▲ 211 ▼ [Answered] Why is the consumption of Meat considered bad (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by Skyraptor7@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 305 comments fedilink hide all child comments I heard something to do with Nitrogen and …cow farts(?) I am really unsure of this and would like to learn more. Answer - 4 Parts Ethical reason for consuming animals Methane produced by cows are a harmful greenhouse gas which is contributing to our current climate crisis Health Reasons - there is convincing evidence that processed meats cause cancer it takes a lot more calories of plant food to produce the calories we would consume from the meat. Details about the answers are in the comments
[–] theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world 14 points 3 years ago (1 child) Feeding cows takes up a lot of land, which often requires deforestation. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Athena5898@kbin.social 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm going to piggyback off of this too since i havn't seen it mentioned as much, cows need a LOT of water. They are literally walking bathtubs (the average cow stomach is the size of a tub, i have a bachelor's in animal science and actually have seen in one ><) and this is why it baffles me when someone talks about the water need for plants or things like almond milk. It's not even comparable as far as efficiency is concerned, and honestly, plant producers have actually worked to be better at water conservation since it's important to them, but most cow production doesn't even consider it into the equation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I did not know this; thank you for enlightening me. I should go back to being a vegetarian.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Athena5898@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Np! And I'm going to say something controversial to my fellow vegetarians and vegans. Giving up meat can be very very hard depending on your personal circumstances. I grew up 30 minutes away from any groceries in cow country. I'm also autistic with mild food issues. It's taken me a long time, work, and circumstances changes (i live in a nice vegetarian friendly city now) to get where i am now. I think the "do or you are a utter failure" that is rampant in anti meat spheres is honestly to its harm. Instead of encouraging everyone to do their best while we fight for better systematic changes, there is scorn and fingerwagging if someone isn't perfect. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's an excellent point! I totally agree harm reduction is the goal here. However and alas, I have absolutely no excuse living where I live and having the extensive cooking skills I gained over the years. No excuse at all. It's on my mind a lot lately. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Athena5898@kbin.social 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) I'm going to piggyback off of this too since i havn't seen it mentioned as much, cows need a LOT of water. They are literally walking bathtubs (the average cow stomach is the size of a tub, i have a bachelor's in animal science and actually have seen in one ><) and this is why it baffles me when someone talks about the water need for plants or things like almond milk. It's not even comparable as far as efficiency is concerned, and honestly, plant producers have actually worked to be better at water conservation since it's important to them, but most cow production doesn't even consider it into the equation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I did not know this; thank you for enlightening me. I should go back to being a vegetarian.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Athena5898@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Np! And I'm going to say something controversial to my fellow vegetarians and vegans. Giving up meat can be very very hard depending on your personal circumstances. I grew up 30 minutes away from any groceries in cow country. I'm also autistic with mild food issues. It's taken me a long time, work, and circumstances changes (i live in a nice vegetarian friendly city now) to get where i am now. I think the "do or you are a utter failure" that is rampant in anti meat spheres is honestly to its harm. Instead of encouraging everyone to do their best while we fight for better systematic changes, there is scorn and fingerwagging if someone isn't perfect. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's an excellent point! I totally agree harm reduction is the goal here. However and alas, I have absolutely no excuse living where I live and having the extensive cooking skills I gained over the years. No excuse at all. It's on my mind a lot lately. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I did not know this; thank you for enlightening me. I should go back to being a vegetarian.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Athena5898@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Np! And I'm going to say something controversial to my fellow vegetarians and vegans. Giving up meat can be very very hard depending on your personal circumstances. I grew up 30 minutes away from any groceries in cow country. I'm also autistic with mild food issues. It's taken me a long time, work, and circumstances changes (i live in a nice vegetarian friendly city now) to get where i am now. I think the "do or you are a utter failure" that is rampant in anti meat spheres is honestly to its harm. Instead of encouraging everyone to do their best while we fight for better systematic changes, there is scorn and fingerwagging if someone isn't perfect. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's an excellent point! I totally agree harm reduction is the goal here. However and alas, I have absolutely no excuse living where I live and having the extensive cooking skills I gained over the years. No excuse at all. It's on my mind a lot lately. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Athena5898@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Np! And I'm going to say something controversial to my fellow vegetarians and vegans. Giving up meat can be very very hard depending on your personal circumstances. I grew up 30 minutes away from any groceries in cow country. I'm also autistic with mild food issues. It's taken me a long time, work, and circumstances changes (i live in a nice vegetarian friendly city now) to get where i am now. I think the "do or you are a utter failure" that is rampant in anti meat spheres is honestly to its harm. Instead of encouraging everyone to do their best while we fight for better systematic changes, there is scorn and fingerwagging if someone isn't perfect. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's an excellent point! I totally agree harm reduction is the goal here. However and alas, I have absolutely no excuse living where I live and having the extensive cooking skills I gained over the years. No excuse at all. It's on my mind a lot lately. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago That's an excellent point! I totally agree harm reduction is the goal here. However and alas, I have absolutely no excuse living where I live and having the extensive cooking skills I gained over the years. No excuse at all. It's on my mind a lot lately. permalink fedilink source parent