A vegan extremist website is taking ex-vegans to task for betraying the cause. Exvegans.com, a.k.a. “The Vegan Sell Out List,” shares names, descriptions and photographs of former vegans in an effort to publicly humiliate them for renouncing the meat and dairy-eschewing lifestyle.

“The spirits of the billions murdered have risen to deliver: The Vegan Sellout List – an online directory of those who have regressed from moral consistency to moral depravity,” the site proclaims. “Selling out veganism is a trend on the upswing, bringing with it swarms of haughty, nose-turning carnists uttering nonsensical buzzwords re: veganism being ‘privileged,’ or ‘trendy,’ critiquing themselves into ethical degeneracy and paleo-terrorism.”

An interactive map allows visitors to browse for ex-vegans by state. There are 16 entries for New York, most of them residing in Brooklyn or Manhattan.

Among the offenders, the site calls out Berlin Reed, 31, a former vegan who once belonged to an anarchist group. “Here we have yet another person hiding behind anarchism to justify their selfish behavior,” the entry reads. “No surprise he’s a part of the most shamed part of an already shamed subculture: The ‘anarchist people of color.’ Eye roll.”

Mr. Reed, author of the book “The Ethical Butcher,” was a vegan for three years and began eating meat after taking a job at a Brooklyn butcher shop that partnered with small local farms. He told the The New York Post that he was not particularly alarmed by the public shaming.

“It’s just hilarious that someone would spend that much time shaming other people for lifestyle choices,” he said.

Extremist Site Shames Ex-Vegan ‘Traitors’ for Carnivorous Cravings | Observer

In a study commissioned by Aetna, the insurance giant measured everything from how we rank our health compared with other generations—to why some of us exercise at all: To look good in our underwear.

“There is a disconnect,” mused Keri Gans, about the study’s participants. “It’s surprising.”

For example, while 67 percent of people believe they need to lose a median of 25 pounds, another 54 percent believe they can be healthy—even if they’re overweight, the “What’s Your Healthy” study found.

But jokes aside, misinformation can mean serious health consequences. More than a third of adults are classified as obese by the Centers for Disease Control.

“Being healthy is about being at a healthy body weight … the higher their weight goes, the higher their risk increases,” said Gans, also author of the “The Small Change Diet.”

Millennials—those between 18 and 34—are more likely than other generations to think that having good eating habits and exercising regularly equals being healthy—even as they are far more likely to hit the booze to deal with stress, which 37 percent of them admitted doing often.

And about half of the millennials and GenXers—those 18 to 48—said they snack on unhealthy food when they’re stressed out.

These two younger groups, perhaps not surprisingly, are more vain than the older baby boomers—with about a third of each of the younger generations saying they care about looking good in their underwear.

Just 19 percent of the baby boomers worry about how they look in their undies.

Americans Less Healthy Than They Think: Study

An Indian airline has hit on possibly the worthiest excuse yet for hiring slim women as cabin crew — it saves fuel and therefore money.

While some airlines admit to hiring women for their sex appeal, budget carrier GoAir has told The Times of India it will be hiring predominantly female flight attendants in future because they are 15-20 kilos lighter on average than men.

The airline estimates each extra kilo on board costs Rs3 $0.05 per flying hour, and the new policy will save it up to $500,000 annually.

A spokesman for the airline denied to CNN that it had implemented a gender-biased recruitment policy. But he confirmed that the airlines male-female cabin crew ratio of 40:60 was among the most male-heavy in the industry in India.

He also confirmed that GoAir would be seeking to adjust this ratio to be in line with the industry norm of 30 men to 70 women.

Other weight-reduction initiatives will also be employed.

“The size of in-flight magazines has been reduced,” the airlines CEO Giorgio De Roni said. “The potable water tanks are no longer being filled to capacity as only 35% to 40% of that water is actually used.”

GoAir’s 130 male cabin staff out of 330 total will be unaffected — the policy affects future hires only. The airline expects to hire around 2,000 flight attendants and pilots over the next seven years.

Weight and its reduction is a key focus for airlines as fuel costs, comprising a third to half an airlines operating costs, continue to rise.

Airline recruits women to save fuel – CNN.com