Re:CJD a friend (Score 1)

because in the UK they have beef products in almost everything from sweets to oatmeal read the contents on UK packaging you'll get a big surprise.

That is complete and utter rubbish. I am a lactose intolerant vegetarian in the UK and manage very well. I look nothing like death warmed up (unless I choose to). While it is true that there is a lot of gelatine in sweets, most healthy foods that don't have meat as a primary feature are gelatine free and vegetarian friendly, there's even little helpful labels that tell you it is vegetarian and in some cases vegan. Every year you get more and more choice with culinary delights and there is plenty to eat at our local supermarket, I don't even have to go to speciality food shops even though I can't eat cheese or milk of any kind. It is really easy to avoid beef if you are willing to look for it, it's not even in my soap. My main problems arise when I go out to restaurants and even then it's because of the lactose intolerance, not the meat issue. Once upon a time it was difficult to be a vegetarian, now it is much easier. With any luck veganism will follow suit as companies realise that it is popular not to eat any animal products.