On February 1st, Booker announced he is running for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. A vegetarian since 1998 and vegan since 2014, Senator Booker often speaks about how switching to a plant-based diet has improved his life both mentally and physically. Cory Booker is not the only vegan US politician who’s running for future elections. Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, a vegan advocate who has several initiatives such as promoting vegan lunches in local school districts, will be running for mayor of New York City during the 2021 elections. Many people have declared 2019 the year of the vegan and the plant-based diet the future of nutrition.

Source: Forbes February 05, 2019 18:11 UTC