Try to avoid plant stress. If the soil is too dry or the compost is not nutritious enough, give it more water or fresh soil or compost. Cover plants in the event of a cold spell, which can keep them from being directly exposed to cold temperatures, rain or snow. Choose varieties of the plant that can resist bolting.
Ghent also has more vegetarian restaurants per capita than most cities (13 for a population of 240,000). Of course, there are many parts of the world where vegetarianism is widespread, largely because of religious principles and dietary laws. Hindus, Jains and Taoists all advocate vegetarianism to a greater or lesser extent, and this has a positive effect on the availability of vegetarian food in India and Asia. Between 20% and 40% of India's population is vegetarian â the figure is muddied by the fact that most Indian Hindus do not consider people who eat eggs to be vegetarian. Clear food labelling laws make things easy for vegetarian visitors.
The 2008 study also indicates that of the non-vegetarians surveyed 5.2 percent, or 11.9 million people, are âdefinitely interestedâ in following a vegetarian-based diet in the future. The study also collected data on age, gender and other demographic factors. Of the vegetarians surveyed: 59 percent are female; 41 percent are male. 42.0 percent are age 18 to 34 years old; 40.7 percent are 35 to 54; and 17.4 percent are over 55. 57.1 percent have followed a vegetarian diet for more than 10 years; 18 percent for 5 to 10 years; 10.8 percent for 2 to 5 years, 14.1 percent for less than 2 years. The 2008 study also indicated that over half (53 percent) of current vegetarians eat a vegetarian diet to improve their overall health.