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In the good 'ol days, being vegetarian was a kind of anti-establishment lifestyle choice -- but these days it's trendier than non-fat, no-lip, mappa-frappa, half-caf lattes at Starbucks your local bohemian coffee house. This isn't a bad thing -- especially seeing as, at least according to some experts, eliminating meat from our diets could drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions (although it's worth noting that other experts are actually encouraging us to eat meat -- go figure).

Regardless, it's no surprise that many celebrities are jumping on the bandwagon -- proudly declaring their meat-free lifestyles in the hopes that all of us little people will follow suit. And, according to VegNews readers, the woman who does that best of all is Natalie Portman.

The actress has actually been a vegetarian since childhood, when she saw a chicken get fried at her father's medical conference (which sounds gross, and would probably turn me off of chicken too!). She's fairly active in supporting animals around the world, even appearing in the recent Animal Planet documentary, Gorillas on the Brink.

But will her meatless lifestyle actually make a difference? Only time will tell.

[via Ecorazzi]