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Interests => Health & Fitness => Topic started by: franksolich on February 12, 2010, 04:51:28 AM
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/7219223/Becoming-vegetarian-can-harm-the-environment.html
Oh my.
Becoming vegetarian 'can harm the environment'
Adopting a vegetarian diet based around meat substitutes such as tofu can cause more damage to the environment, according to a new study.
It has often been claimed that avoiding red meat is beneficial to the environment, because it lowers emissions and less land is used to produce alternatives.
But a study by Cranfield University, commissioned by WWF, the environmental group, found a substantial number of meat substitutes – such as soy, chickpeas and lentils – were more harmful to the environment because they were imported into Britain from overseas.
The study concluded: "A switch from beef and milk to highly refined livestock product analogues such as tofu could actually increase the quantity of arable land needed to supply the UK."
The results showed that the amount of foreign land required to produce the substitute products – and the potential destruction of forests to make way for farmland – outweighed the negatives of rearing beef and lamb in the UK.
An increase in vegetarianism could result in the collapse of British farming, the study warned, causing meat production to move overseas where there may be less legal protection of forests and uncultivated land.
Meat substitutes were also found to be highly processed, often requiring large amounts of energy to produce. The study recognised that the environmental merits of vegetarianism depended largely on which types of foods were consumed as an alternative to meat.
more at the link above.
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"Let them(vagans) eat grass."
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The environmentally conscious vegetarians that eat all sorts of exotic foods make me roll my eyes. Do they really think that having fancy fruit flown in from Asia is good for the environment?
I've met some that consciously try to eat what is locally grown, and I respect them. They are at least trying to practice what they preach.
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More meat for me...
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For what it's worth, I think everyone needs to watch FOOD INC! EVERYONE! Because nobody is safe, unless you grow or raise your own. A lot of vegans get sick quicker because like lack of amino acids and proteins.They don't educate themselves on what the body need to stay health, most of the time.The government has a huge hand in the success of farmers and ranchers and our food production.
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I've met some that consciously try to eat what is locally grown, and I respect them. They are at least trying to practice what they preach.
Until the left outlaws organic and backyard gardens, which they seem to want to do.