Thread: one for the young Greenies.

This is the strangest off-topic I've seen so far on this site.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

A number of studies have conclusively shown that vegetarians have longer life expectancy.

Most farmland is used to grow grain to feed to animals. If the average american ate 8kg/person/year less meat, there would be enough surplus grain to feed the entire 3rd world.

Note that I love meat and am not willing to give it up despite likely health benefits, but I am also not deluding myself...

If our Ancestors who lived in the trees hadn't come down to the ground and started eating meat the human race would not exist, Regards Frank.

Originally Posted by bob10

If I was crashed in the Andes, trapped on a frozen plateau. with a rugby team , I would gladly eat human if it kept me alive. [ start with the front row forwards, they never work hard, so would be tender. ] MMMMMMMMMMMMM.!, with Fava beans ![ and a little garlic] Bob

Bob, delicious absolutely delicious, Regards Frank.

Originally Posted by Tank

If our Ancestors who lived in the trees hadn't come down to the ground and started eating meat the human race would not exist, Regards Frank.

Quite likely based on recent studies. However what is your point??? That does not negate current research showing vegos live longer...

Originally Posted by isuzurover

A number of studies have conclusively shown that vegetarians have longer life expectancy.

Most farmland is used to grow grain to feed to animals. If the average american ate 8kg/person/year less meat, there would be enough surplus grain to feed the entire 3rd world.

Note that I love meat and am not willing to give it up despite likely health benefits, but I am also not deluding myself...

There's already enough food produced to feed every human alive, it's just that a huge amount of it gets wasted.

Originally Posted by Tank

Bob, delicious absolutely delicious, Regards Frank.

but the real question is....


would it Jaffle?

Originally Posted by isuzurover

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Most farmland is used to grow grain to feed to animals. If the average american ate 8kg/person/year less meat, there would be enough surplus grain to feed the entire 3rd world.
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I think you are wrong on that. It possibly applies in the USA and maybe even in a fewEuropean countries, but I would be very surprised if it applied in Australia or the world as a whole. Most food animals in Australia except poultry and pigs are fed most of their lives on grass (a minority with grain fattening), and the vast majority of Australian crops are for human consumption, mostly overseas. There is an unfortunate tendency by the Americans to assume that what applies in their country is the same worldwide, and then others outside the USA take these 'facts' and assume they are correct.

Think of the major grain producers (not exporters) in the world - USA, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Egypt, India, China, Ukraine, Russia - do you really think that most of this grain is used for feeding animals? Considering that the major exporting countries (USA, Canada, Argentina, Australia) sell almost all exports to countries that have low consumption of meat, such as China and India, this seems unlikely.

The elephant in the room that nobody mentions is the increasing world population - that is the root of almost every environmental problem.

John

Originally Posted by JDNSW

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The elephant in the room that nobody mentions is the increasing world population - that is the root of almost every environmental problem.

John

And not to mention that now and extra billon of people are using cars and electrodomestics (China, India, etc)