Unique Identifier 94226069
Authors Lewis S.
Institution Stephen Lewis Associates, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Title An opinion on the global impact of meat consumption.
Source American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 59(5 Suppl):1099S-1102S, 1994 May.
Abbreviated Source Am J Clin Nutr. 59(5 Suppl):1099S-1102S, 1994 May.
NLM Journal Code 3ey
Journal Subset A
Local Messages DANA LIBRARY OWNS THIS JOURNAL
Country of Publication United States
MeSH Subject Headings Child, Developing Countries, *Diet, Environment, Food Supply, Human, International Cooperation, *Meat, *Nutrition, Poverty, *Vegetarianism
Abstract The topic of vegetarian nutrition can be approached from several angles, perhaps one of the most important being the impact that meat production is having on the under-developed world, where ancient rain forests are being cleared to provide land for cattle grazing. Debt-burdened countries are turning over agricultural land to raise cattle and grains for feeding the cattle. These practices have resulted in less available land for the production of food, global warming because of the practices used for deforestation, exhaustion of the world's water supply, and other adverse effects on the health of the world. The consumption of meat for food is taking a toll on the consumer and the health of the world's poorest people. It is also contributing to an expanding need for foreign aid and growing world hunger.
ISSN 0002-9165
Publication Type Journal Article.
Language English
Entry Month 9408.