To continue off of my last blog….Here are some other reasons for going VEG. These are by John Robbins.
These are pretty interesting statistics…I just had to share 🙂 Hope you enjoy
The Environmental Argument
- Cause of global warming: greenhouse effect
- Primary cause of greenhouse effect: carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels
- Fossil fuels needed to produce meat-centered diet vs. a meat-free diet: 3 times more
- Percentage of U.S. topsoil lost to date: 75
- Percentage of U.S. topsoil loss directly related to livestock raising: 85
- Number of acres of U.S. forest cleared for cropland to produce meat-centered diet: 260 million
- Amount of meat imported to U.S. annually from Central and South America: 300,000,000 pounds
- Percentage of Central American children under the age of five who are undernourished: 75
- Area of tropical rainforest consumed in every quarter-pound of rainforest beef: 55 square feet
- Current rate of species extinction due to destruction of tropical rainforests for meat grazing and other uses: 1,000 per year
The Cancer Argument
- Increased risk of breast cancer for women who eat meat daily compared to less than once a week: 3.8 times
- For women who eat eggs daily compared to once a week: 2.8 times
- For women who eat butter and cheese 2-4 times a week: 3.25 times
- Increased risk of fatal ovarian cancer for women who eat eggs 3 or more times a week vs. less than once a week: 3 times
- Increased risk of fatal prostate cancer for men who consume meat, cheese, eggs and milk daily vs. sparingly or not at all: 3.6 times.
Source: WFM 1-10