I am big times meat eater, I would never consider going on a vegan diet. I do carefully watch my weight and cholesterol levels, so I do occasionally reduce my consumption of meat to nearly zero. You could probably make a case that reducing meat consumption in western world would net overall health benefits for the population (reduction of obesity, coronary diseases and so on).

Now, my approach to arguing for pro-vegetarian and pro-vegan diets would be that meat is much more energy and labor intensive process than plant food. You could feed a lot more people a vegetarian diet than meat-eating diet and with overpopulation and climate change I can foresee meat becoming an ultra-luxury item within 30 years.

Last edited by sinij; 03/22/12 08:52 AM.
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