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How a mere 12% of Americans eat half the nation’s beef, creating significant health and environmental impacts (www.eurekalert.org)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

“We focused on beef because of its impact on the environment, and because it’s high in saturated fat, which is not good for your health,” said the study’s corresponding and senior author

that's not true it's because Americans only understand things if you put it in the context of burgers/day

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know you are joking, but I'd imagine most people don't know how absolutely massive the CO2 emissions for beef are compared to everything else.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I’m 1 burger today. How are you?