vegetarianism

Theory or practice of eating only plants. The vegetarian diet includes grains, vegetables, fruits, and nuts; it excludes meat, poultry, and fish, but some vegetarians eat dairy products (lactovegetarians), egg products (ovovegetarians), or both (ovolactovegetarians). Those who eat no animal products (including honey) are called vegans. Motivations vary and include ethics (both unwillingness to kill animals and abhorrence of modern methods of raising animals for meat), self-denial or religious taboo, ecology (including concern about the wastefulness and environmental costs of beef farming), and health. Vegetarians point to the many health benefits of their diet, including low rates of heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, and obesity. While obtaining sufficient protein is seldom a problem in affluent societies, vegetarians must be careful to consume enough iron and, especially for vegans, calcium and vitamins D and B₁₂. The most influential early proponent of vegetarianism was Pythagoras, in the 6th century BC. Many Hindu sects and most Buddhists are vegetarian, and much of the world eats hardly any meat because it is unavailable. The Enlightenment led to a humane concern for animals; in the 19th century Britain became a major centre of vegetarianism, and vegetarian movements soon arose in Germany, the U.S., and other countries.

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In December 1959 she walked from Edinburgh to London. In early 1960 she walked from John o'Groats to Land's End in 23 days. She then undertook an 85 day, 3,387 mile walk from San Francisco to New York City, where she arrived on July 6, 1960.

She was a vegetarian and reputed to be a breatharian. She walked with only nuts, honey, raw fruit and vegetable juice for nourishment.

She died in a London hospital on 14 May 1977.

Her John o'Groats to Land's End walk caught the attention of Harry Griffin who advocated a revival of the Bob Graham Round as possibly a much sterner test of fitness.

Sources

• Chronology of Notable Births: 1903

References

External links

• Arrival of British doctor Barbara Moore, vegetarian, (to celebrate [[Blacktown, New South Wales|Blacktown] Centenary with a marathon walk from Albury to Blacktown), Mascot]
• Arrival of British doctor Barbara Moore, vegetarian, (to celebrate Blacktown Centenary with a marathon walk from Albury to Blacktown), Mascot
• Barbara Moore (includes photo of Moore on her John o'Groats to Land's End marathon in 1960)