Vegetarian nutrition system is very particular. A lot of research works proved a number of vegetarianism benefits. Recently the number of vegetarian fans is constantly speeding up. The old stream that got new breath in the beginning of the 20th century is very popular today among different public figures.
The history of vegetarian celebrities (that today are represented by popular musicians: Michael Jackson, Peter Tork, etc ; movie stars: Michael Fox, Rachel Leigh etc; classical writers (vegetarian authors): Leo Tolstoy, Franz Kafka, etc; some of the best sportsmen: Sam Cassel, Muhammad Ali) was opened by such famous names as Greek mathematic scientist Pythagoras and Italian genius Leonardo de Vinci and developed by so significant personalities as politician Benjamin Franklin, physicist and theoretical inventor Albert Einstein and English writer Bernard Show. New rumors-like legends say that even Hitler pressed toward vegetarian cuisine (but anyway he cannot be called a real vegetarian representative in traditional way).
Most of modern celebrities who follow the way of vegetarianism are the members of International Vegetarian Organization. But the influence of some celebrities lives through the centuries. The vivid experience is vegetarian experience of Leo Tolstoy that inspires millions of vegetarians today. He was one of the most famous personalities that made a huge contribution in the development of the International Congress that got birth in
One more representative from the vegetarian authors was Fanz Kafka. This writer started his rather successful though rather difficult career in the Czechia. Most critics consider him to be Austrian-German writer. The writer joined the vegetarian movement motivate by the health improvement and ethical reasons. Franz Kafka preferred one of the strictest variants of the vegetarian diets, vegan diets (vegans do not consume any animal products and consumer goods based on animal ingredients at all.) Franz Kafka's choice was raw food diet. Not all even strictest vegetarians could endure this type of vegan diets.
Many vegetarian authors being high authority for their fans influenced vegetarian development much.