why I am vegetarian but do not recommend it for everyone / why I won't ever go vegan

[belenen]

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Some facts:
1) Eating farmed meat is bad for the environment because it is usually done in a way that is an unsustainable overuse of resources.
2) Being vegan can actually be worse for the environment than not, due to the way a

Comments

[miss_ljv]

Good post! I think a lot of people are grossly misinformed about meat consumption. I have one particular LJ friend who was raised on a farm and told me verbatim that a vegetarian diet is willingly choosing to live like a person in the third world

[brittdreams]

Thanks for this incredibly detailed post. It's something I think about a lot because I teach environmental science and students often ask me why I'm not vegetarian or vegan. My goal (except right now as I try to churn through Thanksgiving leftovers) is to be vegetarian before dinner, which is inspired by Mark Bittmen's VB6 (vegan before 6pm) eating strategy. I hadn't thought at all about supplements though so thanks for getting me to think about it! Do you have any brands for supplements that you'd recommend?