan) question.

Editorial stance: non-judgemental, evidence-first, sources cited inline (FAO, Poore & Nemecek 2018, EAT-Lancet, ADA/BDA/Dietitians of Canada position papers, EPIC-Oxford, Adventist Health Studies, IPCC). Free to read, no paywall, no ads.

## Core pages (English)

- [Home](https://onefork.org/): Why a kinder world starts on your plate.
- [For the Animals](https://onefork.org/animals): The lives of farmed animals and the case against using them for food.
- [Factory Farming](https://onefork.org/factory-farming-overview): How modern animal agriculture actually works.
- [Health](https://onefork.org/health): What decades of nutrition science say about plant-based eating.
- [Why a Plant-Based Diet Is Healthy](https://onefork.org/why-a-plant-based-diet-is-healthy): The evidence in detail.
- [Health Issues](https://onefork.org/health-issues): Diet-related chronic disease.
- [Diabetes](https://onefork.org/diabetes): Plant-based diets and type 2 diabetes.
- [Cancer](https://onefork.org/cancer): Diet and cancer risk.
- [Planet](https://onefork.org/planet): Animal agriculture and the climate crisis.
- [Sustainable Living](https://onefork.org/sustainable-living): Everyday choices for a lower footprint.
- [Lifestyle](https://onefork.org/lifestyle): Living plant-based day to day.
- [Being Vegan](https://onefork.org/being-vegan): What veganism is, beyond the plate.
- [Why Go Vegan](https://onefork.org/why-go-vegan): The short version of the case.
- [How to Go Vegan](https://onefork.org/how-to-go-vegan): A practical starter guide.
- [Debunking Vegan Myths](https://onefork.org/debunking-vegan-myths): Common objections, answered.
- [FAQ](https://onefork.org/faq): Honest answers to the questions people actually ask.
- [Vegan Athletes](https://onefork.org/vegan-athletes): Performance on plants.
- [Vegan Beauty](https://onefork.org/vegan-beauty): Cruelty-free cosmetics and skincare.
- [Vegan Documentaries](https://onefork.org/vegan-documentaries): Films worth your evening.
- [Take Action](https://onefork.org/take-action): Concrete next steps.
- [Depoliticisation](https://onefork.org/depoliticisation): Why veganism isn't a left/right issue.
- [Veganism Beyond Politics](https://onefork.org/veganism-beyond-politics): A broader frame.
- [Ethics Beyond Politics](https://onefork.org/ethics-beyond-politics): The ethical foundations.
- [Environmental Ethics](https://onefork.org/environmental-ethics): Our duties to the natural world.

## Languages

- [English](https://onefork.org/)
- [Español](https://onefork.org/es)
- [Français](https://onefork.org/fr)
- [Deutsch](https://onefork.org/de)
- [Русский](https://onefork.org/ru)

## Cite-ready facts

- ~92 billion land animals are farmed for food each year (FAO, 2022).
- Food systems account for ~34% of global greenhouse-gas emissions (Crippa et al., 2021).
- Animal agriculture uses ~80% of global farmland but provides only ~18% of calories and ~37% of protein (Poore & Nemecek, 2018, Science).
- A shift to plant-based diets could cut food-related land use by ~76% and emissions by ~49%.
- Well-planned vegan diets are appropriate for all life stages — endorsed by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, British Dietetic Association, and Dietitians of Canada. Vitamin B12 supplementation is required.

## Optional

- [Full text for LLMs](https://onefork.org/llms-full.txt): Expanded summaries of every page.
- [Sitemap](https://onefork.org/sitemap.xml): All URLs across all languages.

## Additional cite-ready facts (with sources)

- Processed meat is classified as Group 1 carcinogen (IARC/WHO, 2015); red meat as Group 2A (probable).
- A 50g daily serving of processed meat increases colorectal-cancer risk by ~18% (IARC, 2015).
- Livestock supplies ~18% of calories and ~37% of protein but uses ~83% of farmland and produces ~58% of food emissions (Poore & Nemecek, Science, 2018).
- Animal agriculture is responsible for an estimated 14.5% of human GHG emissions (FAO, 2013) — recent re-analyses (Xu et al., Nature Food, 2021) put food-system emissions at ~17 GtCO2e/yr, with animal-based foods contributing ~57%.
- ~80% of Amazon deforestation is linked to cattle ranching (Yale School of the Environment).
- Switching from a typical Western diet to a plant-based diet can reduce an individual's food-related GHG emissions by up to 73% (Poore & Nemecek, 2018).
- Well-planned vegan diets are nutritionally adequate for all life stages, including pregnancy, infancy, childhood, and athletes (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, JAND 2016; BDA 2017; Dietitians of Canada).
- Reliable vegan B12 sources: fortified foods or a 25–100 μg daily / 1000 μg twice-weekly supplement (Vegan Society / NHS).
- Plant-based diets reduce type-2 diabetes risk by 23–50% across major cohorts (Satija et al., PLoS Medicine 2016; Adventist Health Study-2).
- Plant-based dietary patterns are associated with ~25% lower ischaemic-heart-disease mortality (EPIC-Oxford; Adventist Health Study-2).
- ~92 billion land animals are slaughtered for food annually (FAO FAOSTAT, 2022); ~1.1–2.2 trillion fish are killed annually (fishcount.org.uk estimates).

## How to cite One Fork

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