SOME DISEASES RELATED TO MEAT CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION AND BENEFITS OF VEGETARIANISM

SOME DISEASES RELATED TO MEAT CONSUMPTION

AND PRODUCTION AND BENEFITS OF VEGETARIANISM

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SOME DISEASES RELATED TO MEAT CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION: • Swine flu • Mad cow disease • Blue tongue disease • Pig's disease (PMWS) • E. coli • Listeriosis • Salmonella • Shellfish poisoning • Bird flu • Pre-eclampsia SOME OF THE COSTS OF MEAT EATING: HEART DISEASE • Over 17 million lives lost globally each year • Cost of cardiovascular disease is at least US$1 trillion a year CANCER • Over 1 million new colon cancer patients diagnosed each year • More than 600,000 colon cancer-related mortalities annually • In the United States alone, colon cancer treatment costs about US$6.5 billion. • Millions of people are newly diagnosed with other meat-related cancers every year. DIABETES • 246 million people affected worldwide • An estimated US$174 billion spent each year on treatment. OBESITY • Worldwide 1.6 billion adults are overweight with 400 million more who are obese • Costs US$93 billion each year for medical expenses in the United States alone. • At least 2.6 million people die annually from problems related to being overweight or obese ENVIRONMENTAL • Uses up to 70% of clean water • Pollutes most of the water bodies • Deforests the lungs of the Earth • Uses up to 43% of the world's cereal • Uses up to 85% of the world's soy • Causes world hunger & wars • 80% cause of global warming PLUS MORE…SOME BENEFITS OF A VEGETARIAN DIET: • Lowers blood pressure • Saves 80% of the cleared Amazonian rainforest from • Lowers cholesterol levels animal grazing • Reduces Type 2 diabetes • A solution for world hunger: • Prevents stroke conditions o Frees up 3.4 billion hectares of land • Reverses atherosclerosis o Frees up 760 million tons of grain every year • Reduces heart disease risk by 50% (half the world’s grain supply) • Reduces heart surgery risk by 80% • Consumes 1/3 fossil fuels of those used for meat • Prevents many forms of cancer production. • Stronger immune system • Reduces pollution from untreated animal waste • Increases life expectancy by up to 15 years • Maintains cleaner air • Higher IQ • Saves 4.5 tons of emissions per US household per year • Conserves up to 70% clean water • Stops 80% of global warming PLUS MORE…SAVE YOUR LIFE: EAT VEGGIE, BE HEALTHY!