Developing countries are now able to afford more meat, with current projections
seeing meat consumption rise 75 percent by 2050 and dairy by 65 percent.
Not exact matches
Seeing a new industry blossom got Bethencourt thinking about the
meat consumption in his own home.
In some countries of Central America, as is the case in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, one can
see that
meat production went from being insufficient in satisfying internal
consumption needs to a position of importance among export products, following coffee, sugar, and bananas.
If we read carefully, we
see that Paul is actually denouncing stipends, and for the same reason given in the case of
meat consumption — that the strong should limit their freedom in order to avoid causing «scandal» for the weaker members.
Hopefully after taking part and
seeing how easy it can be to reduce
meat consumption, not to mention tasty and cheap, many participants will go on to make permanent changes to their diets and lifestyles.
Since they don't align with this new wave of thinking,
meat and dairy have
seen a drop - off in
consumption, and even foods once regarded as superfoods, like eggs, have been phasing out.
Host John Craven took a confirmed
meat eater on a journey through all the different viewpoints about
meat consumption and production — including a chat with our campaign coordinator Pat Thomas — to
see if the facts would convince him to eat less
meat.
They do particularly pick on processed
meats, but in terms of global crises: «There is a... tsunami brewing, namely, we are
seeing the confluence of growing constraints on water, energy, and food [supplies] combined with the rapid shift toward greater
consumption of all animal source foods,» which, they note, are «inefficient, wasteful, and polluting.»
As time passed, this link was discounted, primarily because of the weakness of the studies, so I was glad to
see evidence showing that breast cancer is not associated with
meat or egg
consumption.
Fit in some raw animal protein and fats (from high quality sources), preferably daily, such as raw dairy foods (milk, cream, kefir, unheated yogurts, ice cream), raw fish (ideally fermented), and raw muscle or organ
meats (such as steak tartare, freezing
meat for at least two weeks before
consumption to eliminate parasite risk), and egg yolks (
see side bar What's the Story with Raw Eggs?).
The 20th century
saw a decline in the
consumption of
meat, dairy and butter but a sharp increase in the
consumption of sugar, corn syrup, white flour, liquid and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, artificial flavorings, preservatives and other known health hazards of processed, packaged and fast foods.
A shorter life span has also been associated with untreated celiac disease, early puberty,
consumption of processed
meats and fish, kombucha tea, and eating just one egg a day has been found to shorten our lifespan (
see also here, here, here).
Tribal people also knew that excessive
consumption of lean
meat could lead to rabbit starvation where malnutrition and even death is caused by a lack of fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. I used to
see many clients making the mistake avoiding fats then complain of hunger and dissatisfaction.
I am going to try and limit the
consumption of
meat (below 100 grams) for the next month and
see if there will be any changes with the skin (if the
meat was the cause).
(Q1) Have you
seen any good data on the
consumption of
meat?
If you look at the study (available free, full text), you'll
see that diabetes risk depends on a number of factors, including your age, weight, smoking status, alcohol
consumption, exercise,
meat intake, fruit and vegetable intake, saturated fat intake, trans fat intake, polyunsatarated fat intake, your family history of diabetes, and a medical history of high cholesterol or high blood pressure.
While it seems like it may be difficult to do, I'd like to
see a comparison study or two that looks at
consumption of poultry (and
meat) raised with and without hormones and antibiotics.
For more context,
see my associated blog posts: EPA dioxin limit has National Chicken Council worried products could be declared «unfit for
consumption»; Eating Green to Prevent Cancer; How To Reduce Dietary Antibiotic Intake; Avoiding Cooked
Meat Carcinogens; and Avoiding Dairy to Prevent Parkinson's.
According to recent FAO statistics, pork is second only to beef in terms of
meat production in Uganda (
see Table Below) since imports and exports of
meat products are negligible; this ranking also reflects the relative importance currently of pork in terms of
meat consumption.
It is also good to read packages carefully to
see if the food contains
meat by - products, which are the parts of an animal not fit for human
consumption (heads, necks, stomach contents, organs).
HSI is one of the leading organizations campaigning across Asia to end the dog
meat trade that
sees around 30 million dogs a year killed for human
consumption.
Backers of the bill hope that it fills gaps in the animal protection law, and sends a message to Asian countries where dog
meat is still consumed, including South Korea and China, where the annual Yulin festival in China
sees thousands of dogs and cats are publicly killed and skinned, and their
meat marketed for human
consumption.
However, rather than being perceived as passive objects of male pleasure as stereotyped by the pornography industry, the women here are
seen as active protagonists; they are given agency and the masculine element, symbolised by phallic shaped fruits and
meats, becomes an object for their
consumption.
Animal rights activists cheered the fact that this was a burger that was truly cruelty - free, while environmentalists
saw the potential to make
meat without the corresponding greenhouse gas emissions, water and energy
consumption, and massive land - use demands.
I've never liked it when vegetarians and vegans dismiss those who chose to buy
meat from sustainable farms, or simply reduce their
meat consumption rather than giving it up all together, so I have to cry foul when I
see meat eaters doing something very similar.
For more information,
see «
Meat Consumption in China Now Double That in the United States,» by Janet Larsen, and the latest book from Earth Policy Institute, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity, by Lester R. Brown.
While developing countries between 1963 and 2003 revealed large increases in the available
consumption of calories from
meat (119 %), sugar (127 %) and vegetable oils (199 %), only vegetable oil
consumption was
seen to increase appreciably (105 %) in industrial countries over these four decades.