Keep in mind that if everyone were to have the diet that it is right for
their body then you would get a dramatic reduction in meat consumption.
Vegan diets are only good for brief time as cleansing otherwise many
people will develop anemia from them. Vegan diets might be useful for
reducing overpopulation though. ;-)
On 07/21/2018 04:36 AM, [email protected] [FairfieldLife] wrote:
It's changing all of our lives, globally its devastating the planet.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/avoiding-meat-and-dairy-is-single-biggest-way-to-reduce-your-impact-on-earth
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/03/eating-less-meat-curb-climate-change
" 'A vegan diet is probably the single biggest way to reduce your
impact on planet Earth, not just greenhouse gases, but global
acidification, eutrophication, land use and water use,' said Joseph
Poore, at the University of Oxford, UK, who led the research. “It is
far bigger than cutting down on your flights or buying an electric
car,” he said, 'as these only cut greenhouse gas emissions.' "
"The new analysis shows that while meat and dairy provide just 18% of
calories and 37% of protein, it uses the vast majority – 83% – of
farmland and produces 60% of agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions."
"The new research shows that without meat and dairy consumption,
global farmland use could be reduced by more than 75% – an area
equivalent to the US, China, European Union and Australia combined –
and still feed the world. Loss of wild areas to agriculture is the
leading cause of the current mass extinction of wildlife
<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/10/earths-sixth-mass-extinction-event-already-underway-scientists-warn>."
" 'The report builds on recent scientific studies which show that
soaring meat demand in China and elsewhere could tip the world’s
climate into chaos. '
"Appetite for meat is rocketing as the global population swells and
becomes more able to afford meat. Meat consumption is on track to rise
75% by 2050, and dairy 65%, compared with 40% for cereals. By 2020,
China alone is expected to be eating 20m tonnes more of meat and dairy
a year."
