Comments on: Global hunger: The more meat we eat, the fewer people we can feed

By: Oh She Glows » Blog Archive » More Food Inc + Some Thoughts On Why I Went Vegan

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:21:58 +0000

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By: Allison

Allison — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:38:43 +0000

I support this argument. But I have one question. People raise farm animals, even if not for consumption. Are you suggesting that the farm animal populous should decrease?

By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:51:07 +0000

I’m with Keith – I love animals however, I eat meat. I tried to go vegan many years ago and the soy almost ruined my thyroid. I’m hypothyroid and within 2 months became much worse. I recently ordered a phamplet for vegan eating, hoping there was other choices for protein and generally almost every meal contained soy.

I have always had very high cholesteral and upon consulting a holistic dietician was advised that grains and many carbos should be avoided in my diet, not fat as most people think. Following this diet, my cholesteral dropped 100 points in 2 months and I lost 20 lbs!!!! Many animals eat meat; that does not make them evil.

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Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:05:53 +0000

[...] excessive water consumption, pollution and greenhouse gas production, and on top of all that, it contributes to starvation worldwide. Not a very good scorecard. I’m even finding it hard to justify eating fish; as I joked with [...]

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:41:56 +0000

And here’s the other side of the story (the one I’m on)
http://www.westonaprice.org/mythstruths/mtvegetarianism.html

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:29:07 +0000

Where can we find more statistics on the impacts of meat production on world hunger? Amount of grain, water, waste-water, and the population levels that can be sustained based on different types of diets?

By: Health reasons for being a vegetarian | Earthoria.com

Health reasons for being a vegetarian | Earthoria.com — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:23:41 +0000

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By: Tina

Tina — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:25:17 +0000

Thank you all for the great comments.

To your question about the cost of becoming a vegetarian Masimba, I think it is correct to say that being a vegetarian is (much) cheaper than being a meat eater. Perhaps with a very few exceptions in the world, meat is a luxury and always much more expensive than vegetables and beans.

In terms of getting the right proteins ect. I suggest that you order the vegetarian starter kit from PETA. It’s totally free of charge and they even send it for free (to most destinations in the world). You can also download it. The weblink is: http://www.goveg.com/order.asp

Good luck.

Best wishes,
Tina

By: Vern

Vern — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:50:14 +0000

I was vegetarian for a while – nearly 10 years as I was doing some triathlons and things for a while. Being veggie just makes it all run through the burner (body) quicker and more efficiently. Eating meat is horribly inefficient for the body to process – so thick. The only thing I had to watch was my iron intake – but I was wolfing down supplements daily after I went low on iron once. What a great life… Hard to do that in Thailand maybe. Everything has pork. The vitamins are expensive… Good post! Vern

By: Holly

Holly — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:35:22 +0000

Great post! You provide some really helpful information about the larger values behind a vegan diet. Our personal choices are one part of the overall solution to world hunger. Canceling the debts of poor nations, promoting fairer trade policies and urging our nation’s leaders to do more in the fight against hunger are also key steps in solving hunger. Our personal choices can only have so much of an impact on an issue as large as hunger. We must also use our voice as citizen’s to advocate for policies that address the root causes of hunger.