In 2022, significantly more members of the Gen Z generation were vegan or vegetarian than in 2017. In 2017, only about three percent of Gen Z was following a vegan diet. In 2022 that grew to 21 percent.
Share of Generation Z that eats plant-based diet in the U.S. in 2017 and 2022
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