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The Chinese government has outlined a plan to reduce its citizens’ meat consumption by 50%, in a move that climate campaigners hope will provide major heft in the effort to avoid runaway global warming.
New dietary guidelines drawn up by China’s health ministry recommend that the nation’s 1.3 billion population should consume between 40g to 75g of meat per person each day. The measures, released once every 10 years, are designed to improve public health but could also provide a significant cut to greenhouse gas emissions.
The meat industry, for its part, vehemently objects to the notion that Americans should be eating less meat. The North American Meat Institute has repeatedly questioned whether the nutrition panel should be allowed to include sustainability concerns in its recommendations, and challenged the notion that meat negatively impacts the environment.
"If our government believes Americans should factor sustainability into their choices, guidance should come from a panel of sustainability experts that understands the complexity of the issue," Barry Carpenter, the chief executive of The North American Meat Institute, said in a statement.
The official dietary guidelines, which are updated every five years, won't be released until later this year, after the department of Health and Human Services mulls over the advisory committee's recommendations. The panel's suggestions are, ultimately, suggestions, which the government doesn't have to act upon. But historically, the government has incorporated the panel's suggestions, especially those that recommend changes and updates, into its guidance.
If the government acts upon the panel's recommendations to suggest lower meat intake, the impact on the meat industry will be significant. While Americans don't necessarily heed the dietary guidelines ahead of each meal, the guidelines do influence prevalent health narratives. They also help dictate what is on the menu of federal feeding programs, like the school lunch program. - Washington post
originally posted by: YouSir
a reply to: supermilkman
Ummm...so I shouldn't have grilled those two rib eye steaks to medium rare perfection last night...?
Why...the latest study told me red meat is actually GOOD for me...
YouSir
Tapeworm infection is caused by eating the raw or undercooked meat of infected animals. Cattle usually carry Taenia saginata (T. saginata). Pigs carry Taenia solium (T. solium). In the human intestine, the young form of the tapeworm from the infected meat(larva) develops into the adult tapeworm. - medlineplus
I'm going to guess that you get the protein paste straight from the tap? Nom nom nom
originally posted by: supermilkman
a reply to: namelesss
You know what diet I find works well with me?
Water, orange juice, oats, protein paste, multivitamins.
Less is more.
Sometimes I pig out but then I feel gross when doing that.
originally posted by: Woodcarver
I'm going to guess that you get the protein paste straight from the tap? Nom nom nom
originally posted by: supermilkman
a reply to: namelesss
You know what diet I find works well with me?
Water, orange juice, oats, protein paste, multivitamins.
Less is more.
Sometimes I pig out but then I feel gross when doing that.
originally posted by: TerryDon79
a reply to: supermilkman
Meat isnt as life threatening as dihydrogen monoxide.
It causes thousands of deaths every year. It's colourless, odourless AND FDA approved. It's in almost everything (including meat and veggies) and I also bet it's in your astronaut food.
dihydrogen monoxide
originally posted by: supermilkman
a reply to: ketsuko
Being complacent puts other people and yourself at risk.
originally posted by: ketsuko
originally posted by: supermilkman
a reply to: ketsuko
Being complacent puts other people and yourself at risk.
Who said anything about complacent?
I am being realistic. Even getting out of bed in the morning has its risks. Nothing I do is safe. Everything could end up killing me.
At some point, a person has to strike a balance between being realistic about the risks and living a life. Constant paranoia and fear is not healthy either.
originally posted by: supermilkman
US nutritional panel suggests to cut back on meat
originally posted by: supermilkman
Well they should give an update that it's not safe.
You remember how construction workers used to use asbestos for insulation until they found out it was actually harmul? Same concept applies with all of this.