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a visual presentation by lauren mcquone
WHY GO VEGETARIAN?
3 REASONS.
THE ENVIRONMENT.WORLD HUNGER.YOUR HEALTH.
first things first…
first things first…this is not a guilt trip.animals eat animals, sure.
but by eating meat a few days less each week, you can help a lot.
reason 1 ENVIRONMENT
Producing 1lb of wheat uses about 25 gallons of water
but growing enough grain to feed 1 animal
uses 2000-8500 gallons of water
just for 1lb of meat.
Producing meat takes amounts of energy
that a 100-watt bulbuses in 10 days
1lb of beef requires the same amount of energy
approximately 90% of all plant and animal species on Earth are found in the rainforests.
roughly 80% of annual deforestation is associated with animal agriculture.
According to the World Rainforest ReportIn Central America, 40% of all the rainforests have been cleared or burned down in the last 40 years,mostly for cattle pasture to feed the export market often for U.S. beef burgers.
a vegetarian diet requires 1/7 the amount of land as a meat-inclusive diet.
reason 2 WORLD HUNGER
There is morethan enough food in the world to feed the
entire human population.
So why are more than 840 million people still
going hungry?*
1 acre of pasture can produce about 165 pounds of beef that same 1 acre can produce 20,000 pounds of potatoes.
if Americans ate less meat by only 10%, 12 million tons more of grain could feed
humans instead.
60 million people who would otherwise
starve to death each yearwould have enough to eat.
reason 3 HEALTH
The American Dietetic Association states that…
Other advantages of vegetarianism include
weight control.Vegetarians tend to be lighter than those who
include meat in their diet… and are less likely to be
obese.
Vegetarian diets
naturally low in
saturated fat and high
in fiber
FLEXITARIANa mostly vegetarian diet, but occasional consumption of meatLACTO-OVO VEGETARIAN
no consumption beef, pork, poultry, fish, shellfish or any other animal, but diet includes eggs and dairy
productsVEGAN
no meat consumption of any kind no consumption of eggs, dairy products, or other animal-derived
ingredients such as gelatin
SO WHY GO VEGETARIAN?
THE ENVIRONMENT?WORLD HUNGER?YOUR HEALTH?
WHY NOT?
you don’t have to give up eating meat altogether…but why not just one day each week?
you don’t have to give up eating meat altogether…but why not just one day each week?
Think global, act local.
References.
http://www.goveg.comhttp://www.howyoucansavetheworld.comhttp://www.nasa.govhttp://www.brook.com/veghttp://www.rainforestinfo.org*http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3559542.stm