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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is HakimLamb?

• HakimLamb is an interactive map that lists the origin and source of scientific publications that promote an increase in the consumption of plant-based products and/or decrease in the consumption of animal-based products, for reasons ranging from environment protection to reducing risk of chronic diseases.

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What does "HakimLamb" mean?

• "Hakim" means "wise" (حكيم), with a close variant meaning "ruler" (حاکم) in Arabic, whereas it also means "physician of traditional medicine" in English. "Lamb" refers to the animal "lamb" in English. It symbolizes the wisdom that heals, the care-taking and wise decision-making that is needed to make Earth a peaceful and prosperous  place for all.

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What is vegan-forward?

• Vegan-forward are publications that conclude a description or benefit of vegan diets, vegan practices or vegan technologies.

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What do you mean by vegetarian-forward? Is it promoting dairy, eggs, silk, etc.?

• Vegetarian-forward are publications that conclude a description or benefit of increasing plant-based consumption, but still including dairy, eggs and other animal derivatives (except meat).

• No.  These studies may mention benefits of a vegetarian products as a whole without comparing them with a vegan products, whether because the authors are focusing on vegetarianism or because veganism is interpreted as a subclass of vegetarianism.

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What do you mean by plant-based-forward? Is it promoting meat?

• Plant-based forward are publications that conclude a description or benefit of increasing plant-based consumption, but where products of animal origin are still included in the studies.

• No. They may still mention benefits of animal-based products within the same publication, but always highlighting the vegan ones as a step healthier, more sustainable, more environmentally-friendly or more ethically prudent.

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What publications I will not find here?

• Publications that conclude exclusive benefits or superiority of products of animal origin, of products tested in animals, or with statements that are against the consumption of vegan products are not listed. They exist elsewhere for a variety of reasons, like physical properties, biochemical properties or historical use, often neglecting or underestimating the long-lasting negative effects for human health, land use, water use, economy and climate change.

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Is HakimLamb a complete database?

• No. HakimLamb does not contain all vegan-forward, vegetarian-forward and plant-based forward publications, and is not as broad as modern academic search engines. New items are verified and added every month to ensure the representativity of the information.