Meat Consumption

Public people need to know and be thoroughly educated in what is going on and on much larger scale. Thousands of Americans everyday watches commercials for Mc Donald’s, Burger King, and Wendy’s, all who advertise how great their meat is and trying their very best to convince us that we should indulge in their business practices. For the most part, it works because we don’t think twice about where that meat is coming from. This is significant because the longer we ignore or fail to see this problem, our food will only find ways to get worse by added chemicals or preservatives. The more people buy these foods then that gives the meat produces a thumbs up to keep on producing meat riddled with dangerous toxins. To begin this campaign of anti-meat producing I think that there should be commercials broadcasted wherever meat advertisement is posted so that we can get a message out and quickly educating thousands of people how bad Americas meat is. This solution would be the most practical and efficient way of swinging people to understand more about where our food comes from and how it can affect this

Positing that most of our major health issues, including heart disease, cancer and diabetes, can be prevented (and even in some cases reversed) by following a vegetables-and-whole-grains diet, this dense documentary would rather inform than entertain. Its hale heroes are the nutritional scientist T. Colin Campbell and the surgeon Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr., whose combined decades of research into the harmful effects of animal proteins are summarized, along with an extensive history of our worldwide dietary decline.

The world has a need for meat, and it is almost obsessive. Most cultures typically consume some sort of domesticated animal in agriculture. Whether it is cows, chicken, lamb, deer, turkey, or fish, many people are not educated to the fact that the alternative diets are better for their health. There are different animal products for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Hundreds if not thousands of diverse chain restaurants dedicated to meat consumption.There are also many different holidays around the world such as Thanksgiving and Christmas where meat is consumed. With affordable prices and an acquired taste, it is likely to be a lifelong habit. There are vast miles of subsidized agricultural land dedicated to the cultivation of animals. According to Amir Khan, staff writer for U.S.News, reporting on the American Meat Institute, Americans consume, “57 pounds more meat than they were in the 1950s”(Khan).

We’ve all heard environmentalists explain what global warming is, why it’s dangerous, and what we can do to stop it. People protest against auto emissions and fossil fuel daily. “ But the one industry that produces more greenhouse gases than all the SUV’s, cars, ships, planes, and trucks in the world combined, has carefully avoided scrutiny” (Goveg.com). Often overlooked in environmental destruction is the meat industry. This industry has a major source of deforestation, wasted natural resources, and pollution. As consumers we expect our food to be safe, but Americans should pay more attention and fear what may affect our environment in the future.

These components all work together to cause major issues like obesity, heart disease, and cancer leading to billions of dollars being put to the treatment of millions of patients each year. Researchers like John McDougall, John Robbins, and David Robinson Simon have put in years and years of research and experimentation to prove to society and the Western culture that we are not fueling our bodies appropriately and in fact, we are causing serious damage that may or may not be reversible. With simple dietary changes, the three big killers-cancer, heart disease, and obesity-can all be eradicated. As proven by hundreds of years of healthy, disease free cultures, we can thrive on a plant-based, starch heavy diet without added animal products high in acid, fat, and cholesterol. The meat and dairy industries survive by telling society that we must consume excessive amounts of protein and calcium to stay healthy when Asian and ancient societies have proven this to be false. Maybe it is time for us to stop treating health problems, most likely caused by poor and harmful diets, with a plant-based diet. These simple and easy changes could be the difference in not only quality of life, but the extension of it. Maybe Albert Einstein was right, “Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chance for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian

Environmental actions are not solely intended for large organizations with the power to advance change because an average person could get involved by authorizing a lifestyle adjustment to everyday life. Lifestyle adjustments presented by each individual could be the potential solution to environmental problems that are damaging the entirety of the ecosystem. One of the environmental actions that everyday people can easily initiate is a food-based lifestyle adjustment. However, altering a consistent diet could be both beneficial to the environment, yet detrimental to the individual. For example, reducing the food intake of red meat from a routine allows the ingestion of more green groceries, but confiscates enjoyable food from an individual. So, in order to make the lessening of red meat consumption more painless throughout the two-day trial, five steps

The animal consumption rate of America is very high in number. It is such a shame. It is shocking! We consume meat, eggs, and dairy products in our daily life, due to lack of awareness and education about this matter. Such as how the animal is treated? What is being fed to them? Or what environment they are raised in? All these matters were kept secret by factory farms and meat companies. We do not raise any question at all keep eating them forever. Due to that, we are sick and unhealthy most of the time. Now on we should adopt a new lifestyle and try to change food habits. It is clear that animals are being mistreated and kept in a poor hygiene condition in the process of an animal factory farm. People should not eat an animal’s products because

A large part of a person’s lifetime is spent on their consumption of food, which is often done while neglecting the impact their diet has on their health. Is there a reason for us to be conscious of our diet? Are potential health benefits really worth the effort? Vegetarian have shown many health benefits in comparison to meat eaters such as decreased chances of developing type 2 diabetes, less risk of heart disease and prostate cancer, lower blood cholesterol levels and blood pressure to name a few (Mangels et al., 2014). Plants provide antioxidants that are only present in small amounts in meat products, these phytochemicals help protect cells from damage and thus have reduced odds of developing some cancers (Leitzmann, 2014). One of the

It also affect many people’s health. Numerous research shows that human diseases come from eating meat such as cancer, type 2 diabetes, and stroke. Among the three stated human diseases, the most prominent disease is cancer for there are different types of it, which are quite related with one another. According to the Harvard Chan School, there were 9,464 number of deaths from cancer due to constant eating of meat (Red meat consumption, 2014). This varies from the age, gender, family history, and other risk factors accounted with cancer. Meat consumption is associated with Colorectal cancer since recent studies have concluded the higher rate of cancer

Many types of cancers can come out of eating these products. In the 1970s, scientists began linking red meats to colon and rectum cancer. Later many experts advised eating lean meats rather than processed because of their high fat content. Cancer experts stated that red meats "probably" increased the risk of colorectal cancers, and "possibly" increase the risk of cancers of the pancreas, breast, prostate and kidney. In an IARC report, they make an even stronger argument that carcinogens are the cause.

Eating animals is part of the daily life of billions of people all over the world. Every day, thousands of animals are killed for the production of food for people. We have been brought up eating meat and never questioned it. It is culturally accepted even though modern livestock and poultry production (factory farming) is cruel and gives animals no other purpose for existence except for human consumption. There are particular religions which prohibit eating certain meats or eating meat at all. The religious points of view also cover the topic on the treatment of animals. Cultural practices on eating animals around the world differ from each other and what some may consider the norm may be shocking

Diets that focus on animal products, like meat, dairy, and eggs, require disproportionate high amounts of resources like water and land. Additionally, animals produce huge amounts of greenhouse gas emissions that are responsible for climate change. Such diets are not great for the environment that surrounds us, but more and more studies also link them to chronic diseases and early deaths. If the way we eat is bad for us and for the environment, we should inform ourselves about the potential impact of changing our diets.

The ethics of meat-eating has not been an excuse to pick apart an old way of life, but has been a topic of dispute since fourth century BC Athens. According to the book about the history of meat-eating, The Bloodless Revolution, the first chapter of Genesis in the Bible instructed that plants are for animals, and animals are for humans to eat. This religious and philosophical pillar provided people a sound reason to utilize humanity's predatory instincts. Yet, some people in the seventeenth century called for an entire rethinking of human relationship with nature. In fact, important philosophers like Descartes, Gasendi, and Francis Bacon, all advocated vegetarianism. They (vegetarians, the term first coined in 1840) thought, man is lord of

Today, meat-based diets are placed on a higher echelon than grain and vegetable-based diets. Western diet and culture are responsible for the increase of global meat consumption. In the United States, the diet is deemed as the “American way of life” (Gunderson, 2015, p.102). It is estimated that the total global meat demand will grow to 327 million tons by 2020 (Gold, 2004, p. 9). As more people latch on to this lifestyle, the global trend “towards concentrated animal feeding operations is expected to increase in both developed and developing regions” (Gunderson, 2015, p.101). Consumerist society finds itself in an unhealthy cycle, where “increased meat production perpetuates corporate livestock production as it provides artificially cheap meat for the consumer, and the consumer demand in turn fuels the industrial animal production system” (Gunderson, 2015, p. 103). In order to meet this demand, animal agriculture operations such as hog farms are spreading rapidly all over the country, especially in the state of North

One of which relates to cancer rates. It has been proven that the consumption of meat can increase the risk of colorectal cancer, the second deadliest cancer in the world (Chen 1). That being said, if meat were to be avoided, the rates of cancer would go down. The reason for there being lower cancer rates in non-meat diets is because they are lower in both saturated fat and cholesterol. Also, a plant-based diet can have higher levels of dietary fiber, vitamins C and E, flavonoids, and phytochemical. In addition, a plant-based diet is suitable for all people, from infants to full-grown adults (Craig 1). It is often misunderstood that a high-protein diet is beneficial for the human body; while this can be true, many people ingest the wrong proteins. It has been proven that an excess of animal-based protein will not only increase the risk of cancer, but also lead to cardiovascular diseases. This is due to an imbalance of nutrients in the body. On the other hand, plant-based proteins such as beans, nuts, and hearty greens contain a substantial amount of protein without any negative effects (Campbell 1). This data suggests that a plant-based diet puts the human body at less risk for cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Additionally, a vegan diet is still considered healthy and thriving with the consumption of plant proteins. On the other hand, a diet that is highly saturated in fat has been linked to heart disease; this is most prevalent in people who eat meat. This is