What's wrong with what we eat | Mark Bittman

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www.ted.com In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what's wrong with the way we eat now (too much meat, too few plants; too much fast food, too little home cooking), and why it's putting the entire planet at risk.
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@joeschmo5699
@joeschmo5699 10 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I like his quote about animals. ..."the time has come to stop raising them (animals) industrially and stop eating them thoughtlessly.
@aspitola
@aspitola Жыл бұрын
17 years later we all appreciate how this guy was on point!
@atimnile2401
@atimnile2401 21 күн бұрын
Absolutely; pure Facts 💯💯!!!
@ritabutler1951
@ritabutler1951 10 жыл бұрын
I've listened to this a couple of times and I think that Michael Pollan has defined the issue in as even handed a way as possible. My choice in life is to eat vegan. I wish everyone would. Realistically however, what we need is for meat eaters to become highly discriminate in their choices. Go for quality over quantity and cut way back. So...all my meat loving friends, I encourage you to really think about how much and how often, and what kind of meat you will consume.Learn about factory farming, learn about feedlots, and let that knowledge guide you in your consumption of meat products.
@jessbutterfly9801
@jessbutterfly9801 6 жыл бұрын
Rita Butler so well said!
@honeybear64
@honeybear64 14 жыл бұрын
@Gardyloo - While I agree with you (I'm vegan myself), I think that from a pragmatic view, Bittman might be taking the right approach. Tell people they should eat NO meat, and 95% of your listeners will dismiss your ideas without even considering them. But tell them they should just eat LESS meat, even a LOT less, and a sizeable percentage of them might actually listen to you, and some may even choose to act. Two people eating 50% less meat has the same effect as one person going vegetarian.
@krishagarwal1844
@krishagarwal1844 3 жыл бұрын
no, if he says that then no effect will happen. The protests in making them leave meat doesn't make them abandon eating meat but instead makes them lower its consumption as it affects them mentally and guilts them. If he says eat less meat, then people wouldn't understand the gravity of the situation.
@nicolasiddons
@nicolasiddons 6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant talk - covers all the main issues in a witty and succinct way!
@PhoenixFlaym
@PhoenixFlaym 11 жыл бұрын
This is excellent, he pretty much sums up all my reasons for being a (semi) vegetarian. It's not the consumption of meat I have an issue with, it's the process it takes to get on one's plate and the thoughtlessness with which it is consumed.
@andreathomas93
@andreathomas93 8 жыл бұрын
fantastic, I love the tone of this talk, much more logos than pathos
@maloryvictoria9561
@maloryvictoria9561 8 жыл бұрын
Cowspiracy on Netflix!
@shirleyamybsc.2167
@shirleyamybsc.2167 10 жыл бұрын
An excellent video!
@XinkangLiuIFA
@XinkangLiuIFA 14 жыл бұрын
最近才知道這個TED網站, 我看這些主講人的演講跟簡報,來磨練自己的講課工夫. 今天看到這段關於少吃肉的主張,我印象中已經有一段時間了. 但是看到本尊跟原本的片段 Mark Mittman 使用的數據雖然是舊的,整個演說卻很有力量, 我過去在食品製造業作過總經理幕僚,說真的看到這樣的主張,我想很多人會頭痛的 不過,該改變的就得作
@orangepeelpeel
@orangepeelpeel 14 жыл бұрын
"Less meat, less junk, more plants." I'll take that in my mind!
@brydon10
@brydon10 9 жыл бұрын
The only way to stop factory farming is for people to reduce their meat intake, this is a very hard problem to solve.
@morganthem
@morganthem 9 жыл бұрын
No it only involves getting _people_ to do it themselves....
@carolinmonch1727
@carolinmonch1727 9 жыл бұрын
The easiest way would be printing a picture of the slaughtered animal on the meat package. I don't think anybody would still buy it.
@brydon10
@brydon10 9 жыл бұрын
+Carolin Mönch Kind of reminds me of the disgusting pictures you see on cigarette boxes.
@fatduc996
@fatduc996 8 жыл бұрын
+John Morgan its impossible now - sadly...
@morganthem
@morganthem 8 жыл бұрын
Matt O Was it not impossible some other time?
@rebekah7426
@rebekah7426 4 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but four people don't eat 15 cows per year, as the graphic seems to suggest. Would be impressive if one person could manage to consume one all on their own.
@Jester123ish
@Jester123ish 11 жыл бұрын
You might also find this TED talk interesting "Tackling diabetes with a bold new dietary approach: Neal Barnard"
@cocojean88
@cocojean88 13 жыл бұрын
Awesome talk! Great job of squeezing lots of important info in. Thank you for speaking out for the animals and the earth and our collective health! :)
@TommARILyNMonroe
@TommARILyNMonroe 11 жыл бұрын
This was a remarkable talk, thank you Mark - I mean, you were preaching to the converted in this case, but the wealth of information condensed into 20 minutes provided a lot of food (no pun intended) for thought :)
@emiliobello2538
@emiliobello2538 Жыл бұрын
here for school
@masterpalladin
@masterpalladin 11 жыл бұрын
I wish i had the land, I'd love to live on a few acres off the grid. I herd of lasquita, a off the grid village of about 400, under an hour away from Vancouver,BC on an isolated island.
@dustyloup
@dustyloup 15 жыл бұрын
Even if we don't agree with everything he says and he isnt the best speaker on this topic, "personalities" like Mark Bittman are able to introduce ideas to people who would otherwise not have considered them and might be able to lead the person to take the next step and learn more about the ideas presented.
@AshArAis
@AshArAis 12 жыл бұрын
The only thing about this is that he's saying "DON'T EAT X, DON'T EAT Y", the Terry Wahls video showed exactly what we SHOULD be eating. This just scares me off choosing anything - he said cheese is bad, that we don't need any animal products - what about greek yoghurt?
@DontTouchMyCroissant
@DontTouchMyCroissant 13 жыл бұрын
I always watch this talk when I feel like ordering a pizza or going to McDonald's. I've lost more than 20 pounds that way.
@pianovocal
@pianovocal 11 жыл бұрын
I have been studying nutrition for a while now. I have taken classes in college and continue to study on this subject. As a vegetarian since 1981, and more hours in school in nutrition I feel I have some knowledge in this field. Do not let one video sway your wisdom. Go out and see the whole picture from those who have the wisdom and are not biased by money. I am 50 years old, in very good health, very physical. I work out in the gym every work. I am very strong. You are what you eat.
@frankrivers5362
@frankrivers5362 11 жыл бұрын
the change comes from each one of us.
@pamhatfield
@pamhatfield 12 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mark - Your voice is more than welcome - and may I say very well said! I hope its not too late.
@livefreeallways
@livefreeallways 15 жыл бұрын
This is very informative. Thanks. I actually switched to a vegetarian diet 18 months ago and now eat a mainly raw vegan diet. The best choice I ever made.
@RoyBivv
@RoyBivv 15 жыл бұрын
there is a dean ornish quote something to the tune of "you say it's extreme to switch to a plant-based diet... i say it's extreme to crack open your chest and perform open heart surgery"
@brianrichards7006
@brianrichards7006 8 жыл бұрын
This is a pretty good talk. It concerns me that he is still eating meat. There is no way one can raise and kill animals that could be considered humane. My thoughts are that we should reduce suffering for our fellow humans and other sentient animals on this planet. To that end, I am vegan.
@midgysamurai15
@midgysamurai15 14 жыл бұрын
I'm not going to delve into the whole pro or anti meat arguments but I will say this- our obsession with excess and the unlimited has gotten the better of us. It's high time that we learnt of self control, bought locally, paid attention to our bodies and started learning the value of home cooking. This isn't some snide comment about "woman git back in mah kitchen" but that we all need to learn how to cook for ourselves and share this with our families. It's a call for personal responsibility.
@joleary346
@joleary346 15 жыл бұрын
Can't argue with a word of what he says. After I stopped eating meat, dairy, and most processed food 25 years ago my health improved 100%. And a half dozen folks I knew with various forms of cancer who did likewise are still around today.
@tedoymisojos
@tedoymisojos 12 жыл бұрын
Great great talk, thank you!
@handplanty
@handplanty 13 жыл бұрын
this made me actually get up and eat an apple and an orange. Great video, not all that many videos make me do that.
@lotfalibabak
@lotfalibabak 15 жыл бұрын
just FYI, did you know your taste buds regenerate once every week or so? and that they actually develop to match the molecules of the food we eat. So you can actually train what tastes good by what you eat, in about a week. I think about how wine initially tastes awful(my experience), and later people just love to savour it. (I still don't like it.)
@hawkterb78gaming95
@hawkterb78gaming95 3 жыл бұрын
This was a pretty good talk about food
@Agoateeman
@Agoateeman 14 жыл бұрын
The enlightened individual is way ahead of the curve and clearly on the right track. The information he seeks to spread is widely known among many groups of people. I can only hope is wisdom becomes adopted by more societies for all our good.
@MikeOfKorea
@MikeOfKorea 10 жыл бұрын
Good words.
@nickorization
@nickorization 12 жыл бұрын
He's trying to reverse the horrible affect that the industry's marketing have had in the last 40 years or so. That's quite a challenge.
@DANE842
@DANE842 16 жыл бұрын
so personal responsability. gotcha.
@Ismaa3eel
@Ismaa3eel 11 жыл бұрын
I think the key here is moderation. As with most things consumed, eating too much - of plants, even - inevitably leads to undesirable effects. One could eliminate the many things in life being consumed in excess, but then that would defy moderation and eliminate the benefits those things have to offer.
@sciencemile
@sciencemile 14 жыл бұрын
This is a lot more appealing than most other Health-food promotions I've heard...it doesn't sound cultish or fanatic.
@DubDoobie
@DubDoobie 11 жыл бұрын
You don't realize how many other foods are available out there until you actually try a vegan diet. It's a whole other world. You also develop a much more sophisticated palate as you try so many different combinations of vegetables, nuts, fruits, cereals, and legumes. I made a vegan cheesecake that was better than any other cheesecake that I've ever had before I was a vegan.
@JScott1266
@JScott1266 11 жыл бұрын
Plant based foods such as potatoes, oatmeal, and quinoa are excellent sources of protein, far easier to digest, etc. Have you ever tried hemp protein?
@Canuckette1
@Canuckette1 14 жыл бұрын
@thefredsociety Eating vegetarian food is not about replacing meat with vegetables, but rather with other sources of protein. There are so many other dishes you can cook up with legumes, quinoa, eggs, tofu, tempeh, seitan, and nuts-- all protein sources. What it takes is willingness to explore new avenues and possibilities. Indian cooking is incredibly delicious, and much of it is vegetarian.
@Skepdisc
@Skepdisc 15 жыл бұрын
There have been quite a number of advances in medical science, antibiotics, and workplace safety over the years. These are all good things. Processing food decreases nutritional value by destroying vitamins & minerals while adding preservatives (nitrites, sulphites) that can have adverse effects on health. We are living longer, but I don't think processed food deserves the credit for it.
@timsullivan1369
@timsullivan1369 11 жыл бұрын
I love how defensive people get over their diets. I used to be a chef and a meat eater. I hated , what i perceived to be, the narrow mindedness of vegetarian ideals. After some changes in my life, I began to question my lifestyle choices. I did some research and now I'm convinced that I made the right to choice to eat more ethically. Peter Singers book, The Ethics Of What We Eat is a great source of information for anyone who is interested in what they eat.
@bb3xhrhj
@bb3xhrhj 11 жыл бұрын
Herbivores are plant eaters. Herbivores have anatomically build for consuming plants. acquiring the plant, chewing, digesting ect. Some animals have long necks, some long tongues, some are good at digging up plants and roots, some can eat bark or plants with thorns some climb trees and pick fruit, some has hooves, eat grass and watch their surroundings for predators.
@faceshed
@faceshed 7 жыл бұрын
A lot of people are mad because he doesn't recommend cutting meat 100%. Let me ask you guys how making changes look impossible and alienating people is working out. Most meat eaters look at vegetarians like we force ourselves to choke down grass. People are constantly shocked by how friendly vegan meals actually are. I advocate one single thing and I'm willing to bet I've helped people cut out a massive amount of meat. You want to know what works and gets results and makes people change their diet? I tell them I eat dirt cheap, super healthy and tasty food with almost no effort in the kitchen. The simple reason is that I learned to expand my diet. Try things. Lots of thing. If you don't like them spit it out. After a while you will learn some things that you like and are healthy and cost nothing and take little effort. A side effect is that you will eat less meat because nothing is more bland and boring than meat. My foods have flavor. My foods are an adventure. I liked meat because I didn't know better and there's tons of vegans eating prepackaged garbage and still do not know better. If you like meat too and you don't care that the rest of us pay for it, well there's nothing I can do anyway, but I want you to know it's at least possible to go from that to not liking meat and you won't be losing anything in the process.
@DubDoobie
@DubDoobie 11 жыл бұрын
Some good examples are Oreo cookies and Dad's by Mr. Christie
@InvaderMyk
@InvaderMyk 11 жыл бұрын
"... perhaps the stupidest food ever: Minute Rice" Love it!
@user-yt6ne9ge4j
@user-yt6ne9ge4j Жыл бұрын
It’s not even rice 😅
@timsullivan1369
@timsullivan1369 11 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to add, before I became a more ethical eater, I was overweight and pretty unhealthy. Now I look and feel much better that I did when I used to thoughtlessly consume whatever I felt like whenever I felt like it. If you are going to put down the health benefits of vegetarianism you should at least provide some kind of evidence or try it yourself, don't you think. *For example* Mike Tyson is a vegan
@Amarynthine
@Amarynthine 14 жыл бұрын
we're not born craving waffles or skittles, LOL
@OscarLimaMike
@OscarLimaMike 16 жыл бұрын
Sorry you got me wrong. I was responding to one of those haters you mentioned I absolutely agree with everything this man says and I am an almost total vegetarian. I consider pollution and real cost of the food in terms of shipping and pesticide use, worker exploitation etc with every purchase I make. The cost to our environment as well as ethical concerns shape all my decisions. My comments were directed to "bloodfartz"and "Sinekyre14" I guess I should have made that clear. Cheers.
@Donal277
@Donal277 12 жыл бұрын
Hi i actually study CHD. Atherosclerosis is the main cause. Previously epi studies showed correlative links, however a raft of countries showed no links between meat intake, cholesterol and then athero and finally chd. Any study so far is merely suggestive, it is not fully understood and impossible currently to nail down one factor which is a definite cause. Whats more cholesterol and its intake are now more believed a reaction (to inflammation) rather than the previous thought cause .
@Cubit100
@Cubit100 16 жыл бұрын
"Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes nuff said
@maidenindigo
@maidenindigo 16 жыл бұрын
Well, he isn't claiming we should all start hugging pigs and eating carrot sticks all day, he's just saying cut back on the meat products.
@Jester123ish
@Jester123ish 11 жыл бұрын
"I agree with a lot of his points however his push for an exclusive starch diet is very extreme." It does sound extreme but if you try it you'll be amazed. "By the way mashed potatoes without butter are just awful." Yeah, but baked potatoes are really nice by themselves.
@wholisticjourney
@wholisticjourney 10 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mark Bittman! Down to earth truth.
@bhavaram1372
@bhavaram1372 7 жыл бұрын
Brilliant reminder... and evergreen in every sense.
@bb3xhrhj
@bb3xhrhj 11 жыл бұрын
My definition of an omnivore is an animal which biologically and psychologically is fit to eat all sorts of foods, animal and plant foods. They aren't specialized the same way carnivores and herbivores are, they eat whenever they stumble upon food. Some birds are omnivores (worms and seeds). Most bears (as far as i know. Berries, fish). Pigs, a lot of rodents.
@ItsTheAOK
@ItsTheAOK 11 жыл бұрын
Don't see it as a challenge, look at it from the the other side of the problem - from this side it can look like an impossible task, but when we actually do it, we'll look back and see what an amazing feat we achieved, so think from the otherside - don't get down on how hard it will be, get happy about how much good it will do
@honeybear64
@honeybear64 14 жыл бұрын
@reforest4fertility It's odd that Bittman says livestock production contributes more to greenhouse gasses than transportation, since transportion is PART of livestock production. Shipping the grains from the field to the feedlot, transporting the cattle from the feedlot to the slaughterhouse, shipping the meat from the slaughterhouse to the processing plant, shipping the finished product from the processing plant to the supermarket - I'd say transportation is part of meat production.
@stm91
@stm91 11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that insightful contribution.
@temu88
@temu88 11 жыл бұрын
Dude, I train myself. The perfect human food, the mother's milk has only 6% protein, and you grew the most on it. The protein requirement has been grossly exaggerated by the meat and dairy industries to sell their products, 290,000,000,000 dollars worth. I eat grains, veggies and fruits, and I'm energetic and ripped. I'm 50 years old, have been asked if I use steroids( no).
@cellulitelove
@cellulitelove 14 жыл бұрын
I plan on getting into permaculture within the next decade. It is one of my biggest goals in life. Most of the plants that I plant on my land will be edible. I also plan on starting a chicken coop, and raise some livestock with others. Hopefully it works out well, I will share all of my food with the neighbors and hopefully they will see that we don't need to depend on these huge corporations for survival..
@patriciar.blumhagen2049
@patriciar.blumhagen2049 11 жыл бұрын
Mark, go for it! Make your dream a reality and honor your inner knowing.Your created spark inside wants to burn brighter. You can create a garden in pots and herbs grow great in pots in a sunny place. I have a greenhouse and I grow herbs and vegetables. Yes, it is work, but knowing where my food comes from and what is in it, is my best protection towards a healthier me. I am a certified nutritionist and find that most people eat for satisfaction not for health. Accept each others choices.
@joyfulvegan
@joyfulvegan 9 жыл бұрын
Really liked your video!
@DubDoobie
@DubDoobie 11 жыл бұрын
That's because I wasn't talking about a vegetarian or vegan diet... He's defending meat as if all meat products are the same, but the majority nowadays are completely deprived of their primordial beneficial components. (of course I'm referring to factory farmed, grain-fed, antibiotic and hormone laden meat) A person can thrive healthfully from eating meat, but that it depends on the source of the meat.
@honeybear64
@honeybear64 14 жыл бұрын
@Masterphan We "need" animal products? I eat no animal products at all and I'm healthier than I was before going vegan. B12 is not made by animals or plants, but by bacteria in the soil. We wash the soil off the plants we eat, cows don't - that's how they get B12. I like my veggies washed for sanitary reasons, so I take a a standard multivitamin containing B12. Plant protein is perfectly well assimilable by the body and doesn't come packaged with saturated fat the way animal protein does.
@VeiledGlory
@VeiledGlory 16 жыл бұрын
"Everyone was a locavore.." I recommend reading Mark Kurlansky's books, Cod and Salt, to learn about the amazing international trade of food products since the dawn of...trade.
@DubDoobie
@DubDoobie 11 жыл бұрын
Products which contain gluten, soy (which includes soy lecithen and/or textured vegetable protein), high-fructose corn syrup, monosodium glutamate, preservatives, polyunsaturated oils, aspartame etc. People automatically have this assumption that anything labeled vegan must be healthy for you because it doesn't have animal products in it.
@reforest4fertility
@reforest4fertility 14 жыл бұрын
Whoa dude (Bittman), notice how fast he blows past the hugest point, "after energy production, livestock is the 2nd highest contributor of greenhouse gases". OK, I know his focus here is on our choice of fuel 4 humans (livestock) and not on what we've chosen as our primary energy source, oil. I know he said it so fast & touched on it so lightly, but after all this is the bigger bomb. He wasn't saying "our energy use", but the production, extraction, processing to the point of our use at...
@rootresolutionhealth8618
@rootresolutionhealth8618 Жыл бұрын
I loved this in 2007, but I knew less than I know now, and it hasn't aged well. How on earth can MB conflate the health consequences of eating meat and dairy to those of living on super processed and/or refined carbohydrates and HFCS? We can all agree about the shame and cruelty of feed lots, but Americans are sick because of processed and convenience foods, not liver, butter or eggs!
@daobagua
@daobagua 15 жыл бұрын
1900 life expectancy was about half what it is now, atheletes were smaller and weaker, the work week was twice as long in order to sustain productivity. I think i prefer progress
@whisperingsage
@whisperingsage 4 жыл бұрын
Only the plants are LOADED with Round Up. I was eating a real whole foods diet, but I didn't know it was loaded with Round Up until it perforated my gut.
@honeybear64
@honeybear64 14 жыл бұрын
@Masterphan I'm also not sure what you mean by the athletes I mentioned not being "products of their vegetarianism". Mixed martial arts champ Mac Danzig became a strict vegan in 2004, and since then he has racked up 15 wins and only 5 losses. In the last year I traded my desk job for one involving physical labor and I've gained muscle mass while sticking to my strict vegan diet, so veganism obviously doesn't inhibit growth. So I honestly don't get the whole "we need animal protein" argument.
@NiceButNic
@NiceButNic 15 жыл бұрын
Everyone one in the world should watch this video.
@honeybear64
@honeybear64 14 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, factory farming cannot, and will not, be put to an end as long as Americans are eating SO MUCH meat, eggs, and dairy. As the population continues to grow, and demand for meat increases, and land available for "free range" meat production to shrinks, there is no alternative BUT to resort to high intensity confinement methods of farming, and intensive confinment and rapid mass production requires the use of substances like antibiotics.
@abyssquick
@abyssquick 15 жыл бұрын
tangent - b12 can be manufactured in adequate amounts by healthy gut bacteria. the b12 in spirulina and seaweeds are molecular analogs, and not true b12- they don't treat b12 deficiency and can make it worse.
@EvolutionaI
@EvolutionaI 14 жыл бұрын
@thefredsociety Potatoes, rice, pasta, semolina, oats, polenta, legumes, mushrooms, nuts, fruit, avocado...etc. It is easy to reduce meat intake. Plus the extra variety is both delicious and a refreshing change.
@Smiles5s5s
@Smiles5s5s 11 жыл бұрын
Moderation IS important, that's true. But, I'm trying to argue for eliminating meat completely not only because of health reasons, but environmental / unsastainability reasons.
@talkshow
@talkshow 15 жыл бұрын
Great talk.
@climberdukedude
@climberdukedude 16 жыл бұрын
Actually, if the vegetables ran out, the cows and other animals would have nothing to eat, so they would die out at the same time. Eating veggies, grains, etc. is much more sustainable than meat because it's lower on the food chain.
@xucthclu
@xucthclu 11 жыл бұрын
Not neccessarily. Vit A is of concern, since, from what I read, most people bodies are not very efficient of converting carotines to retinol. Essential fatty acids may also be, but about that I'm not sure. If one were to eat only animal products, what vitamins and minerals would they be deficient in? (meaning it would impair them, not that it would be below RDA, which is essentially baseless)
@gusphraba
@gusphraba 16 жыл бұрын
Pretty good comparison, only they can't complain about it. What shocks me, is how many people are not able to kill a cow or a even a chicken, cry when they see a dead cat, kill a chipmunk with their car or watch a disney movie but eat meat three times a day. I'd force people to personally kill a cow for every cow they buy. There would be way less consumption, because you would see what you do and be thankful for the dead animal, like tribers and civilized citizens have always been.
@PistabachiCalifornia
@PistabachiCalifornia 15 жыл бұрын
Why are things like kids sitting in front of thier TV's playing video games, adults sitting in front of thier computers and the reduction of physical activity not discussed? The world war 2 generation has lived a longer life then the previous generations. They had high fat foods that are condemmed today, they had less processed foods but still ate things that would not be recommended today. The one difference seems to be exercise, they walked more and did more physical activity.
@VickiCurry
@VickiCurry 14 жыл бұрын
awesome!!!! thx for the great enlightment! A Zija distributor in Lexington, KY
@bb3xhrhj
@bb3xhrhj 11 жыл бұрын
I actually have watched a video of him a couple years ago, but that wasn't where i learned that "scenario", if that's an appropriate word. I don't define morals, nor do i care about morals. What i'm trying to say is, the reason you eat meat is because you have been learned that eating a balanced diet of meat and vegetables is the optimal diet for humans, not because it is. Young children haven't been introduced to steak, chicken and thanksgiving turkey yet.
@Kahalasama
@Kahalasama 16 жыл бұрын
I've already cut out fast food from my diet. Kinda preaching to the choir but it was interesting I guess.
@wishkah256
@wishkah256 11 жыл бұрын
Fascinating, thanks.
@sub39h
@sub39h 10 жыл бұрын
Whilst I totally agree that we are not meant to eat grains and refined carbohydrates in the quantities that we do nowadays, the notion that we should not be eating animal products is rubbish. Human beings have eaten a meat heavy diet for almost all of our existence. I agree that dairy consumption is contentious however. I'd like to make clear as well that whilst we as humans are meant to eat meat, I do not agree with modern farming practices.
@sub39h
@sub39h 9 жыл бұрын
smrodan Would you care to elaborate?
@hitssquad
@hitssquad 9 жыл бұрын
sub39h > I do not agree with modern farming practices. Why not?
@goshapopov3393
@goshapopov3393 9 жыл бұрын
sub39h there is a ted talk about that misconception actually! check out paleolithic diet myth. IT challenges the conventional hunter-gatherer hunt big game in order to survive myth. Most meat humans ate from that day was smaller in size. However the history of the human diet is also very diverse.
@hitssquad
@hitssquad 9 жыл бұрын
Plant Based Analyst > there are hundred upon hundreds of studies that show eating meat is bad. ...And none conclusively.
@sub39h
@sub39h 9 жыл бұрын
Plant Based Analyst Let me start by saying that I work in healthcare. I'd be happy to pass on my credentials to you in private if you wish. There is evidence that an EXCESS of RED meat consumption leads to an increase in colorectal cancer. There is also evidence that eating PROCESSED meat increases your risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. However there is NO evidence that the blanket statement "eating meat is bad" is correct, based on decades of research. Please find me the evidence that bacon eaten in sensible portions is bad for you? What there is evidence for, is that excess carbohydrates cause heart disease, diabetes, obesity, several types of cancer and tooth decay. Eating too much plant material also causes excess tooth wear. Vegetable oils are linked with heart disease. Wheat is linked with an upsurge in coeliac disease (itself a cause of depression, headaches, abdominal and joint pain), and coeliac disease itself when not managed again puts you at higher risk of intestinal cancers. New research from anthropologists has shown that humans historically ate as much as 60% of their calories from meat. Your suggestion that it is bad for us is ill founded at best, and a lie (presumably to forward your own vegetarian rhetoric) at worst.
@laxwolf
@laxwolf 13 жыл бұрын
I found since I stopped leaving my TV on while on the computer and generally watching less to no TV, I haven't had any cravings for food besides chocolate (which is my favorite candy.)
@Smiles5s5s
@Smiles5s5s 11 жыл бұрын
Any benefits we get from meat can be substituted from other sources. Actually I think the most important reason for being vegan is ethical, but that only works if ppl share the basic premise of "animals have a right to be left alone". I assume most ppl share the goal of health / not destroying the env, so I argued from the practical perspective here.
@bigblue92710
@bigblue92710 14 жыл бұрын
Virginia: snowiest and coldest winter on record. I know, I know, probably an anomaly.
@AshArAis
@AshArAis 12 жыл бұрын
Greek yoghurt is as greek as french fries are french - it's just the namewe give to strained yoghurt. We can have some small farms, but on a global scale if it was only small farms/organic produce we couldn't grow enough to feed the world,because the efficiency isn't perfect,nature is left to its own devices more.His wording made it sound like he was discouraging against any animal products,which I found a bit restrictive, or vague regarding dairy products,I wasn't sure if he was including them.
@DrSchadenfreude
@DrSchadenfreude 15 жыл бұрын
You can get protein from places other than meat, protein is not the major problem, it's the other things in meat (although there is now evidence to say most Americans suffer from an excess of protein to). Vegetarians get protein from whey powder which is a better source than meat anyway, and Vegan protein stuff is somehow made from peas. I'm sure you can find the RDA of protein through a bit of googling.
@davetaddeo
@davetaddeo 10 жыл бұрын
It is my contention that local and organic food cultivation and production will save the world. Local organic food is good food. There's no doubt about that statement anywhere. And for the following reasons I believe it will save the world. Local food is close. When people buy local the cost of shipping decreases dramatically. Not just the monetary cost but the cost of fuel for trucks, the cost of wear and tear on roads and highways, the cost of CO2 and other emissions from the process of shipping... the list goes on. I don't think there's a need to delve into those costs to show how decreasing them will benefit everyone. Local food is observable. When people can see their food being grown or raised there is a decrease in anxiety about where their food comes from and what it actually is. People may not realize they have anxiety about food but the root of the anxiety around all the food related ailments in western society is ignorance. People see reports on the news or read articles on what is good or what is bad and a lot of it can be contradictory as it comes from unknown or suspect sources. Now what do you do? More research, more suspect sources, more food coming from who knows where and from who knows what... Go and look at your food being produced. You will know it's good food that is good for you. Local food is small scale (relatively speaking). This means even if a local producer is growing or raising only one thing the detrimental effects of monoculture production are eliminated. When you look at a strawberry farm in southern California you see vast swaths of natural desert sucking up water from Lake Mead hundreds of miles away in Nevada. That farm is a huge patch of land where both the flora and fauna are so restricted by manipulation that the species diversity approaches 1. And large amounts of time and energy are spent to keep it that way. Potato farms in Idaho do the same. They bring logistically difficult amounts of water in from hundreds of miles away to water similarly species deficient swaths. The redirection of fresh water, commoditizing water, and species deficiencies are not good for anyone or anything. (If I were to provide supporting documentation for that statement this writing would run very long. If you require supporting documentation you can email me or Google it.) Smaller local patches of monocultures require much less time and energy per acre, can use local water sources and maintain species diversity through smaller monocultures abutting other smaller monocultures. Local food provides income for locals. Putting your hard earned dollars back into your community is just good. No need to explain. It just is. A local producer provides for you as you provide for the producer. And the producer pays taxes in your community (municipality, province / state, country). Local will help get people out of cities and into rural areas. Support local and you support jobs where local food is produced. People working in the food industry, be it production, processing, markets and restaurants will no longer have to live in the ever increasing financial costs of living in the city. Production, processing, markets and restaurants will be local to people working in those industries. No longer will the proximity of a supermarket be a feature on a realtor feature sheet but the feature will be where to get food that is good for you right where it is produced. As a bonus less congestion in cities means getting around in cities is easier and less stressful. Organic local food reduces the the amount of herbicides and pesticides, man made or not, being concentrated in the soil where the food you're eating is being grown or raised. In my opinion this is good. If you believe this is a controversial subject then err on the side of caution and eliminate their use until you know for sure. What are some of the big issues we talk about around the kitchen table and water coolers? CO2 and global warming, taxes and how they are appropriated, obesity / diabetes and other diet related diseases / malnutrition, what industrial food actually is and what it means and availability of fresh water. Buy local food. Buy organic food. Do your part. Even when you're travelling buy food that is local to that community or region to support the place you've traveled to. You'll save the world where ever you are.
@chill187
@chill187 11 жыл бұрын
true, but a little sour cream and some cheese is nice as well...
@brillobean
@brillobean 11 жыл бұрын
This is a good talk! I agree with what he is saying and I've been eating towards that goal myself. Eating smart and nutritiously is the best way to go about it. So many of us overcomplicate our diets with all sorts of craziness, ie most of the people I know who eat meat by the truckload, some of the people I know who eat only vegetarian or vegan or gluten free, no carbs, all carbs, etc. It's all too much nonsense and they all think they are right. Eat smart, its not hard but is delicious!
@xdude57
@xdude57 11 жыл бұрын
I am looking forward to your arguments..that shred this inconenvenient truth.
@honeybear64
@honeybear64 14 жыл бұрын
@Masterphan Traditional rural Asians eat a low protein, high carbohydrate diet, and their rates of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain cancers (like colon cancer) are FAR lower than ours. The Okinawans, for instance, eat very little meat and virtually no eggs or dairy products, and they have the longest life expectancy in the world. And it's not all due to genetics, either - when these people adopt a Western pattern diet, we see their rates of these diseases begin to approach ours.
@saadasim
@saadasim 11 жыл бұрын
I eat steak marinated in Pepsi and Lemon Juice. But only once a month.
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