[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text ovic_vc_custom_id=”ovic_vc_custom_5d306e9da0253″]According to the World Health Organization, people who eat meat have a 18% higher chance of getting colon cancer, and an increased 11% of getting cancer anywhere else in the body.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text ovic_vc_custom_id=”ovic_vc_custom_5d306e9da0572″]1 cow can provide 222 kilos of meat
1 pig can provide 54 kilos of meat
1 chicken can provide 1 kilo of meat
1 person can consume around 2 kilos of meat’ per week on average
10 people will then consume 20 kilos of meat per week
20 kilos of meat equals 9% of what a cow can provide.
1 cow requires 2 to 5 acres of land to graze
If 10 people stopped eating meat and dairy, close to an acre of amazon forest would be saved* (VEGAN)
If 10 people stopped eating meat and dairy, close to 50% of a chicken, 5% of a cow, and 13% of a pig would be saved. (VEGAN)
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text ovic_vc_custom_id=”ovic_vc_custom_5d306e9da05c2″]When you stop eating meat, this is what happens to your body:
-Reduced risk of diabetes type 2
-Reduced overall inflammation
-Lower blood cholesterol levels
-Improved intestinal flora
-Better consumption of protein
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TodayIFoundOut.com June 16, 2015
Major beef buyers (Burger King, etc) are responsible for major deforestation in Central and South America.
Source:“The Ultimate Mystery Meat” – Mighty Earth
An acre of rainforest is cleared every second in order to raise cattle and other farm animals.
136 million acres of land are being used for cattle.
Sources:
“Measuring the Daily Destruction of the World’s Rainforests”. Scientific American
Butler, Rhett. “10 Rainforest Facts for 2017”. Mongabay.com. January, 2017
“Avoiding Unsustainable Rainforest Wood”. Rainforest Relief
Reid, Walter V. & Miller, Kenton R. “Keeping Options Alive: The Scientific Basis for Conserving Biodiveristy”. World Resources Institute. October 1989
“Tropical Deforestation”. National Aeronautics and Space Administration[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text ovic_vc_custom_id=”ovic_vc_custom_5d306e9da0672″]Livestock is responsible for 65% of all human-related emissions of nitrous oxide
Animal agriculture is responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, more than the combined exhaust from all transportation.
2-5 acres of land are used per cow.
“Rearing cattle produces more greenhouse gases than driving cars”
Source: UN News Centre, 2006.
Livestock accounts for around 14.5% of the total greenhouse gases each year.
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