Wondering?

Yes ,and this is strange question for me

Yes I eat red meat, though in moderation, in comparison to white meat & fish.

Darkstar2 wrote: Yes I eat red meat, though in moderation, in comparison to white meat & fish.

hmmmmm , what is better than Vienna Schnitzel in this world

BTW, this topic is interesting it made me think of another potential topic, the new "impossible meat" trend. Of course too much red meat is not healthy (in theory), everything in moderation, however, it's been found now that those impossible meat products / alternatives are unhealthy, and even more so than real meat.

I'd perfer white meat.

I usually avoid meat but eat fish occasionally mainly on sundays .My dish is mostly with plenty of vegetavles and nuts. Red meat is not accepted in my community but many are interested in having that.But I like dishes made of chicken like biriyani.Anyway as research show white meat is more healthier than red meat most people are now turning towards white meat here.

I believe the eating of meat, particularly red meat, is a large factor in
people starving, climate change, and health issues.

We don't eat red meat (forbidden in our religion) but we eat fish daily and very fond of fish , I'm from Kolkata ( Formerly known as Calcutta) !

sabyasachi008 wrote: We don't eat red meat (forbidden in our religion) but we eat fish daily and very fond of fish , I'm from Kolkata ( Formerly known as Calcutta) !

Is the new name pronounced the same as the old name Calcutta?

valerie wrote:

sabyasachi008 wrote: We don't eat red meat (forbidden in our religion) but we eat fish daily and very fond of fish , I'm from Kolkata ( Formerly known as Calcutta) !

Is the new name pronounced the same as the old name Calcutta?

no .. Kol(Pronounce like ..col)-ka_ta

tasman1 wrote:

hmmmmm , what is better than Vienna Schnitzel in this world

Well you'd be surprised Besides, it's not like anybody should eat that on a daily basis, it's a fried food. There are healthier versions of that food though.

valerie wrote: I believe the eating of meat, particularly red meat, is a large factor in
people starving, climate change, and health issues.

I don't think so Valerie. It is GREED, WASTE, and LIFESTYLE that causes all the issues you mentioned.
For how long have humans been eating meat on this planet ? 50 million years ? 6 thousands ? 1 million ? 2000 ? The point is, for a long time. Even people in the scripture were eating meat. Of course in some religions it is specifically forbidden to eat certain types of main, and it's usually Pork. And people choose to be vegetarians because of the treatment of animals, not because of starvation, climate change, health issues..... There are health issues with vegetarians as well......... The meat itself is not the direct cause neither the consumption.

Yes there is starvation in the world, but let's look at what happens in North America mainly and some parts of Europe. WASTE !!!! A staggering % of the population is obese or above their ideal weight, people eat too bloody much - a lot of food is wasted. You have all you can eat buffet, food competitions, overly large portions, people who buy and consume more food in a day that can feed 30 people, people who over buy their groceries and end up throwing away a good part of it in waste !!! So much waste in the foods and beverage industry, do you know how much food gets thrown away ? all the while people are starving !

Health issues come from people who over consume, and who are not active, if you put FOOD as a priority in your life, you will get health issues, maybe not for some in the early part of your life, but it'll catch up to you eventually, there may be such a thing as miracle genes, but one day it'll catch up. I personally know some vegetarians who do not eat any meat and have had so many health issues, not related to their dietary habits.

As to health issues, there are very healthy people eating meat. If you over consume red meat, that's another story, but meat in moderation is not a problem - there are companies who work based on sustainable sources and practices, whilst other companies work against it. It's the GREED and PROCESSING of the food that has taken over. Companies are injecting animals with all kinds of poisons to make them fatter, bigger quicker, to make more $$$$.

Companies are the BIGGEST contributors to WASTE and CLIMATE CHANGE, because it is the bottom line that counts first, making shareholders happy means their business grows, means more money is generated. If all businesses practiced behaviour that contributes positively to climate change, they would make far less profits, hence the greed !
And second, consumers ! True that red meat can cause health issues, but so can many other foods, the list is quite long, and the TYPE of food preparation (fried, etc) and the QUANTITY of foods........You have people on YouTube posting food eating competition videos, like guy eats 100 hamburgers in 30 minutes. Now THAT......is waste, and I'm pretty sure that eating so much meat cannot be healthy for you. Some people are compulsive meat eaters.....

I'm not one of those wasters of food, I HATE to see ANY food wasted, so I get only what is necessary and meat consumption is in moderation- I also avoid the veggie alternatives to meat, those are much unhealthier than the actual meat, like the impossible CRAP they have on the market - Rich in fat, rich in salt, has additives, colouring and all kinds of crap.

Industrial practices, industrial waste and pollution, over consumption, waste, inactivity, THAT is what is contributing to our demise.

People in the scripture ate meat didn't they Valerie ? Industrial waste, greedy and non sustaining practices only came much later.THAT is the problem.

Yes I too agree with Darkstar that mans greed and industrialisation in large mount had caused all sorts of distress in humans but the cruelty towards animals cannot also be tolerated.if killed should be eaten otherwise dont harm animals .Veggies items are now a days not safe as it is impregnated with malicious chemicals which cannot be removed even by boiling.Man is omnivorous so nature has accepted his lust for both vegetarian and nonvegerarian foods everything in moderate is always fine.and it f in excess will turn poisonous

Even today there is not enough farming to feed the whole world,if one has to give up meat,many countries important agricultural products but at a cost that meat and fish is not expensive,people are still eating what they have been traditionally eating because its easily available in their part of the world,in many parts of the world marine life is dwindling because of overfishing for various purposes including eating,its not just religion that people dont eat meat,meat is being exported to other countries,places where meat was once eaten,people are breeding pigs pork is becoming the alternative,maybe religion does not prohibit pork,I was amazed when someone from Delhi told me in the state of Haryana in northern India which is a vegetarian state people are breeding pigs which never existed before,who is eating pigs in a vegetarian state where people dont even eat fish.

Perhaps you're not understanding what is happening?

We only have so much land on this planet. Most of our land is under water.
In fact, over 70% of our land is water.

When we MASS produce animals so we can eat them, in reality we are starving people.

To MASS produce animals takes a LOT of land. I won't even talk about inhumane cruelty to animals.

The land is becoming smaller and smaller for Agriculture crops.

Yes large greedy companies want people to keep that 'animal' taste in their mouth. All they care
about is money. They have the 'now' mentality and do not care about the future of their own
children.

When animals roam free, they breed at a normal rate. They die as nature intended.

What's happening is the obesity rate continues to increase. Extinction of animals continue.
Climate change is more rapid (animals contribute to methane in the air). Many people
starve due to lack of agriculture crop lands.

People are in fact eating wayyyy too much meat. If meat eaters would cut their consumption
in half, the world would see an amazing difference in everything including their own health.
If people would stop eating meat totally, they would be healthier.

In biblical times, there was meat eaters. But you know what? They were not MASS produced.
Their food was not full of antibiotics. The animals were for the most part, treated humanely.
A HUGE difference from today.

My mouth just doesn't like red meet, never done. I do like fish and chicken couple of times a year.

In some countries they eat crocodile,I think in a part of Australia chroc burger is a delicacy,it tastes like chicken,if you like chicken why not try chroc,no religion prohibits eating chroc,a UN report says the world had entered the sixth extinction on earth,more than a million different species on earth are on the verge of extinction most of them are marine life,most people here eat fish,its causing problems other species that are on the verge of extinction are wild animals,animals that contribute to common food products like pork beef chicken are not in the list of extinction;so if you are eating fish dont forget you are harming a specie that is on the verge of extinction

Yes i do eat red meat; And about 90% of all food i consume is organic (Can be quite expensive at times).

A couple of times i tried the vegan route, But mostly it only last for 3-6 months before i end up destroying the planet again!! (Sorry).

I'm a horrible person that also enjoy a nice Steak tartare on bread with raw egg yolk and capers


Denmark would lose a lot of it's welfare if we couldn't export our meat, Pork meat is big big business here.

Exactly thats what I am trying to say even if you dont eat meat,countries are exporting meat it brings in a lot of money,killing a animal is bad and your religion does not permit eating meat,but your religion does not mind killing a animal and exporting it for money.

valerie wrote: Perhaps you're not understanding what is happening?

We only have so much land on this planet. Most of our land is under water.
In fact, over 70% of our land is water.

When we MASS produce animals so we can eat them, in reality we are starving people.

To MASS produce animals takes a LOT of land. I won't even talk about inhumane cruelty to animals.

The land is becoming smaller and smaller for Agriculture crops.

Yes large greedy companies want people to keep that 'animal' taste in their mouth. All they care
about is money. They have the 'now' mentality and do not care about the future of their own
children.

When animals roam free, they breed at a normal rate. They die as nature intended.

What's happening is the obesity rate continues to increase. Extinction of animals continue.
Climate change is more rapid (animals contribute to methane in the air). Many people
starve due to lack of agriculture crop lands.

People are in fact eating wayyyy too much meat. If meat eaters would cut their consumption
in half, the world would see an amazing difference in everything including their own health.
If people would stop eating meat totally, they would be healthier.

In biblical times, there was meat eaters. But you know what? They were not MASS produced.
Their food was not full of antibiotics. The animals were for the most part, treated humanely.
A HUGE difference from today.

Quite an interesting topic. Meat is not exactly unhealthy for you, But more of a waste product it takes longer for your body to get rid of.

Obesity is really a major problem worldwide and not least in the US, It always hits me how much bigger Americans are in general(Not that we don't have obese people ourselves) compared to when i'm cruising the streets in Denmark.

Fast food chains in the US are so cheap that even if you eat Breakfast, Lunch and supper at Mcdonalds, 1 single burger would be at about the same price over here as all 3 meals combined in the US.

I'm not trying to mock anyone, But the the US is always XXXXL (Everything needs to be 5x bigger).