How To Opt Out Of Animal Agriculture And Live Plant-Based
It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that appropriately planned vegan diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases.
DARYL ELLIOTT: ‘With the climate generally growing warmer, and with animal agriculture contributing more than its fair share of greenhouse gases and other pollutants to the environment, more and more environmentalists and people in general are going plant-based… First, let’s get into a comparison between what it means to live as a vegan versus what it means to adopt a plant-based diet. Veganism is a lifestyle of avoiding all animal use for food, clothing, entertainment, experiments, and other purposes. The actions surrounding eating a plant-based diet addresses only the dietary aspect of the full set of issues that pertain to veganism.
The motivations for adopting a plant-based diet are environmental and health, while the motivation for adopting veganism are more centered on living ethically to not use animals — the environmental impact reduction and health benefits being mere side rewards. Is a Plant-Based Diet Healthful? The short answer is yes… The American Dietetic Association believes so. “It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that appropriately planned … vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases”…
Many people are now questioning if an animal’s life — actually, hundreds or even thousands of them over time — is worth the intermittent ephemeral pleasure of the palette… Having supported countless people through this transition over the nearly past four decades, I can confidently say that there are usually three stages a person experiences in going vegan. The first is how daunting a task it appears at first, the second is how easy it is to live vegan, and the third experience is how the people had wished they had made the transition sooner’. SOURCE…
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