By News Express on September 17, 2017

Lewis Hamilton says he is aiming to become a vegan in an attempt to pursue the healthiest possible lifestyle and avoid damaging the planet.

The Mercedes Formula 1 driver said: "It is something I have been going towards anyway. I stopped eating red meat two years ago.

"This year I stopped eating chicken and then kind of went back to it and now I've stopped again. So I have generally been pescatarian for the majority of the year and then I've cut fish."

Hamilton said he had been inspired by a documentary about the meat industry, and its potential effects on the environment, animal welfare and human health.

"Take it for what you want to take it for but as the human race what we are doing to the world, there is obviously the pollution (in terms of emissions of global-warming gases) that is coming just from the amount of cows that are being produced is incredible," said the 32-year-old Briton.

"They say it is more than what we produce with our flights and our cars, which is kind of crazy to think. The cruelty is horrible and I don't necessarily want to support that and I want to be healthy. I want to live a healthier life."

•Photo shows Lewis Hamilton.

Source News Express

Posted September 17, 2017

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