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In reply to the discussion: Vegan diets reduce land-use impacts by 50-86%, water use by 22-70%, and greenhouse gas emissions [View all]BeerBarrelPolka
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Vegan diets reduce land-use impacts by 50-86%, water use by 22-70%, and greenhouse gas emissions [View all]
CousinIT
Oct 2021
OP
If the U.S. went vegan tomorrow, it would reduce greenhouse gasses by less than 3% and would
WhiskeyGrinder
Oct 2021
#1
I'm not sure what it is about my posts, but people seem to be hearing a lot of things I'm not
WhiskeyGrinder
Oct 2021
#3
All sorts of "unhealthy" things are vegan, and eating lots of them can "unhealthy," so your vague
WhiskeyGrinder
Oct 2021
#34
Your link do not mention "malnutrition" at all, let alone "widespread"
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2021
#89
I'm still surprised at the very strong reactions we often get when posting anything about the
MLAA
Oct 2021
#58
While this is positive news, unfortunately most of the data is based on meta-analysis
Fiendish Thingy
Oct 2021
#10
Yep. The fast food veggie burger will cost less than the beef burger and most people will prefer it.
hunter
Oct 2021
#55
But BACON! And my incisors! and protein, and my MD says I need to eat cow muscles.
Maru Kitteh
Oct 2021
#15
I could possibly do pesca-vegetarian, I really don't think I could do vegan.
smirkymonkey
Oct 2021
#20
As a vegetarian for the last 16 years I concur. It would be better for people, "animals", planet.
JanMichael
Oct 2021
#52
That's great! I would not advocate everyone going vegan unless it works for them.
CousinIT
Oct 2021
#87
The two kids I didn't have reduce my carbon emissions by 120x as much as becoming a vegan would.
meadowlander
Oct 2021
#79
I've been a vegetarian since I was 6 or 7 yrs but I'm having a hard time going vegan
Raine
Oct 2021
#80