The Great Plant-Based Con: Why eating a plants-only diet won't improve your health or save the planet

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What is very important to take from this book- support local farmers (meateater or not), eat with the seasons if possible. She laments “the demonisation of meat and dairy”, but in attacking those who raise concerns she further stokes the culture war she professes to despise. Even if we take the highest estimate, the CO2 cost of a serving of beef is utterly dwarfed by the per-person CO2 cost of the flight (1.

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This brusque eye and tart tongue report on such set pieces as VE Day and George VI’s funeral as well as his own knotty love life, the theatrical world he was introduced to by Terence Rattigan, daily politics, any number of royals – major and minor – and his deaf chef. We must advise you at the point of collecting your personal data that it is a required field, and the consequences of not providing the personal data is that we cannot provide this service to you. There is archaeological evidence of monks living there from the late 600s, in distinctive stone beehive huts, but tradition puts them there early in the century.

Jayne Buxton's compelling read THE PLANT-BASED CON challenges the 'plant-biased' narrative sweeping across the globe and embedding itself into the very fabric of our society. The author is not in any way a dietician, doctor or any kind of health expert at all, she has a master's in creative writing (this came in very handy for all the creative mental gymnastics in this book to make people feel better about their current diet) and is more notably known for a mediocre chick-flick type novel. Lumping the UK in with global figures for countries with vastly different farming practices means that some of the good news gets lost. The ITV chat show hosted a segment on Tuesday morning's episode (June 14) to discuss the argument of whether a vegan diet is really the best option for our bodies and the planet.

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The thing about the data for red meat is that, via epidemiological studies, it has been lumped together with other aspects of an unhealthy diet, such as the excess consumption of processed carbohydrates. Second, it fuels the perception that all plant-based foods are healthier than all animal-derived ones, which is not always true. If you have a lingering feeling that meat, eggs and dairy are bad for you, you might be suffering from a hangover from the demonisation of cholesterol in the 1950s. The hypocrisy of it is enraging, not least since the world’s farmers urgently need support to face the climate challenge – and because many, unlike this book, are striving to make the necessary change in an inclusive, not divisive, way. In the UK, meanwhile, as wheat yields doubled between 1970 and today, the number of farmland birds decreased by 54 per cent, according to the National Biodiversity Network.Buxton acknowledges Belinda Fettke’s work in tracing the intricate web of the SDA’s activities, which includes ownership of Sanitarium, Australia’s largest cereal maker. Yet the cumulative effect of the arguments put forward by plant-based food advocates is to condition people into thinking that swapping all animal foods will make a significant difference in our quest to reduce emissions and fight climate change.

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Next January (well, there’s nothing to stop you from starting this February, actually), instead of eating artificial meat substitutes and vegan cupcakes for a month, why not add a new type of plant to your diet every day?If people replace fish, meat, eggs and cheese with plant-based ultra-processed foods, it might actually do us – and the planet – more harm than good. She thinks we should all be grateful to animal rights activists, vegans and vegetarians for highlighting these issues. It has grown in popularity due to a combination of issues surrounding animal welfare, the environment and human health. When we approached the Vegan Society for comment, a spokesperson said: “From a health point of view, a well-planned vegan diet can support healthy living in people of all ages, including during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Animal welfare is the issue that turns many off meat: full disclosure, it’s why I haven’t eaten it for six years.