As Camus said, in another but related context: "Mistaken ideas lead to bloodshed."
We are exposed to corporate and government propaganda encouraging us to consume meat and dairy products starting at a very young age. We are misled to believe that animal products are healthy for our bodies and a necessity for growing children.
Over-consumption of meat is a direct result of psychological conditioning. This would provide an explanation for why people have difficulty accepting the environmental and health risks associated with the meat and dairy industries...
How the Government and Corporations Created our Addiction to Meat
The USDA Food Guide Pyramid states you should eat 2-3 servings of milk, yogurt, and cheese as well as 2-3 servings of meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, & nuts per day. Walter Willett of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard University states, "Individuals can be very healthy with no dairy consumption at all;" however, according to the USDA guidelines that's incorrect, despite the fact that only 75% of people can actually digest milk properly. So, where did the disconnect occur between the government and science?
The U.S. government spends $38 billion annually to subsidize the meat and dairy industries, in comparison to only 0.04% of that on fruits and vegetables.
Harvard University researchers recently published a study in JAMA Internal Medicine, which examined the association of animal and plant protein with mortality rates and causes as well as longevity of life. Researchers studied approximately 130,000 people for 36 years, monitoring their diet, lifestyle, illness and mortality . The study found that by switching a small amount of processed red meat for plant protein, participants reduced their risk of early death by 34%. It's not just meat that's the issue; by substituting plant protein for eggs, researchers found a 19% reduction in risk of death. Even just a 10% increase in meat intake was linked to a 2% higher mortality rate and 8% higher risk of death related to cardiovascular issue dairy milk is filled with antibiotics, hormones, puss, blood, and other ingredients your body should not be consuming." click here
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