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posted by cmn32480 on Thursday March 23 2017, @02:17PM   Printer-friendly
from the soylent-ftw dept.

The last decade or so has brought ample evidence that Americans are gradually changing their diets, driven by health concerns and other factors.

But a new study points to one change that is starker than many have thought: Americans cut their beef consumption by 19 percent — nearly one-fifth — in the years from 2005 to 2014, according to research to be released on Wednesday by the Natural Resources Defense Council.

The environmental group found that consumption of chicken and pork fell as well, though less drastically, as Americans ate more cheese, butter and leafy greens.

The council is hailing the plummeting popularity of beef as a victory in the fight against climate change, because greenhouse gases are produced when cattle are raised. The group estimates that the resulting reduction in pollution would equal the emissions of 39 million cars, or about one-sixth of the number of cars registered in the United States in 2015. (Some of those environmental benefits, the group says, were erased by increased consumption of other foods that also create emissions.)

The research, which is based on data from the Agriculture Department and calculations using the same methodology as the Environmental Protection Agency, found that changes in the overall American diet reduced emissions by the equivalent of pollution from 57 million cars — despite population growth of about 9 percent.

I switched to eating people. Mmm, tasty.


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Gaaark on Friday March 24 2017, @12:07AM

    by Gaaark (41) on Friday March 24 2017, @12:07AM (#483443) Journal

    Well, all this talk of expensive meat got me feeding my mealworms again: one stalk of celery divided between 2 farms and cut up. Not expensive.

    Popped a live mealworm into my mouth and chomped.

    Bleh... It is like poor man's corn: tastes like thick almost tasteless corn kernel-paste, but the outer 'shell' is tough chewing... I'm still chewing it. It does not dissolve away like when baked.
    Much tastier baked.

    Will have to sample some baked again, soon. Raw is not that tasty, IMHO.

    For meat, i like cruising for the 'eat for supper tonight' 50% off stuff.
    Learned how to cook Chinese rice, so may have to air Chinese mealworm rice with sriracha sauce... hmmm!!! :)

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