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Eating less meat
Why?
It's not sustainable
Animals have rights
There are other ways of getting protein and iron
Tofu
Broccoli
Cabbage/kale smoothies
Any leafy greens
Lots of meat isn't good for you
You can get bowel cancer, etc
Lots of work from animal to meat (has to go through processors)
Elaborate on lots of meat isn't exactly good for you
In NZ, we have a high rate of bowel cancer and diabetes because of things like meat. Because we mainly produce meat and dairy as a whole 5 million, it's one of our main meals and has resulted in bowel cancer because of over eating it.
There are other ways of getting iron and protein
If we stop eating so much meat, the rates will go down
A study way back in 2012 or 2013 showed that an elevated intake of red meat was linked to surge in diabetes
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/red-meat-linked-to-diabetes-study/3HMHCRTRNLEPETTFGKZQW3UAWQ/
They compared the meat increased intakers (who were eating more that half of what they were supposed to) to people who had no change in their diet and the red meat was associated with a 48% elevated risk of diabetes
processed meat can release chemicals that can have toxic reactions.
red meat and heart disease
Eating no more than 3 red meat meals a week could save your life.
every extra 100g of red meat a person eats a day is a 15% increased chance of getting heart disease and 12% increased chance of getting stroke.
heart disease is NZ's biggest killer
Elaborating on not sustainable idea
The earth's supply of cows, sheep, pigs, chicken, fish and any other meat won't last forever, and it's slowly running out so if we don't act now and stop eating so much meat, there could be no meat to eat.
The packaging also isn't good for the earth it's just mounds and mounds of plastic, which goes into the dump and rots there forever
Elaborate on animal rights
Animals deserve to live just as much as humans. They're loyal companions with brains and beating hearts.
People should eat less meat
People need to stop eating so much red meat it's not good for the earth, and animals have the right to live
Have you ever looked down at your dinner and wondered what animal was killed just to feed you!?
I'm not asking you to give up red meat entirely just eating less meat in general.