“Health professionals are increasingly recognizing the link between high intakes of meat and the rise of non-communicable or chronic disease. A diet high in animal-sourced foods contributes significantly to, among other things, hypertension, heart disease, certain types of cancer, diabetes, gallstones, obesity, stroke, and food born illness. With an estimated 66 percent of Americans reported as being overweight or obese.” (Steinfeld, 2006). Different health experts are saying is that large consumption of meat are linked to many health problems that can and could be somewhat prevented when people stop eating meat or decreasing the intake of meat in their …show more content…
People will always turn their heads and look the other way but there is no denying that the producing and consuming of livestock is having an effect on our health and on our environment. When people decide to change their diet not only are they fixing their health for the better but they are also helping the environment because of that