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Beef Consumption An Ecological And A Health Hazrad
Beef Consumption An Ecological And A Health Hazrad- A Report The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released “Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change and Health,” a comprehensive report that suggests : we all need to eat fewer animal products – not just meat, but dairy as well. The guide tracks the lifecycle of the food we eat, from production and processing to consumption and waste disposal. For instance: Of 20 common proteins and vegetables analyzed, cheese has the third highest greenhouse gas emissions. Beef has the highest, lentils have the lowest. If everyone in the U.S. ate no meat or cheese just one day a week, over a year, the effect on emissions would be the equivalent of taking 7.6 million cars off the road. A 2009 National Cancer Institute study of 500,000 Americans found that the people who ate the most red meat were 20 percent more likely to […]
