Vegan
Although I am not a vegan and I do understand how Animal products are readily available and easy to produce, and the toll they take on our planet is devastating; veganism is the only way to save the planet and the people from the major health problems and environmental issues that pose a serious threat. With all the money that goes in to these industries many things are kept from the public unless you do research.
In the developed world, heart disease and cancer ravish the land and kill millions each year; heart disease alone kills approximately 17 million people each year and cancer, approximately 7.6 million each year (World Health Organization). Two of the top causes of death in the developing world are starvation, killing approximately 60 million people each year, and unclean drinking water which causes approximately 3.6 million people to die each year (World Food Program; United Nations Development Program). What ties these millions of yearly deaths together is the meat/dairy industry and the consumption of its products. The main goal of this paper will be to inform you, the reader, about how simple and healthy the solution to these serious issues is; how a vegan diet is the only option to save the planet and the people.
The simple solution to these serious issues is to remove the biggest contributor, the meat and dairy industries and their products, from this deadly equation. Although that sounds like an impossible task, to completely remove two billion dollar power-players in the food industry, but it is possible for you to do something. If just one person stops their intake of meat/dairy they are not only saving themselves but they are actually making a measurable difference in the fight against world hunger and disease; additionally, if that one person tells another who tells another, the difference made is even greater. This lifesaving, earth preserving diet is called a vegan diet; a follower of the diet, known as a vegan, is defined by Merriam-Webster
In the developed world, heart disease and cancer ravish the land and kill millions each year; heart disease alone kills approximately 17 million people each year and cancer, approximately 7.6 million each year (World Health Organization). Two of the top causes of death in the developing world are starvation, killing approximately 60 million people each year, and unclean drinking water which causes approximately 3.6 million people to die each year (World Food Program; United Nations Development Program). What ties these millions of yearly deaths together is the meat/dairy industry and the consumption of its products. The main goal of this paper will be to inform you, the reader, about how simple and healthy the solution to these serious issues is; how a vegan diet is the only option to save the planet and the people.
The simple solution to these serious issues is to remove the biggest contributor, the meat and dairy industries and their products, from this deadly equation. Although that sounds like an impossible task, to completely remove two billion dollar power-players in the food industry, but it is possible for you to do something. If just one person stops their intake of meat/dairy they are not only saving themselves but they are actually making a measurable difference in the fight against world hunger and disease; additionally, if that one person tells another who tells another, the difference made is even greater. This lifesaving, earth preserving diet is called a vegan diet; a follower of the diet, known as a vegan, is defined by Merriam-Webster
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