Food

Is it better for the environment to follow a plant-based diet?

For

Plants use fewer resources and create less pollution.

Against

Not all land is suitable for crops and some people need animal products.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • “Moving from current diets to a diet that excludes animal products can reduce food’s land use by 76% and GHG emissions by 49%”
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  • “going vegan or vegetarian has large impact”
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Against

  • “much of it comes from land that doesn’t support annual crop production”
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  • “The other 90% goes out as manure to fertilize the next crop”
    RedditOriginal language: English
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