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This collection of articles pro and con on vegetarianism examines whether meat-based diets are bad for the planet, the moral and spiritual implications of vegetarianism, the extent to which vegetarian diets are more humane that diets that include meat, and whether a vegetarian diet is beneficial for health.

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English
Pages
224

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Table of Contents

Overview: People choose their diets based on personal reasons / Stephanie Kraftson, Jana Pohorelsky, and Alex Myong
Vegetarians contribute to global food security / Live58
Meat-based diets perpetuate global hunger and climate change / Mimi Bekhechi
Livestock contributes to global warming / Robert Goodland and Jeff Anhang
Meat production can benefit the earth / Doug Boucher et al.
Cattle can be used to reverse global warming / Adam D. Sacks
Grazing animals improve soil quality / Heather Dugmore
Plant-based diets' environmental impact examined in French study / Andrew Seaman
Overview: Vegetarians' beliefs are just as sincere as those of traditional religious faiths / Sherry F. Colb
Vegetarianism is a moral decision with many benefits / Melanie Joy
Vegetarianism is the only morally acceptable diet / Robert Grillo
Buddhists are permitted to consume meat / Wayne Hughes
There are spiritual benefits to vegetarianism / George Burke
There is a moral middle ground in the omnivore vs. vegetarian debate / Joe Perez
Overview: The evolution of vegetarianism / Sari Kamin
Pro-animal, pro-life / Mary Eberstadt
Vegetables can be grown without the use of animal products / John Walker
Animals suffer needlessly for food production / Ted Genoways
Vegetarians may be responsible for more animal deaths than omnivores / Julie Galef
Vegetarian diets cause more animal cruelty than eating meat / Mike Archer
Even small-scale vegetable farming requires hunting animals / Tovar Cerulli
Vegan diets are good for athletes / Scott Jurek
A plant-based diet has impressive benefits / Sharon Palmer
Meat-based diets improved human intelligence / Christopher Joyce
Not everyone benefits from a vegetarian diet / Sandro D'Amico
Vegetables cause more cases of food poisoning than meat / NHS Choices
Vegetarian diets are not healthy / Kris Gunnars.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series
Current controversies, Current controversies

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
613.2/6
Library of Congress
TX392 .V4428 2015, TX392.V4428 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
224 pages
Number of pages
224

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26886039M
Internet Archive
vegetarianism0000unse_r5v6
ISBN 10
0737772271, 073777228X
ISBN 13
9780737772272, 9780737772289
LCCN
2014026078
OCLC/WorldCat
883510806

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