What Would Happen if the World Went

Vegan?

by Mike Brunet, author of Greedlicious

1• The United Nations says our oceans

will be FISHLESS BY 2050!

• If the world went vegan we would not be pulling 2.7 TRILLION ANIMALS from the ocean every year

• We would SAVE THOUSANDS of species from going EXTINCT!

OCEANS ARE SAVED!

…Not to mention save us from eating the food with the HIGHEST AMOUNT OF TOXIC MERCURY! Mercury in our food contributes to developing diseases over time.

4.76 MILLION PEOPLE SAVED FROM CANCER!

• Being a vegan REDUCES your risk of cancer BY AT LEAST 34%!

• This means if the world went vegan 4.76 MILLION PEOPLE WOULD BE SAVED FROM CANCER EVERY YEAR!

• Cancer costs consumers $1.16 TRILLION DOLLARS EVERY YEAR if the world went vegan we would save $394 BILLION A YEAR and we could redirect this into HAPPIER SPENDING ACTIVITIES like vacations, second homes, luxuries, and more.

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3 REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING!

• Animal agriculture produces 51% OF GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GASES!

• Transportation accounts for ONLY 13%!

• CO2 is the LEADING CAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING!

• If the world went vegan, we would be saving the world from BILLIONS OF TONS of harmful greenhouse gases every year!

• VEGANS SHOULD BE CALLED BADASS POLAR BEAR SAVING NINJAS!

• Typical meat eating diets require 18 TIMES MORE LAND THAN VEGAN DIETS

• This means that if the world went vegan we could RESTORE MUCH OF THE WORLD’S FORESTS that was previously burned down and chopped down and turned into agriculture land to make food for the world

• 40% OF EARTH’S LAND is being used for agriculture today. Even if the world’s population DOUBLED TO 14 BILLION we would be using FAR LESS LAND for agriculture as we are today if the world went vegan.

4 RESTORE DEFORESTED LAND

…at a time where MANY MORE TREES ARE BADLY NEEDED! (Trees take CO2 out of the air)

5 STARVING CHILDREN ARE SAVED!

• Today, EVERY TEN SECONDS a child dies of hunger

• There is only about 5.6 acres of land per person on our planet

• ONLY ONE of that 5.6 acres is arable land (meaning land that you can grow food on)

• Eating vegan requires ONLY 0.17 ACRES of arable land per person

• Being a meat eater REQUIRES 3.0 ACRES (18 TIMES MORE LAND THAN VEGANS) of arable land per person - which is why kids in Africa and other impoverished areas will starve to death no matter how much money we give them in a meat and dairy eating world

FROM THIS

…TO THIS

6 91% LESS RAINFOREST DESTRUCTION

• THE UNITED NATIONS SAYS every 6 seconds = 1 acre gone

• Every year over 5 MILLION ACRES ARE DESTROYED (ABOUT THE SIZE OF SWITZERLAND EVERY 2 YEARS)

• Scientists say almost all the rainforest could be gone by 2100 unless we make massive changes

• 91% OF THE YEARLY DEFORESTATION IS BECAUSE OF ANIMAL AGRICULTURE!

• Today, there are 500 MILLION PEOPLE WHO ARE OBESE.

• You are 9 TIMES LESS LIKELY to be obese on a vegan diet meaning if the world went VEGAN there would be 89% fewer obese people.

• Obesity is estimated to cost the world $300 BILLION A YEAR in obesity related health care costs (some studies suggests obesity costs to be $2 TRILLION A YEAR)

• If the world went vegan there would be 444 MILLION PEOPLE SAVED FROM OBESITY and we would save $267 BILLION A YEAR on obesity related healthcare cost

7 $267 BILLION SAVED ON OBESITY HEALTH COSTS

8 SAVE THOUSANDS OF SPECIES FROM GOING EXTINCT

• The deforestation of the rainforest is estimated to cause 50,000 species of plants, animals and insects to go EXTINCT EVERY YEAR!

• Global warming is expected to cause 11% OF SPECIES TO GO EXTINCT BY 2100!

• If the world went vegan we would not loose EVERY species in the ocean by 2050 and our rainforest deforestation would be 91% LOWER! This would SAVE THOUSANDS of species from EXTINCTION every year!

• The world spends $29 BILLION A YEAR on cholesterol lowering drugs (A.K.A. Statins)

• There is ZERO cholesterol in plant based nutrition and a TON of cholesterol in meat and dairy products!

• That’s $29 BILLION a year saved on statins if the world went vegan

• Not only will we save money on statins, we will also SAVE MILLIONS OF LIVES every year as high cholesterol diets are the primary cause of COSTLY AND DEADLY heart disease later on in life

9 NO MORE CHOLESTEROL!

This … Becomes this

10 SAVE THE WORLD FROM GLOBAL FOOD SHORTAGES

• The world’s population is estimated to grow to 9.3 BILLION people by 2050

• While global population is estimated to increase by 30%, many experts say GLOBAL FOOD SHORTAGES are very likely to happen by 2050 with global warming decreasing food production

• "Food issues could become as politically destabilizing by 2050 as energy issues are today” - Dr. Fred Davies, US Agency for International Development's Bureau of Food Security

• If the world went vegan global food shortages would be very unlikely even with a global population of 14 BILLION PEOPLE!

• As global warming gets worse freshwater will become a serious global issue

• Unless the world goes vegan, wars over food and water are VERY LIKELY!

• Meat eating diets require 13 TIMES MORE WATER than a typical vegan diet. Or another way of saying this is vegan diets SAVE 219,000 GALLONS OF FRESHWATER EVERY YEAR!

• This is enough water saved to fill 43 average sized pools per person per year. THAT’S A LOT OF WATER!

11 SAVE 219,000 GALLONS OF WATER PER PERSON!

HELP SAVE FAMILIES $5,000 A YEAR!

• Typical western meat eating diets require 13 TIMES MORE WATER AND 18 TIMES MORE LAND which is why vegan diets are cheaper. MUCH CHEAPER!

• A vegan family of four can save an average of $5,000 A YEAR ON A VEGAN DIET!

• Families can use these savings for vacations, luxuries, or college education funds!

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• Scientific studies show that vegans have STRONGER IMMUNE SYSTEMS and are less prone to getting sick

• In the U.S. alone, sick days costs businesses an estimated $277 BILLION A YEAR and $43.8 BILLION in the U.K.

• IN A WORLD WITH STRONGER IMMUNE SYSTEMS - how many BILLIONS would businesses save?

INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY IN THE WORKPLACE13

• On average, smoking cigarettes shortens your life by about 6 to 7 years.

• On average, GOING VEGAN ADDS 7.2 YEARS TO YOUR LIFE!

• THIS MEANS MEAT & DAIRY IS WORSE THAN SMOKING!

• “Ultimately, meat- and dairy- eating must become vilified as “dirty, destructive habits,” worse than cigarette smoking and public drunkenness—because they are.” - Doctor John McDougall, M.D.

HUMANS WOULD LIVE 7.2 YEARS LONGER!14

BILLIONS OF ANIMALS SAVED FROM CRUELTY

• There are 70 BILLION FARM ANIMALS on the planet today

• Every year we kill 56 BILLION farm animals! Every year this number grows.

• Isn’t it time we treat animals as a part of our MUCH NEEDED ECOSYSTEM and not as our property?

COMPASSION is one of the greatest character traits humans can develop. Isn’t it time we cultivate this character trait starting with our diets?

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DO YOU STILL THINK YOU NEED MEAT AND DAIRY TO BE HEALTHY?

“… but it just can’t be true?!”

NOW THAT YOU KNOW… WHICH WORLD DO YOU WANT TO LIVE IN?

VEGAN WORLD MEAT EATING WORLD

In short, if the world went vegan…

The world just might be saved.

“Be the change you want to see in the world.”

~Mahatma Ghandi (1869-1948)

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