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[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

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I heard something to do with Nitrogen and …cow farts(?) I am really unsure of this and would like to learn more.

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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.

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[–] Firemyth@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

Source?

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[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

poore, nemecek 2018

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[–] Firemyth@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

Maybe I'm misunderstanding your argument- as that publication back what we are saying about the beef industry having a massive impact on the environment

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[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

read the methodology and you will see cottonseed is fed to cattle, and the water to grow that cotton is attributed to cows instead of the textile industry.

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[–] fkn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Except cows are primarily fed corn in the US.

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[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 years ago

no, they're not

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[–] Firemyth@lemm.ee 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children)

Still not getting it- if the cottonseed is fed to the cows why do you think the water should be attributed to textiles?

Cottonseed fed to cows is obviously not going to be grown into cotton and used in textiles...

Also I can't find mention of cottonseed at all in there.

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[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 3 years ago

the cottonseed is a byproduct of growing cotton for textiles and it would be industrial waste if it weren't fed to cattle

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[–] Firemyth@lemm.ee -1 points 3 years ago

Ok... so the water is going to be used regardless- it's still making the product that goes to feed cows... I guess I'm just not really understanding the base point you are making.

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