Came across this article today https://nypost.com/2019/01/16/experts-unveil-plans-to-overhaul-the-worlds-diet/amp/?__twitter_impression=true … Now I present to you, for your consideration, the case for eating less meat:
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1. High levels of meat consumption (esp red and processed meat) show links to colorectal cancer https://scholar.google.com.au/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&as_vis=1&q=meat+consumption&btnG=#d=gs_qabs&u=%23p%3DQ0UPCgzI6wIJ … 2. Higher mortality rates https://scholar.google.com.au/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&as_vis=1&q=meat+consumption&btnG=#d=gs_qabs&u=%23p%3DswnWyvLXpfYJ … 3. Eating less meat associated with longevity https://scholar.google.com.au/scholar?start=10&q=meat+consumption&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&as_vis=1#d=gs_qabs&u=%23p%3D9ZRBm3Lik4gJ …pic.twitter.com/FoyNd7hVhb
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4. More on cancer http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.517.6101&rep=rep1&type=pdf … 5. May increase instances of type 2 diabetes May increase instance of type 2 diabetes https://scholar.google.com.au/scholar?start=10&q=meat+consumption&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&as_vis=1#d=gs_qabs&u=%23p%3DJB0OUb8nO98J … To be frank, we already know that you can be perfectly healthy without consuming meat with every meal...
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But meat tastes really good, so why choose to eat less? Well if those studies weren't convincing enough for you're personal health, consider the impacts of high meat consumption on the environment. Meat eaters produce 7kg of CO2 per day through their diet, vegetarians, 3.81
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https://scholar.google.com.au/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&as_vis=1&q=meat+emissions&oq=meat+emi#d=gs_qabs&u=%23p%3DpTyG4erx4dEJ … "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."
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"Loss of wild areas to agriculture is the leading cause of the current mass extinction of wildlife" https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/avoiding-meat-and-dairy-is-single-biggest-way-to-reduce-your-impact-on-earth …
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"the livestock sector is a major stressor on many ecosystems and on the planet as a whole. Globally it is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases and one of the leading causal factors in the loss of biodiversity" UN Food and Agriculture Organisation http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0701e/a0701e00.htm …pic.twitter.com/bBbpkfZyD4
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If the immorality of animal suffering doesn't appeal to you, consider the precarious future of our planet as a result of climate change. If that doesn't take your fancy, at least show concern for your own longevity!pic.twitter.com/3nezPdLkDk
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