What if Cows were NOT Bad for the Planet?

[@WhatIveLearned]

🥩🌎RESPONSE to a popular youtuber attempting to "debunk" my Eating less meat won't save the planet video: www.patreon.com/posts/51285771 🐄🌎 ・There was a lot of positive comments but also a lot more than usual negative comments on my last video. And... I hear you guys - I realize my mistake and I am sorry I forgot to include a Simpsons clip in that video. I did include one image of a newspaper from the Simpsons for a brief moment but I realize that wasn't enough. You'll be happy to see the Simpsons clips back and well in this video.

[@Xikini]

lmfao

[@xero7307]

Oh thank God.

[@N.A.M.LazyCloud]

I just hope you've learned your lesson

[@playfulpottery6399]

WE DEMAND MORE SIMPSON CLIPS!!!

[@Diablo-D3]

I knew the last video was missing something, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it

[@Zetraxes]

I learned from this video that if we complain enough we get more videos

[@uhwhat4400]

Squeaky wheel gets the grease

[@prntm926]

@Bub Gunther Robertson aaahh 😂

[@sheknows9704]

AND FAST!

[@TimBitts649]

I learned from this video: "Only Rosie O'Donell"

[@Senpai-dm9mt]

And this video was horrible. Please, can I have another?

[@LucasTigy2]

on the point of food waste, one of my local grocery stores started taking the "ugly" produce and cutting them up into vegetable trays at a discount. i feel like it's kind of a genius idea as you could cut out some of the blemishes which would waste less food while still making some money back on the investment instead of just tossing it all away. it's a situation where everybody actually wins in some way. it's one of those ideas that seems so simple that i wonder why no one has thought of it before.

[@jacobblanton5179]

Grocers and produce sellers have likely been doing that for centuries, you just never noticed during your previous trips to the supermarket

[@LucasTigy2]

@@jacobblanton5179 that's true, but it seemed like they were promoting it more by sticking it out in the aisle instead of burying it in the back. also, growing up, we divided the grocery list up between the family and i was never in charge of the produce section so i probably would never have noticed unless i was really looking

[@Kello1231]

A person needs to process those veg. Costs the grocery store money. From an economic, not ethical, standpoint, it might make sense in some situations to just toss out the food.

[@angelr194]

I'm still amazed how much food US citizens waste... In countries like Mexico there is a "second hand market" for "unsellable food" (has marks, bruises, spots, etc.)

[@LeFlamel]

Compost is still a thing regardless of how much you throw out...

[@loganw861]

A video on how regenerative agriculture will save our soil from death caused by monocrop farming would be a great addition to this series. In which, ruminants play a crucial role in maintaining healthy soil which also sequesters carbon and preserves the ability of soil to produce crops. Ruminants, like cows, are key to creating nutrient rich soil out of dirt; essentially turning marginal land into usable farming land for crops.

[@MatthewVanston]

Ah yes, you mean the medieval three-year rotation? It was pretty effective and healthy for the soil if I'm correct.

[@tom4412]

@@MatthewVanston that relied on manure from grazing livestock I believe.

[@MatthewVanston]

@@tom4412 Yes. 1/3 of land was harvested, another 3rd was let to rest and the last 3rd was fertilized by manure. These 3rds swap roles each year every three years.

[@sking2173]

@@MatthewVanston - We planted clover in the “rest year” ...

[@user-qp6lj6gu7s]

You guys should check out the video "How to green the world's deserts and reverse climate change | Allan Savory", it's a ted talk available here on KZbin. He talks about how having herds or large animals roam the area is greatly beneficial. I also think anyone interested in clever solutions for farming and rotations the video "How We Raise Milk Fed Pastured Pork on Our Permaculture Farm " is worth a watch as well.

[@pedromigueljorgeoliveira319]

Food waste really deserves its own video

[@jwen2528]

didn't you comment this on the other video too?

[@25kgplantsmake1kgbeefmosts4]

Watch unnatural vegan's video entitled "what I've learned doesn't read his own sources" Also "what I've learned is lying to you"🍎

[@Django45]

@@25kgplantsmake1kgbeefmosts4 the second ad hominem line is what people use to push their own agendas.

[@Anna-mv4ww]

His own sources contradicted what he says, watch unnatural vegan's channel to see where he lied and misrepresented the data

[@CruzMonrreal]

@@Anna-mv4ww I admite your dedication, but spamming the same comment in every thread doesn't help your cause...

[@maracachucho8701]

Imagine when they find out how much water a pound of fish needs to grow.

[@getlonley4823]

yes thats the worst

[@getlonley4823]

we have to stopp all animals and all plants, both cause methane 🧐

[@getlonley4823]

@@interesant7 do you think dominion is the truth, about the world. and what do you think if human animals suffer pain

[@jakelee7083]

@@interesant7 Ah yes. Feel free to restate those points here.

[@superawsomefabul0uspingas338]

@@interesant7 Eat dominion

[@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2]

Farmers are the most underrated people.

[@waterandafter]

Farmers are selling out to large corporations.

[@pianoman7753]

@@waterandafter theyre facing fewer and fewer options to sell out or to go under due to tight regulations and restrictions mandated by suffocating laws

[@pianoman7753]

Farmers are literally the most useful types of people for the longest times in humanity but of course we screw them over for profit

[@pianoman7753]

Even though we depended on them for survival for a time

[@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2]

@@pianoman7753 Yes .... and now farmer barely exist, replaced by corporations. Our new owners If the population are cows .... then the corporations are the new farmers .... I laugh, but this is dangerous.

[@Darnabymom]

I can't say enough how much I appreciate both of you for putting this out there for the thought provoking discussions on how we all can make a difference.

[@matthewmartel9295]

"Cowspiracy" is a play on word? It's not about cows being pirates?

[@FreeToBe339]

that's crazy, right

[@My0Key]

It is about making cow bootlegs

[@perkele48]

Thats what they want you to think.

[@sigvardbjorkman]

Mooarrrrgh Mooney in the cowfers!

[@overtlybiased]

This is the documentary we needed

[@chrisc3797]

I remember some chump info-graphic saying Broccoli had more protein per calorie than Beef, therefore Broccoli is better for protein than Steak. Even if was the case, it would mean that instead of eating a 300g steak, you'd have to eat 3kg of Broccoli. It was beyond misleading. Broccoli is great, but for easily attainable daily protein it is not. People who have an agenda just spin data to manipulate rather than use it to help to understand.

[@MatthewVanston]

Exactly. You'll just get sick trying to get your daily nutritional amount by feeding on just broccoli.

[@limathecat]

True.. Which we also cant really fully digest like meat based food, not even to speak about the quality of absorption of the protein. ✌🏼

[@PungeonMon]

I would just use a vegan protein shake Like a normal human being Eating a crazy amount of protein is just too much work with cooking

[@thesparks00]

HHAHAHHHA

[@wobblybobengland]

That's about it, Gorilla eat mounds of leafy greens and no meat and they are harder than you and your dad put together.

[@redcrown5070]

What really irritates me is how markets THROW AWAY a significant amount of food and (at least in my country) is illegal for poor people to pick it up. Now I agree that eating a rotten piece of meat is a bad idea but come on, I see lots of goodies still packaged being thrown away because they reached an expiration date

[@jahzzy]

If you live in the US you can thank the FDA and some Karen filing a lawsuit for that.

[@kayo5011]

@@jahzzy also companies lobbying against those changes

[@edwardroh89]

@@kayo5011 correct. and also similar to how currently the meat industry is spending millions, more than oil on lobbying efforts right now. and just like history has shown, doing the same tactics like oil and tobacco companies have done with funding the fringe researcher who aligns with their desired viewpoints and fire researchers who have discovered that their products actually do harm/environment. Tobacco companies got caught red-handed doing this but here we go again...

[@doopness785]

About 40% of all food produced in the US is discarded

[@NinjaMan47]

At least having mandatory composting of non-meats seems a no-brainer. The amount of produce and veggies just thrown into the landfills is a tragedy.

[@rithvighachandrasekaran6960]

Just to add to the "India needs to adopt a more efficient dairy production system" statement, native cow breeds in India hold high cultural value to the people and these breeds have evolved to be able to withstand the harsh climatic conditions here. In comparison, Jersey cows ( the most popular foreign breed in India ) struggle to dissipate heat since the hot conditions in India are nowhere close to their natural environment. Also, there are many health risks associated with the A1 type milk that jersey cows make. From an environmental perspective, replacing native breeds will make a difference in GHG emissions like you said, but it should be noted that native breeds eat about half of what Jersey cows eat in a day. Using native breeds protects them from extinction and that's what I think should be considered important.

[@mistahkurtz2351]

Isn't "efficient dairy production system" just a euphemism for factory farms? I don't see how a farmer could produce milk more efficiently (by whatever metric: cost, land, water, feed, etc.) than keeping the cows in a steel shed, giving hormones to grow quicker, antibiotics to stop them getting sick in crammed conditions. So if Indians want to preserve their native breeds, they could still optimise other variables by going for a mechanised factory farm approach. The other option is to stop drinking cow milk, butter, ghee, etc. and instead rewild these cows into their natural habitat. That would be the ultimate form of respect, since that way the cows can live on their own terms independent of humans.

[@kaydenl6836]

@@mistahkurtz2351 “respect” that’s not respect, that’s sending them to their deaths for zero reason. Waste. Waste isn’t respectful. You know nothing about agriculture, specifically diary farming, if you think stressed, confined cows are efficient at all.

[@mistahkurtz2351]

@@kaydenl6836 What makes factory farming efficient are the hormones, vaccines and antibiotics that allows cramming the animals together without them getting sick in the few years they are profitable. It actually a delusion that it is possible to meet the demand for dairy, beef, pork WITHOUT factory farms. Free ranging takes vastly more land, and without hormones or antibiotics makes the process even less efficient. So my point is that people who want to eat meat / drink milk in the 21st century need to embrace the ruthless efficiency of factory farms instead of holding on to a delusion of "happy cows". If people do not want to be involved in the sadism of factory farms then they shouldn't be consuming animal products in the first place.

[@mistahkurtz2351]

@LBC Ulrica Free ranging cows requires vastly more land, and often the farmers use government land to graze their cows. This cause loss of biodiversity in these regions as the cows compete with native fauna, and the humans will kill any native predator that threatens their income. As I mention in my above post, factory farms use vaccines, hormones and antibiotics so that a cow can grow quicker, without getting sick compared to their natural environment. You can use Google (or your favourite search engine) to find: 1) How much land there is on Earth; 2) How much land a single cow requires in its natural lifecycle; 3) How much milk a cow "naturally" produces; 4) How much meat/dairy is consumed per capita in the developed world; 5) The world's current population. Then using this information you would have gathered it is pretty obvious that it is impossible to feed billions of people with grassfed beef, ahimsa milk, or whatever other excuse to think you are morally superior to factory farms. Finally if you want to talk about what nature "designed", I'm sure you can acknowledge the absurdity of fully grown adults suckling the teat of a ruminant. Mammals don't need to drink milk after they start eating solid food. So you are using an appeal to nature to justify a very unnatural behaviour.

[@mistahkurtz2351]

@@kaydenl6836 Also how is a cow dying in the wild a "waste"? That cow will feed the leopards, jackals and vultures. Fungi will decompose whatever is left into soil for the plants. Nothing is wasted if you look at the ecosystem as a whole. We can only apply the concept of "waste" to manmade creations. And yes, I would argue it is more respectful to give the animal freedom than keep it in captivity forever. There is nothing wasteful about it, unless you view the animals as your property (i.e. slaves) which is not respectful.

[@atherasia]

"If it were for calories, we should drink Coca-Cola only." I could see a menacing dystopian future where we only consume Coke just from that line.

[@cyrusol]

Sugar shot directly into the vains! Haha!

[@_Hal9000]

2022 soylent green

[@meat3855]

Coke tastes like dirt nowadays.

[@lyingpancake95]

Idiocracy made a whole movie out of that.

[@SomethinAintRightHere]

Like brondo?

[@JayOKProd]

Really appreciate this extended interview cut. I think a lot of misinformation tends to happen when media focuses on new research data but never the corrections that happens afterward

[@ulforcemegamon3094]

There is a reason why the replication crisis is still going on

[@curiosity1324]

POV: you just finished the first meat video and now you're surprised to find a 50 minute long documentary to chew on

[@thepastaprogenitor851]

You caught me

[@MrStumpson]

Crap, it is 50 minutes... Well, here we go

[@MrStumpson]

@@preguntate181 Animal abuse, and it being labeled as a climate issue, are two very different things. How we treat livestock definitely needs to change, but blaming livestock for climate issues is not nearly as troublesome as its been made out to be. That's what this video is discussing.

[@Ok-fj4mv]

@@preguntate181 me who abuses my "pets": Oh baby I'm sorry but I'm already doing it for free.

[@XDarkGreyX]

Ouch

[@cal6741]

3:53 “Everybody who has a beef with livestock...” I have more respect for people who use puns

[@isaacbejjani5116]

Yea, don't touch our steak, unless you want beef!

[@zelitc]

He totally owned it as well lol, no self-aware quip afterwards.

[@lwmaynard5180]

Don't mess with beef, you will hit the reef and suffer grief. ? ? Seek relief.

[@Davued00]

My biggest question is: What part of produced meat really comes from livestock living on the mentioned grasslands, and what part is coming from mass production where the animals are being fed raised plants? And what part of the food being fed to animals contains non-human-edible food as a sideproduct?

[@neleawest7196]

Actually, in usa it is very common for cows to live their first year of life on grassland. Then more than 70 percent (for pigs and chickens it is almost 100 percent) get shipped to factory farms to there be fed a very calorie dense diet until they get slaughtered

[@parkerreese7471]

It is truly sad, as a proud farmer, knowing that people are lacking so much knowledge about how food is produced. It would be very wise if the government could make programs to get city people and farmers to communicate on where food actually comes from.

[@madensmith7014]

The cobs from corn, the stalks from wheat and rice, nutshells etc, while technically come from plants that are grown for human consumption, they are human inedible byproducts of plants that are commonly used as feed for livestock

[@aaronwernz5788]

I am a farmer, and you must remember that grown grain such as corn is a lot more expensive than grass or other biomass. A farmer, I suppose could only feed cows processed feed from corn but it would be extremely expensive and unproductive. Remember a farmer usually earns more buy producing more with less. Deferent farmers feed in different ways, but the goal is to usually just feed them the higher energy and expensive feeds at just the right time at the right amount to what they call finishing out. The ultimate goal is virtually always to find a way to produce more with less because you must remember the farmer has to pay for the feed. It’s the same with growing the grain. I do put chemicals and fertilizers on my fields but probably at a far lower rate than many people put on there yard, because I spend a lot of money on testing and special equipment to try and only put on the amounts that give returns. The survival of a farmer is very much connected to there ability to lower input use while maintaining production. Farmers have learned to do this extremely well in the first world that is why we have several generations of people that do not know real hunger due to there not being enough food to feed everyone. In fact farmers have done there job so well that many city people have virtually no idea how there food is produced, that is why it has became so easy for big industries to lie to them to try and get them to spend more money on food that is really no different or “safer”, or “greener” ultimately than any other food they find in the grocery store.

[@johnc.8298]

He addressed this already. He stated something like two years or more in open spaces then finished for four months in a feedlot on corn and grains.

[@MrJohannson]

You'll own nothing and you'll be happy. Does anyone really think the super elite will give up meat? Beef for me, but not for thee

[@-haclong2366]

It's weird, when I hear someone complain about the elites I somehow immediately think that they're right-wingers, something fishy is going on...

[@pedclarkemobile]

@@-haclong2366 why right-wing as opposed to left? Left-wing ideology is critical of elites of capitalism- owners of means of production.

[@seaweedfromthenorth9758]

@Interesant I do. And for someone who's name translates into interesting, you haven't brought anything interesting.

[@mediaguyking7045]

I don't really care, we should do things because we want to and because is the right thing to do

[@purpose6113]

If only people looked into the great reset

[@LeMeccerino]

Watch this get built upon even further after the next backlash and this becomes a full-length documentary. I'm all for this e-drama.

[@GaryHighFruit]

Get a life.

[@thefool1086]

No.

[@lauvelita3369]

Way more productive than Tati and James

[@congratulationsmerry6386]

true same here i just wanna watch them fight while im here eating vegetables and Meat

[@superawsomefabul0uspingas338]

The Dude Big Brain

[@jajdude]

We have to stop blaming the cows. They are udderly tired of it. No wonder they're so moody. The steaks are high in this. I don't have a beef with anyone. We have to stop milking the system. OK, enough puns, it's pasture bedtime.

[@annieridesagain3867]

Lol , this is one comment I will remember!

[@Koreenth]

Lol

[@haemind]

Love you dad

[@denominagainatedableus13ye5]

Don't persuade me into copying your comment.

[@thomashughes4859]

He certainly grabbed this concept by the horns. Of course the vegans may tan his hide, but I'm betting my chips that he'll liver another day! 😏

[@salmanbehen4384]

_Numbers confess to anything if you crunch them enough_ -some guy on your previous video

[@wreagfe]

Actually originally coined by Ronald Coase: "If you torture the data enough, they will confess to anything."

[@BN-ff3nw]

Like jumping between US and global numbers depending on when it fits your narrative? For example criticising using the global percentage of GHG emissions for animal agriculture when the US is lower percentage wise (although still higher in TOTAL numbers than most countries as the combined GHG emissions of the US are so much higher!) and then citing the GLOBAL number of 90 % of non human edible feed (i. e. mostly grass) fed to ruminants when 97 % of livestock in the US is grain-fed, meaning fed a diet of mostly human edible grains (corn, soy) in their "finishing stage"? By the way: That's the reason Dr. Mitloehner can be so proud of the efficiency of the US beef herd, "producing 18 % of the world's beef with 6 % of the world's beef herd": Because the US cattle is fed an unnatural diet of human edible grains in CAFOs to grow fast. If 90 % of the US beef herd would be grass-fed, corresponding to the global number he is co-opting, the US would have a much bigger beef herd including higher GHG emissions from methane etc.

[@sansfreedom1629]

@@BN-ff3nw 🍔

[@CarlosAM1]

@@BN-ff3nw this was an interesting read but I do have to ask, do you have a source for the 97%? I wanna read more on this

[@snintendog]

@@CarlosAM1 they cant they just parrot Facebook Fake news all day long these Flat earth vegans.

[@makegeorgeorwellfictionaga9268]

Thanks for the counter argument, the idea of cows causing most pullution is the most absurd thing I have ever heard

[@life-hardenedschoolstudent2284]

The _beef_ between WIL and Vegans would be _juicy_

[@miguelmartin901]

But like in a rotten way

[@Purplesquigglystripe]

Really though, it's not against vegans (they have their personal reasons), it's against people who believe that not eating burgers will save the planet.

[@snintendog]

@@Purplesquigglystripe they typically are one in the same.

[@Zomfoo]

@@Purplesquigglystripe Poor reasons.

[@koffz-nl2118]

I see what you did there

[@twistedstrength.]

Keep doing your thing man. I appreciate someone with your reach finally addressing this issue. 👍

[@denniskarlsson7121]

Issue is that just 1 minute in he is already siding with a known benefactor of the agricultural sector. Mitloehner is known to be lobbied by ranchers to downplay their impact on global warming. Pretty much the exact same thing that happened when cigarette companies paid off researchers to downplay the negative effects of smokes.

[@vik_versus8003]

The calorie comparison discussion around 22:40 is really important. It has already been noticed that the obesity crisis began with the 3 meal per day / food pyramid narratives

[@P4r4k]

what would be a correct food pyramid, if the idea even is correct?

[@jonchapman6821]

@@P4r4k Take the existing pyramid and literally invert it. Edit: I’m talking about the original Swedish pyramid.

[@SoundBottles]

@@jonchapman6821 so sugar as the base??

[@cheeseyboy2121]

@@P4r4k well if you sent of a species specific diet you only need meat and animal products, carbon testing showed our ancestors used to eat a 80%+ meat based diet.

[@Django45]

I am currently reading a book on how to combat obesity which is pretty interesting and discusses the drivers of it and many of the choices that were made by the "powers that be" without evidence to change our lifestyles which basically caused obesity. Like pushing low fat (high carb) diets, villainizing fats in general and pushing us into processed carbohydrate foods (the pyramid is a part of that). The book is called "The Obesity Code" by Dr. Jason Fung. I recommend it highly. Calorie is not a calorie no matter what. the hormonal responses to different foods have major impacts on how that calorie impacts our body.

[@tinalusiany]

1.30 in Japan. And you upload? Okay. Gotta watch

[@WhatIveLearned]

Started to get really sleepy trying to come up with the perfect text for the thumbnail then I just said screw it and went with "COW"

[@Emerardo]

@Danilo Alves dont care xd

[@AshAlmighty123]

@@Emerardo savage

[@Athanatoi]

00.09 in Indonesia

[@thanosal-titan]

@@Athanatoi Ngapain woy

[@kingrojin7692]

Love how the thumbnail just says "COW"

[@sunoklee2046]

Thanks

[@WhatIveLearned]

Thank you for the support!

[@brownbear315]

Don't worry guys this isn't a one-sided oversimplification of an incredibly complicated and far-reaching topic. I hope people do their own research and listen to more than a single source. Two videos with that same source and no deep dive into the claims. Pushing a narrative is fine but far from a complete story. Let's all work to be better informed and not succumb to confirmation bias. That said I am glad there are researchers who are working hard on both sides of this topic.

[@MeidoInHebun]

Very well said. In the end people will watch whatever confirms their beliefs and tells them their current lifestyles don't need to change.

[@Mede_N]

👍 thanks

[@kintokisa]

He didn't change source, but there's some arguments that are new, and works against the negative comments of his previous video

[@myykkoll]

What I've Learned loved the drama so much he had to go back for seconds, haha!

[@mrshadow7738]

@Andrew H Vegans

[@havierlango2621]

@@JackAttackMMA 37:55 might answer one of your pre-conceived notion

[@robbugati1954]

WhutI'veLrnd deletes all comments that debunks lies in these videos. Also "drama" brings views and money, he should be ignored...

[@myykkoll]

@@robbugati1954 then ignore him 4head

[@dsakurai]

@@JackAttackMMA I'll eat my burgers with shame! Mm.. burgers...

[@joshjones6072]

I have always thought the anti-meat movement was genocidal against indigenous people and less well off people. Look at the obesity in native populations and other populations too. I always hated fry bread. It was a survival food for my ancestors, sure, wheat flour and oil provided by the military to native americans on reservations. But as soon as they were out of there they went back to hunting and sheep herding for protein and dense nutrients. You just have to eat too much starchy grains if you're stuck so poor. Diabetes and obesity is inevitable with too much fry bread. My family didn't listen and stuck with the traditional diet of our ancestors. We're not tired and anxious with diabetes and overweight. We're healthy and quick. And we don't eat that much meat, but not that much bread either.

[@Ash_Wen-li]

The oil most likely wasn't processed vegetable oil either...

[@MarekArawn]

Fully agree. And how would Mr. Vegan Meister assure affordable prices for vegetables and fruit in Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, just to name a few? Transportation costs already make fresh vegetables obscenely expensive.

[@jonm3131]

This is the dumbest thing ive ever read

[@mitchelledgecomb4086]

Yes, obesity from eating red meat for decades. The only reason alternative meat is more expensive is because of state subsidies which will change in the future

[@niceadz6164]

@@mitchelledgecomb4086 you can't get obese from eating red meat. It's almost humanly impossible. You need carbs which have a negative effect on Leptin, your hunger hormone. Whilst it's a positive effect initially, it's a harder effect after a short time and many will be hungry after only a few hours. Hence the current obesity epidemic is down to an increase of carbs and a decrease of meat

[@aidandm5987]

dude i love how you responded to your critics with more FACTS! such a boss move😂 been subscribed for years keep up the good work

[@SleepEludesMe647]

The land use stuff is pretty legit but I feel like the larger culprit is real estate, not farming. I know that in my country there are people who take advantage of the poverty of farmers to buy their land and convert it to tourist spots and subdivisions. Oh and car-centric transportation systems who’s only solution to traffic is to build additional lanes and roads instead of making more efficient use of the road that’s there 🙃

[@connordrake5713]

LOUDER. They blame cows so that the land that was used in agriculture will be converted to real estate. Now I see the bigger picture.

[@ConciousAd]

I think I live in this country you're talking about... kinda sad

[@braincell4536]

Philippines?

[@HeyMomonia]

@@connordrake5713 Damn now that i think about it it makes so much sense

[@EliT347]

This is why urbanization isn't really the best way to make room for new humans.

[@michieldebaets9530]

Definitely should have talked to more than just the one expert.

[@slowlynow9]

I agree. I also agree with the one expert though too lol

[@elmotociclista9296]

Incidentally that expert Is working on a "sustainable livestock" thing... But Lets face It, nothing at an industrialized level called sustainable is so.

[@snintendog]

@@elmotociclista9296 water would like to talk to you same with 2nd grade science.

[@elmotociclista9296]

@@snintendog thanks language expert

[@brianmiller2546]

He probably did but found out no one else in the scientific community actually agrees with this dudes cherry picking of stats.

[@Mr_Kyle_]

The food waste numbers are staggering! I wonder how much of that waste is from creating "food" like refined sugar and high fructose corn syrup and canola oil - edible items that aren't even food at all and are directly responsible for rampant metabolic disease.

[@SahnigReingeloetet]

Yeah just think about it, all the hydrogenated fats/oils, processed wheat, refined sugar, high fructose corn syrup. If you go into a supermarket that‘s I feel like 95% of the „food“ there, none of which is healthy and none of which we should eat. That‘s energy, time, money, and resources WASTED.

[@renderproductions1032]

I found 25Mega watt hours of electricity per tonne of sugar refined. (Irena.com)

[@renderproductions1032]

25 kilo watt hours per tonne of sugar refined is what I found.

[@alwaysme_t]

Imagine when people start to care about how much water Avacados use.

[@chrisdiprose]

and almonds .. they grow most of them in a desert for gods sake!

[@JewTube001]

@@chrisdiprose you can't even grow almonds in tropical regions. they're kind of a 'desert oasis' crop, it's probably what makes them so valuable and wanted.

[@chrisdiprose]

@@JewTube001 how much water does it take to grow almonds ?

[@TUG657]

Nothing compared to beef… this is a fallacy argument. By the way don’t take any information from this guy, he doesn’t even read properly his own studies he chary picks.

[@diegoseba12]

@@TUG657 "Nothing" yeah keep telling yourself that if it helps you sleep at night.

[@naibgulam2336]

What I've Learned is really taking this "beef" against vegans to another level

[@jahlasam]

with those unbalanced, moronic and cherry picked rebuttals, he needs to. edit: guess i was misunderstood, i was talking about those debunking videos

[@erex9875]

@@jahlasam elaborate

[@nioxic77]

@@jahlasam Go read some epidemiological studies, so you can sleep well tonight.

[@konan8353]

@@jahlasam I would genuinely like to hear if you think he is incorrect about some of the info and why he's incorrect, so that I don't spread misinfo

[@jahlasam]

@@erex9875 ok i didnt make myself clear, i was talking about the "debunkers"

[@innertuber4049]

I like how he brought up the nutrient famines.

[@Anna-mv4ww]

Watch unnatural vegan's video entitled "what I've learned doesn't read his own sources" Also "what I've learned is lying to you" His own sources contratricts what he says, watch unnatural vegan's channel to see where he lied and misrepresented data

[@innertuber4049]

@@Anna-mv4ww my dude, I just said I liked a particular part. People don't talk about it enough.

[@ruschev2]

@@Anna-mv4ww watch sveriges videos where he exposes veganisms anti human roots and how suicidal the diet is

[@MiggsMultiple]

@twentyfivekgplants tomake1kgbeef Oh the poor chickens..... Do you think Foxes, coyotes etc consider a respectful death when they naturally prey on them?

[@crazycrazy-vr9hj]

@@MiggsMultiple Bro, I watched a video where a group of hyenas bite a bull's meat rod off. Nature is scary.

[@iamiPAC]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! Yes again, well-done brother! Your channel is one of my favorites. TY..

[@mtobolsky]

Your channel is incredible! I tune into all the same info as you and share the same views but the way you aggregate everything is incredible… thanks for what you do

[@theclowninghasbegun3442]

Corporations and elites: yeah blame the cows, not my factories and private jets

[@EliT347]

Your channel name is perfect for this comment.

[@deadrizen]

Pisses me off seeing ppl like Ellen Degeneras, Bill Gates and Joaquin Pheonix blaming cows when they probably have about a dozen private jets.. I'm sure those are great for the environment... but no, it is the cows fault!

[@cathygrandstaff1957]

I remember one of the complaints about Michelle Obama’s school lunch guidelines that required fresh vegetables was that the vegetables tended to end up in the garbage so the schools were wasting money.

[@banparlous2552]

@@Dimitris_Half Because vegetables kinda suck to be honest.

[@azlizzie]

@@Dimitris_Half cause they are served raw or steamed. Both of which are the least appealing ways to eat vegetables.

[@r.t4729]

@@Dimitris_Half well at least we understand reasoning.

[@snintendog]

@@Dimitris_Half 3 things 1 Kids hate plain veggies no matter how they are cooked this is a fact worldwide they simply wont eat them and toss them away. 2 They spoil before the even get to the school or spoil before use 3 The massive amounts needed to feed schools after being prepped end up not going to kids since more and more kids bring their own lunch after the portions were found to be too small for children and were more unhealthy than junk food anyway due to the lack of nutrients kids needed.

[@Wildbill101]

@@Dimitris_Half The only “fresh” veggies I remember during the Obama days was a salad. Everything else was either from frozen or canned, both of which were disgusting IMO. There wasn’t a lot of creativity when it came to public school lunch.

[@Serotophile]

I've been following your channel for a while, it pains me to watch criticisms against your researches, especially most recent ones that is about this video's topics. Some person telling you to shut up kinda ticks me off, not because I'm one of your fans, but because it's incredibly impolite. I watched your coffee = bad video and I thought you were off on some things, but I was biased cause I like coffee, but it was still a great video and I got a lot of great information. It would be nice if these o so wise reaction people could just be a little bit more polite and considerate then maybe some people can take them more seriously. I really admire your work and I'm grateful for your devotion into sharing your knowledge, it's just unfortunate that some people attack you for informations they misinterpreted or they just generally can't disagree with. Please keep uploading videos like these and don't let the criticisms stress you so much. Amazing work. ^u^

[@edwardroh89]

to be fair, meat industry is doing the same thing tobacco companies got caught long ago for: fund the very rare researchers who support their causes, aka profit incentives, despite knowing from internal research that their product DOES harm. americans...fooled again. first tobacco, second oil, third now meat. Meat industry spending millions right now on lobbying efforts.

[@zbigbozbboy5245]

@@edwardroh89 why not attacking the oil one though, instead meat.

[@JambAndSee]

I'm a fan of WIL. But we've been douped. Many statistics and claims in this video is warped or a flat out lie. Joseph uses global stats when it sounds better, then national stats when they're better. He links to articles, and draws his own conclusions. I feel like WIL, fell for what ever the meat industry shill was selling. But more thorough researching is needed

[@BN-ff3nw]

It's not impolite to tell someone to stop deliberately spreading misinformation about an issue that contributes significantly to the destruction of the planet. Actually, this video should be flagged for spreading misinformation. If you're still unsure about the "deliberately" part just look at 22:15. Mitloehner says: "If you look at an egg ...". WIL shows the picture of ONE egg. The text popping up for one second reads: "Values for 3 eggs". If that's not deliberately misleading, I don't know what is.

[@mariahmoo]

I would love a video on the health claims of vegan/vegetarian diets.

[@inGods2hands]

I was a vegan (no junk vegan foods) for 8-9 years.....at first it was great, but as the years went by my health suffered with no animal protein and my digestion was ruined. Vegetarian wasn't enough to recover. Grass fed, grass finished beef are carbon negative with their net total emissions at -3.5%

[@toxx1220]

The diet doesnt matter, as long as you get the correct dosage of all your essential nutrients you will be healthy (and its possible with omnivore, keto, vegeterian, vegan etc). A diet lacking or eating too much of something will cause damage though. And looking at the average meat consumption, most people just eat too much.

[@Thunderclick]

@@inGods2hands Sounds like you needed to plan your diet better.

[@zZ-bu1mp]

@@Thunderclicksounds like you didn’t like the truth

[@Thunderclick]

@@zZ-bu1mp please explain what nutrient is missing from vegan diets then

[@Mir-gw6kj]

I agree with just about everything stated here, but I think the nuance should go even further honestly. It's not about pro-beef or anti-beef. it's about being for or against HOW that beef is produced and the means used to acquire it. Yes, regenerative grazing and use of unarable land sounds great, but for the most part that's not how it's going. We have massive swaths of forest being razed to make room for cattle or their feed crops. We have factory farms driving antibiotic overuse and pathogen proliferation with massive amounts of animal cruelty. I am an omnivore. I don't mind paying a little extra for grass-fed beef that I know was humanely produced. But unless we can transition to a food system where the practices described in this video are the "norm" the message here is going to go way over many peoples' heads.

[@potatoeater3000]

This.

[@SheepAmongG.O.A.T]

Last I checked rain forest is nothing compared to it was, and it isn't for cows. It's for corn and the ethanol.

[@arcguardian]

I mind paying a little extra.

[@maracachucho8701]

This is not a nuance of the argument, it's an entirely different one. You're now talking about ethics and health concerns, which are all perfectly valid mind you, but this video is focused on efficiency and environmental impacts, which as was said is just the current activist fad. Sooner or later the talking points will shift in the direction you want, and suddenly you'll be constantly hearing about lab grown meat... again.

[@Mir-gw6kj]

@@maracachucho8701 the ethics isn't my point. My point is the methods for producing beef described here are far more sustainable that factory farming, they just happen to be more humane as well

[@draveed]

The amount of food wastage is just infuriating!

[@KayraTheNomad]

A local market in Turkey has started to offer free fruits to children. It is cute, responsible, logical and very smart. This practice needs to go mainstream with not only children but for all people who can not afford.

[@snakeace0]

The west already suffers from Insulin resistance and oxidated LDL, we dont need more fruit. Any food for the homeless and poor is better than none , but we should strive ( and we are well on the way) to reduce poverty as much as possible , so that as many people as possible can allow themselves to eat properly raised meat and organs. It is the only sensible way.

[@randomroses1494]

@@snakeace0 Yes, but I’m still looking forward to eating my first Hunza apricot from the tree I grew from a stone 10 years ago. It blossomed for the first time this year. Anyone can do this with no danger of raising their ldl, fructose induced fatty liver or t2 diabetes.

[@cassieoz1702]

Free fruit for kids has been a thing in supermarkets here for a long time

[@TaaviTuisk]

Fruits are are helpful in moderation. The contain mostly carbs and as the video states, people already get enough calories. The issue is not enough proteins. Listen to the video.

[@florkiler6242]

they did that in my school and like 20% of fruits where just a fun thing to throw at someone not eaten

[@TDace25]

Really Excellent Video. Dr. Mitloehner was great to listen to.

[@eliasberge815]

49 precious minutes! Great as always

[@Slicc7]

Holy cow!

[@bobjoe164]

Stop lol

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

'Batman!'

[@elcat9091]

Cow bout dat

[@edmundblackaddercoc8522]

@Shane Rutherford Don't have a cow man!

[@boygenius538_8]

I have a burger place near me called holy cow.

[@64bit-]

goddamn the dedication on this man he literally talked into the night

[@markusboehm7072]

One note on "nutrient dense" animal food. A lot of seeds and nuts like sesame, sunflower, walnut, almond, pistacio are highly nutrient dense in some categories more than meat. A healthy mix of those can easily replace meat. Some legumes have extraordinary amounts of nutrients. Soy is the best example. That's why 90% of soy is used in livestock farming so much. It is the most efficient thing to feed to animals. And it's also fed to cows and other ruminants as "power fodder" (that's the translation of the German name) which in our farm makes up about 30% Percent. So those 30% are indeed edible by humans.

[@psychogenesis6755]

Oh my goodness I've been watching "What I've learned" videos since he was at around 100k subs and I gave to say... the quality of these videos have never disappointed me. Thank you for this mini documentary. I knew there was no way livestock contribute more greenhouse emissions than fossi fuels since we use Cars, Boats, Factories, and trains.

[@TheQuickSilver101]

I've been attempting to eliminate personal food waste for years and I certainly don't throw much away (even coffee grinds and other inedible bits get composted), but I think that's a message that either gets forgotten or neglected because it requires that individuals take responsibility. It's far easier to act self-righteous while not eating meat for one day a week and ignore the food you're throwing in the garbage than to take the time to plan so that food doesn't go to waste.

[@R._L.]

Just came from a critic's response to the previous video on this channel about meat consumption and its impact on climate change. The echo chamber of opinions out there pressing for forcing global behaviour change, aiming for possibly "saving the planet", whether the approach is justified or not, is impressive. ... and quite worrisome. Thank you Joseph, for asking the essential questions and attempting to provide honest, factual clues to answering them.

[@VeganSanatani]

I think if we change our behaviour from an individual level it will be big step, simple because the numbers are still alarmingly high.

[@andrewseong8136]

Great follow up video! You are a brave soul. All the power to you.

[@thomasdarling2553]

The editing and visuals on WIL just keep getting better 👌

[@pointofview771]

Don't you find that strange? Seems like someone is sponsoring his new videos

[@oatymilkshake]

@@pointofview771 Yeah the meat industry.

[@NS-nc8db]

@@pointofview771 or perhaps his growth on youtube gives him more time and production value to make higher quality videos 🤔 Also a chance he hired someone to help with the editing process.

[@zoetekauw9647]

@@NS-nc8db He hired a friend of mine to do some of the animation in the previous video.

[@kiattim2100]

@@pointofview771 Well i mean.. most of the transition and animation are stock animation... oh also stock video. I dont think sponsor is a requirement for this level of editing.

[@SApilot11123]

Nothing in the world just changes unless there is an agenda for someone to profit behind it…

[@Gabriel1o1]

I haven't Watched it yet. Still I would like to say I am happy it is +40 minutes long. If you can make them that long, know some of us will appreciate it just for that reason, if nothing else.

[@truegamer_007]

Something to watch during Dinner eh?

[@catherinehall2072]

Fantastic deep dive into all the noise and the real issues surrounding our ability to feed the world.

[@edwardsmith2811]

Why don’t you put audio as a podcast series? Would love to listen in the car

[@XQzmeeMusic]

Get KZbin premium or KZbin Vanced (Arr!) to listen to KZbin with screen of. Yt premium Will sponsor creators you watch.

[@scottttym]

Just download and play then

[@tonnentonie2767]

@@XQzmeeMusic youtube vanced has dark mode. Checkmate.

[@Anna-mv4ww]

Watch unnatural vegan's video entitled "what I've learned doesn't read his own sources" Also "what I've learned is lying to you" His own sources contratricts what he says, watch unnatural vegan's channel to see where he lied and misrepresented data🥔

[@jaykstah]

@@tonnentonie2767 regular youtube already has dark mode lmao

[@DjDiemonte]

Amazing. Very well put together. Thank you for this 👏

[@heinzhertz6534]

I love how people in cities complain about meat being bad to the planet and then throw phones away or other tech with lithium batteries every year. How clueless can you be

[@CHAPI929292]

OH MY GOSH how can u like eat meat??? smh... - Sent from my 5 month lifespan iPhone 3000 X (mini version 2.0)

[@ST-gd4eq]

Tu Quoque fallacy.

[@jackalope901]

“Two wrongs”, etc

[@annieridesagain3262]

16 months after watching this for the first time I'm refreshing my memory of such an educational video.

[@ImageVersusImage]

Interesting video! I think it's also worth looking into car dependence and how that relates to increased carbon emissions, particularly in the US since our cities are often planned around individual car use

[@ottoweininger8156]

I've never been to the US but I've been to Canada and, as a Brit, I thought it was crazy how dependent people are on cars. It felt like you needed a car just to get to the other side of the road.

[@rue6695]

Lol I'm moving to NYC for literally this reason. I like driving but not making it my hobby.

[@mathieurenaud8864]

@@ottoweininger8156 I live in Canada and I am one of the only people I knoe in their 20s that doesn't have a car. People rely on them so much, they keep asking me why I don't eant one. Here it is a part of growing up in almost all families. Kids get their car before they even finish their license

[@xarcile2282]

Lets be honest here the only reason alot of ppl hating on the last video is because a bunch of woke vegans got offended that you were defending the meat industry even though that was not the point of the video.

[@zoea3474]

Notice how most people just leave a dislike without even watching the video. This is how powerful human emotions are when their beliefs are being attacked, even when logic and facts are being presented. Awesome video btw

[@qwertyuiop4638]

@Abel Abel Vegans let their emotions control their actions, most of you are like this

[@twistedstrength.]

This is relevant now more than ever.

[@NajCarnage]

I enjoyed this discussion very much. Thank you for sharing

[@liucyrus22]

A general observation is that the counter-arguments to these videos are usually condescending and usually in the “you are dumb for believing” tone. They are appealing to emotion and superiority. Yes we can do much better than this and some of their criticism are right, but notice how inflated are they.

[@NajCarnage]

@@liucyrus22 i don't care about tone or feelings or 'condescending' arguments. It's the viewer's responsibility to educate themselves on any topic. Counter-argument videos like these are needed in a scientific community because scrutiny is needed in science. But scrutiny itself must be factual and science-based, since any narrative can be twisted to serve other purposes.

[@Dave995544]

You can save the planet by walking to the restaruant instead of going by burning fossil fuel. Not by skipping meat at the restaurant.

[@JewTube001]

no one is going to do either. people love their beef and they love their cars

[@WoodChoppa911]

As an individual we should do both

[@JoroJojoro]

You could easily do both

[@toddhodgson2130]

I recovered from T2D. I am not going back to over processed food substitutes.

[@Narko_Marko]

my mind immediately went to team fortress 2, what is T2D?

[@priestesslucy]

@@Narko_Marko Type 2 Diabetes

[@ffs6969f4u]

Then eat vegetables.

[@priestesslucy]

@@ffs6969f4u personally, I average about a pound of meat. And half to a pound of veg per day.

[@elloohno1349]

@@ffs6969f4u vegetables are carbohydrates

[@Revorino]

Two videos in less than a month? You're spoiling us Joseph :)

[@fatimaalaa2659]

The way I see it is that we have been consuming cows & other livestock for millenia & yet there wasn't a concern for the environment. But for the last 100~ years we have been industrializing so much & relying mainly on fossil fuels to work our machines, & it's in these 100 years that climate change has truly become a concern. So maybe we should focus on the latter rather than the former. However it is much easier to convince individuals to stop eating meat than to convince an entire society &, most importantly, multi-billion dollar businesses to change to greener energy sources, & you definitely feel helpless against such a huge task, so it's easier to go for individualistic goals instead

[@bloomblock2768]

Except it is my right to eat what i want and my nature to eat what i eat.

[@lizily3317]

It's exactly what I was thinking, we started having climate change problems when the industrialization of literally everything started, the biggest culprit here is definitely the energy sector, which affects every other sector, including livestock

[@MatthewVanston]

The only "greener" energy that is truly effective as of now is nuclear. Solar panels aren't effective, windmills aren't effective, biofuel isn't effective, but most of all: these energy sources are too expensive in maintenance, they pollute a lot and they are too unreliable.

[@beepbop8392]

Thank you for your hard work, Joseph.

[@ichibanmanekineko]

Why can't homeless shelters have terms and conditions which state that 'some food produced here is produced from supermarket waste. by eating on these premises you accept that the owners, workers, and charity are not liable for any illness, poisoning or ill-effects caused to you by eating the food'.

[@JewTube001]

because that isn't how the laws works, you can't simply write away the liabilities. it may seem that way with all the EULAs you ticked on but those aren't law.

[@MatthewVanston]

There is such a thing known as a food bank, mate.

[@vergildu91]

Thanks for the content man. I’m amazed by the fact that this channel even exists. I never comment, never. But I really felt I had to promote the channel and express my gratitude.

[@vergildu91]

@Abel Abel If you read again my comment, you will discover that I never said I agreed with the content. I'm genuinly grateful for people bringing new topics and ideas; so I can examine these and do my best to sort out what is true and false.

[@muabyt7333]

In the past we always had to wait 1-2 months for a new video. The waiting was always super painful. But now we get videos every 2 weeks. Thank you so much. They make my day.

[@muabyt7333]

@@interesant7 No thanks. I mostly buy local animal products (Switzerland) :)

[@anantvignesh9906]

I am a vegetarian and I found the facts in this video very interesting 😃 It's not about being vegan or non vegan. As the guy told, food is personal decision. I always have respected my friends who eat meat and I don't have any problem eating with them lol❤️

[@TheZenytram]

it is about waste. " if you waste you dont deserve to eat" thats my quote.

[@priestesslucy]

*@ What I've Learned:* any chance you could do a piece on Regenerative Agriculture? Mark Shepard, Greg Judy, etc?

[@manueldejesusrojassandi3919]

I second this

[@WhatIveLearned]

Was just watching a Richard Teague lecture

[@shutupack5389]

@@WhatIveLearned seconding this

[@roostermako6749]

@@WhatIveLearned seconding

[@4bidden1]

@@WhatIveLearned you should do a video on mental illness/childhood trauma...Dr. Gabour Mate is a renown psychiatrist expert at childhood trauma. I think you would make a great video regarding that topic also

[@BillEarl]

A very interesting video, keep em coming.

[@bernardchanson4225]

Should include the water footprint of common popular foods such as almonds, banana, avocado and pineapple. You'll be suprised how unsustainable some of these crops are ;)

[@johnc.8298]

The water for irrigation coming from California aquifers etc. must be astronomical. California doesn't receive much rain.

[@MatthewVanston]

@@johnc.8298 The Northern part of California is rather fine climatically speaking but the more Southern parts are indeed not faring so well.

[@johnc.8298]

@@MatthewVanston Ah, the west coast rains of B.C., Washington, and Oregon, reach Northern Cal. thx. J.

[@MatthewVanston]

@@johnc.8298 I never mentioned rain, all I'm saying is that Northern California is a fertile land compared to Southern California, and yes there's rain there.

[@irispopa4722]

and spirulina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahaha!

[@TryingToLearnSomethingNew]

I’ve approached many local grocery stores about collecting their food waste so I could feed it to my livestock and/or compost it. They refuse to give it away and state there is some law against it. I’m in the U.S.

[@dongrant810]

That is so sad.

[@TryingToLearnSomethingNew]

@@dongrant810 I intend on revisiting this issue by looking into state and local laws then approaching the management about collecting the food waste. It has got me wondering if it’s what they’re told about the laws or if there are actual laws restricting them.

[@ghulamfalah]

My question is why these laws exist

[@Bakalakah]

I love the content and the research you do. I would love to see a reaction to a video of Eathling Ed which he did on this matter. I'm curious what your thoughts are since both of you seem to be scientific people and like to discuss I'm curious what WIL's viewpoints are.

[@financialstablility7196]

@@rasputozen Not trying to be antagonistic, but what plot holes did you see in the argument? You aren't going to change anyone's mind by making claims and not supporting it.

[@El-Burrito]

@@rasputozen In who's arguments?

[@NotMe-vy7bb]

Most of the studies they have cited in the past two videos are very poor studies and are attributed to people who were paid to do the studies by agriculture industry.

[@Kneza99]

@@NotMe-vy7bb Why would that invalidate the research? It makes sense for industries to invest in research to find out where they could improve.

[@kronkrian100]

@@Kneza99 He is saying that said studies could easily be fabricated bogus studies meant to push a false narrative which would effectively ensure the jobs of the people and corporations funding them. If you ask me, these last 2 videos are meant to be a stick with which to poke independent research groups and people with resources to do a more in-depth research on the points presented in said videos.

[@kevinkubota2016]

If I could give this 100 thumbs up, I would eagerly do it. Thank you for presenting this in an attractive way.

[@kevinkubota2016]

@Abel Abel You are correct. However, you haven't used facts to dispute what was presented. What are your preconceptions?

[@charstringetje]

If ruminants are fed mostly grass, why is "Grass fed" and "Grass finished" beef a thing in the US? And a thing that comes at a premium, at that.

[@johnkane1800]

Becuase finishing isn’t the same thing as raising; no cow can survive eating exclusively corn but to fatten it up you need to force it or use hormone

[@persie8060]

This american concept is so crazy to me. Most of animals are grass fed in my country. Many even freely kept. You can go and visit the farm where the animal lived. When you want to know more about the animal and the place where it lived, you buy at butcher. They know literary everything about about the animal. On the package you have every info you could possibly want. So shocking to see those cows, pigs and hens kept in cages or in small places.

[@FireStormOOO_]

Massive govt funded corn subsidies that make it unnaturally cheap and used in everything. "Grass fed" price is what beef should cost if you weren't paying for part of that steak with your taxes. Very US specific political quirk mind you.

[@mitragyninethespeciosa6891]

@@persie8060 What country?

[@jonathanbeny]

I WILL NOT EAT THE BUGS. I WILL FARM BLACK MARKET CHICKENS AND TRADE THEM FOR BEEF.

[@johnpena2228]

Lol

[@rugvedkulkarni1593]

Feed the bugs to the chickens

[@123495734]

Dilate

[@cieproject2888]

We should just feed the crickets to the pigs and chickens

[@craigQuixote]

Neither will I. Do you have any of those protein bars from Snowpiercer?

[@DolceArdore]

40% of our food is wasted. Of the 60% remaining, 40% is excess caloric intake (overeating). So really we are wasting 64% of our food supply while making ourselves fat and unhealthy.

[@mosiah9205]

That is unbelievably wild. The implications of that are insane. If western societies are getting fatter and fatter off of 60% of food supply, that should mean that we're selectively/intentionally eating the crappy stuff. I'd love to see a some time dedicated to this. Maybe someone can find more connections between the numbers and the fatness.

[@Holtium]

Nicely laid out, easy to understand

[@AskarYestay]

Thank you! Your work will not be forgotten in years

[@JD..........]

Generations... This guy has really helped change my life with his videos.

[@rossevanricamara4169]

@@JD.......... This guy presented the cure to modern living.

[@aless13260]

This guy cured my cancer, thank you.

[@jfrank1882]

As a lecture used to say, FACT CHECK FACT CHECK !!!

[@pise8149]

@@interesant7 Damn dude. Learn about crop protection. A multy billion dollar worth industry that is exterminating wild life.

[@De_ep1]

@@preguntate181 The animals in the wild would die in more gruesome ways, the cow, pig, and chicken are weak and they evolved to be more tasty, from thosands of years ago by selective breeding, yes that was cruel to some extent, but at this point we cant let them go, or they will be eaten ALIVE

[@muellernikolai8630]

@@De_ep1 you don't have to let them go, just stop breeding them and they will stop existing by lack of reproduction eventually

[@MatthewVanston]

@@muellernikolai8630 Why should they disappear?

[@dragonxx444]

Hahaaaaa... Love it when notifications come from you!

[@twistedstrength.]

What's also not mentioned in these discussions is that the ruminants trap carbon in the top soil they create. Also, without the ruminants, the ground eventually turns into a desert. This is what happened in Midwestern USA during the great depression, it is what happened in the Sahara Desert, and what happened in the Middle East. The cradle of civilization is in what is now modern day Iraq and thousands of years ago, that land was fertile and filled with vegetation. We would not have been able to start civilizations in barren desert. We created the desert by stripping the nutrients from the topsoil with agriculture and not replacing it through ruminants. When there is no animal waste to create the topsoil and plants have no nutrients to grow there, then there is also no water held there either. Water will stay in an area when there are sinks to absorb, hold and evaporate it. Without the vegetation to do so, the water only evaporates and leaves the area. This is how deserts are created. They have no rain because there is no water to evaporate there; hence the term "Water Cycle"

[@sergiolujanlozano6008]

I would also liked an interview with the oposite part of the view. Also i have so many things that don´t fit in the narrative. 1- Hoy many meat do we need to eat ? Because one thing i presume that meat consumptions nowadays is way bigger than needed. 2- Where does U.S take meat from? is it only from their farms? because importing meat from the other part of the globe may not be the most ecological way to consume and US imports a way big part of its meat. 3- What does the average meat industry? Because maybe the average farmer does not use non edible plants and prefers to use crops that are more energetic dense in order to gain more weigh in the animals and gain more money in less time. 4- Not all farms feed their cows witth grass, so the argument of the green water may be re-examined in order to look what the industry actually does. I think we need to compare what is used in the average industry not only on the U.S to know if its ecofriendly. Because maybe great part of the meat we consume does not come from farms that are efficiente with the resources as the doctor was saying, and the reality is that those methods are only being use in a small percentage of the farms. It´s like comparing the footprint of one avocado grown in the other part of the world in a very dry clima and one that is local un a clima that fits its needings.

[@Yanchea]

Well I can answer #1 - unless you want a strict average it completely depends on your life style. If you have a sedentary office job, you can probably skip meals entirely, versus a very active job like a fire fighter who needs massive protein/carbs.

[@maikf5741]

Another point could be: how big is the footprint in the rainforest for burning it or cutting it down to grow for example soy. About 95% are for the animal to eat. And the export to europe, where you cant grow gen modificated plants

[@sergiolujanlozano6008]

@@maikf5741 Totally agree. I think that they are using as an example an eco-friendly farm but he industry is way worse as it looks for profit, so they use more energetic dense crops, then when you realize that a cow eats in a day the meal of 5 people its when you realize that it's not that efficient to eat meat in the "industry" mode.

[@edwardroh89]

we really need the opposite viewpoint. these last 2 videos only reference the one researcher who basically dedicated his entire life in pro-meat research. this reeks of meat industry (who is "coincidentally" spending millions in lobbying efforts right now) enacting the same tactics that tobacco and oil industries have done: despite having internal research on how their product harms people/environment, they fire those researchers and fund the rare researchers who align with their viewpoints. we will never learn despite tobacco companies literally getting caught red-handed doing this...

[@sergiolujanlozano6008]

@@edwardroh89 I totally agree

[@kitsurubami]

you should have more than one source for videos like this.

[@ottoweininger8156]

It's an interview with an expert. An expert who has dedicated his career to researching the topic.

[@kristadzive]

It takes work.. Do it yourself, if you can better

[@kristadzive]

but k, I'm not against constructive criticism doh, you're tottaly right..

[@MewPurPur]

@@ottoweininger8156 An expert who is funded by the meat industry and has monetary incentives to talk in favor of meat. An expert whose papers have been criticized a lot. Even without bias, I know for a fact experts often disagree on topics like this, so it's very useful to not cherry-pick just one that is in favor of meat.

[@anulfolantigua6291]

@@ottoweininger8156 More like get paid by the meat Industries to spread misinformation 😂😂

[@brometheusjables2644]

"Now take this... take this...." Me: my body is ready

[@leroyrichins6232]

Great interview with a credible person.

[@rimlandtheory]

He does not mention the amount of grains used for modern cow farming. It's mentioned how US beef farming is so efficient but the reason is that US produce most of its meat not from grazing cattle but from grain feed cattle. Your main point is that cows make use of marginal land but when you are feeding cows grains grown in arable land it stop making sense because they start competing for the produce from our arable land.

[@snintendog]

.....your a moron cows eat the grains that we cant eat IE corn husks and the actual plant itself not the grain we use to make breads and such.

[@rimlandtheory]

@@snintendog not true. The entire grain is used to make lifestock feed. Only the leftover from the human food processed grains are just the husks and inedible parts.

[@dreamingoftacos4388]

I agree wholeheartedly that you can't tell a person what they should eat. I am a vegetarian and my husband eats meat. Today I cooked him a package of sausages and while doing so I ate a kale salad, potatoes with guacamole, and so on. I don't judge anyone who eats meat just like I would hope no one would judge me

[@bradzimmerman3171]

Dream on *! Your vegan diet will GET you first the pain then you will die

[@LannyRoe]

Cool

[@dreamingoftacos4388]

@@LannyRoe update...I went back to being an omnivore

[@jahrn692]

Woah a 50 minute video!!! Damn, guess we won’t have another video in a while then…. But that’s okay, thanks a lot Joseph

[@annieridesagain3867]

Thank you for making this extra video , it has given so many people something to think about .