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2. I find it hard to believe meat consumption is increasing.... I'm surrounded by vegetarians these

Tue Sep 16, 2014, 09:34 AM

Sep 2014

days, or minimalist consumers of meat.

I could see the increase in dairy though... getting protein from cheese instead of meat.

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Greenhouse gas fear over increased levels of meat eating (BBC) [View all] eppur_se_muova Sep 2014 OP

I guess as we fear the loss of a thing, we overconsume. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #1

Think of the developing world GliderGuider Sep 2014 #3

Thanks. That makes sense. n/t DebJ Sep 2014 #4

American meat consumption peaked a decade ago GliderGuider Sep 2014 #5

We low-carbers have our own name for bacon. GliderGuider Sep 2014 #7

Thanks GliderGuider Sep 2014 #9

you eat pigs? stuntcat Sep 2014 #10

Yes, I do. Do you know that I'm ecologically conscious? GliderGuider Sep 2014 #11

considering all this you still eat pigs? stuntcat Sep 2014 #12

Yes, I do. And cows, and sheep and goats. GliderGuider Sep 2014 #13

the worms will not murder you brutally after a lifetime of torture stuntcat Sep 2014 #14

again stuntcat Sep 2014 #15

your health reasoning ("for years") stuntcat Sep 2014 #17

We'd need a much longer convo to sort this out. Briefly GliderGuider Sep 2014 #18