The start of the year 2025 comes with its share of good resolutions, more or less easy to keep. In January, the challenges come one after the other to help us live better the rest of the year. This is particularly the case of Veganuary and Dry Januarywhich respectively encourage consumers to opt for a vegan and alcohol-free diet for several weeks. The trend is gaining ground, reports a Deliveroo study: 29% of French people say they are more open to testing plant-based alternatives, whether simple trials or more sustainable adoption. Each time, it is the dual argument of health (46%) and the environment (40%) that is cited. But in reality, is it really useful?
For health
A month without meat or alcohol to start the year, is it really useful in terms of health? On the alcohol side, we note several short-term benefits: better sleep, increased concentration, weight loss, feeling of general well-being… Questioned by our colleagues at BFMTV, the doctor Bernard Basset, president of the Addictions France association also mentions a regulation of “liver and liver functions“.
After the holidays, Dry January is above all an opportunity to question your own alcohol consumption. While the practice is particularly anchored in the habits of the French, more and more people are deciding to reduce their alcohol consumption.
For the planet
For six years, the initiative Veganuary has grown in popularity to the general public. By encouraging the French to adopt a 100% plant-based diet (without meat or products of animal origin) for four weeks, the challenge intends to achieve a double blow: initiate a general detox after holidays often synonymous with excess, and give visibility to a more environmentally friendly diet. The fact remains that although the health argument is often put forward, it remains less impactful than the environmental benefits: producing a kilo of meat costs the planet much more than a kilo of cereals. Thus, a vegan diet would only produce 2.9 kg of CO2 per day, compared to 7.2 kg for a meat diet.
Show new alternatives
The impact of Dry January and Veganuary will not transform the habits of the French, but the initiative is above all an opportunity to show new ways of consuming, without meat or alcohol. This is also when manufacturers of plant-based alternatives are pulling out all the stops to launch their new productslike the brand of plant-based cheese maker Jay&Joy, which has just marketed its coconut milk feta, or Ferrero, which a few months earlier launched its “plant-based” Nutella, made from chickpeas and powdered rice.
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