Search the site...

Dinger Dives in
  • Blog
  • About Me
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • About Me
  • Contact

Welcome

"Eating animals may have been crucial to our survival in the past. But now, it’s killing us."

5/23/2017

0 Comments

 
Mark Bittman, a former New York Times columnist and defender of sustainable food systems wrote a poignant op-ed in The New York Times May 21 about animal factory farming. 

In the article he recommends that the World Health Organization, who will select a new director general, tackle factory farming, a major threat to our health and environment. 

It's a short read, but here are a few notable factoids that stuck out: 
  • Factory farming operations generate more green house gas emissions than all forms of transportation combined. 
  • Meat eaters are responsible for twice the greenhouse gas emissions of people on plant-based diets.
  • In 2015 over half a million deaths were linked to diets high in processed and red meats. 
  • Superbugs are used among confined animals in factory farms. Humans unwittingly consume low doses of antibiotics from the meat they eat. As bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics, many may be powerless against pneumonia or urinary tract infections. ​
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Thanks for taking the time to explore this healthy & mind conscious food blog. It's a mix of vegetarian/vegan restaurant reviews, health food news, and recipes. I hope you find it interesting and keep coming back for more! 

    Archives

    July 2017
    May 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    September 2015

    Categories

    All
    Appetizer
    Asparagus
    Avocado
    Baked
    Bread
    Breakfast
    Buddha Bowl
    Butternut Squash
    Cabbage
    Cake
    Chocolate
    Dairyfree
    Dinner
    Diy Food
    Fall Foods
    Food Review
    Gluten Free
    Health Benefits
    Health Food News
    Homemade
    Hummus
    Irish Food
    Irish Soda Bread
    Jackfruit
    Low Fat
    Natural
    Organic
    Peanut Sauce
    Peas
    Protein
    Quick Recipes
    Quinoa
    Salad
    Seitan
    Side Dish
    Soup
    Soyfree
    Spices
    Spring Rolls
    Tacos
    Thanksgiving
    Tofu
    Turmeric
    Valentine's Day
    Vegan
    Vegan Drink
    Vegan Menu
    Vegan Shepherds Pie
    Vegetables
    Whole Foods Market
    Yogurt

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
Photos used under Creative Commons from backpackphotography, wuestenigel, Berries.com, Joe The Goat Farmer, barnimages.com, Frits Ahlefeldt, Hiking.org, Gabriel Kronisch, star5112, compassionconnect, RLHyde, nilswedding, symphony of love, jeffreyw, mainecooncastle, Infomastern, Studio Amore, SodexoUSA, Chatsy POP.H, thedailyenglishshow, Sean MacEntee, abcdz2000