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a visual presentation by lauren mcquone

WHY GO VEGETARIAN?

3 REASONS.

THE ENVIRONMENT.WORLD HUNGER.YOUR HEALTH.

first things first…

first things first…this is not a guilt trip.animals eat animals, sure.

but by eating meat a few days less each week, you can help a lot.

reason 1 ENVIRONMENT

Producing 1lb of wheat uses about 25 gallons of water

but growing enough grain to feed 1 animal

uses 2000-8500 gallons of water

just for 1lb of meat.

Producing meat takes amounts of energy

that a 100-watt bulbuses in 10 days

1lb of beef requires the same amount of energy

approximately 90% of all plant and animal species on Earth are found in the rainforests.

roughly 80% of annual deforestation is associated with animal agriculture.

According to the World Rainforest ReportIn Central America, 40% of all the rainforests have been cleared or burned down in the last 40 years,mostly for cattle pasture to feed the export market often for U.S. beef burgers.

a vegetarian diet requires 1/7 the amount of land as a meat-inclusive diet.

reason 2 WORLD HUNGER

There is morethan enough food in the world to feed the

entire human population.

So why are more than 840 million people still

going hungry?*

1 acre of pasture can produce about 165 pounds of beef that same 1 acre can produce 20,000 pounds of potatoes.

if Americans ate less meat by only 10%, 12 million tons more of grain could feed

humans instead.

60 million people who would otherwise

starve to death each yearwould have enough to eat.

reason 3 HEALTH

The American Dietetic Association states that…

Other advantages of vegetarianism include

weight control.Vegetarians tend to be lighter than those who

include meat in their diet… and are less likely to be

obese.

Vegetarian diets

naturally low in

saturated fat and high

in fiber

FLEXITARIANa mostly vegetarian diet, but occasional consumption of meatLACTO-OVO VEGETARIAN

no consumption beef, pork, poultry, fish, shellfish or any other animal, but diet includes eggs and dairy

productsVEGAN

no meat consumption of any kind no consumption of eggs, dairy products, or other animal-derived

ingredients such as gelatin

SO WHY GO VEGETARIAN?

THE ENVIRONMENT?WORLD HUNGER?YOUR HEALTH?

WHY NOT?

you don’t have to give up eating meat altogether…but why not just one day each week?

you don’t have to give up eating meat altogether…but why not just one day each week?

Think global, act local.

References.

http://www.goveg.comhttp://www.howyoucansavetheworld.comhttp://www.nasa.govhttp://www.brook.com/veghttp://www.rainforestinfo.org*http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3559542.stm