Viewpoint: meat food is not good for the environment
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Last Update: 2001-12-28
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Introduction: in the new century, people's ideas about meat will change, just as people have realized the cost of cigarettes to the whole economy and society It is gradually recognized that with the growth of population, a large number of animals such as pigs, cattle, sheep, birds and fish need to be produced to meet people's needs, while these animals consume a lot of resources, including fresh water and land They also produce a lot of fecal pollution, increasing the incidence rate of heart diseases and destroying a lot of forests -- where the earth's life depends In the case of beef, 7kg of feed is needed to produce 1kg of beef, which needs 7000 kg of water to grow In the United States, 70% of crop production goes to livestock Millions of wells in the world are drying up In China, North Africa and the United States, there has been a shortage of fresh water, and the use of groundwater is far faster than precipitation Many nutritionists have proved that people in most rich countries do not need to eat such a large amount of meat at all, and many vegetables can provide the protein needed by the human body In the next century, human beings may end the era of unrestrained production of large quantities of meat, which will suffer human beings and the environment.
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