Why Eating Meat is Bad For You

What is the Meat Industry? 

It is what the name suggests , this industry is where the meat is packed while following a routine ; butchering , processing , packaging and apportion . The irony is , India has the largest number of vegetarians in the entire world , but our country also has the largest population of livestock , i.e , animals used for our own benefit . India is also the biggest producer of buffalo meat , second largest of goat meat , producer of almost 80 billion eggs annually , and producer of 6.3 million tonnes of meat.

The Effect of The Meat Industry on our Environment : 

In the process of producing meat , the release of a gas called ' methane ' , a greenhouse gas,  takes place which is 85 times more alarming than Carbon Dioxide . If one eats 680 grams of meat a week , it equals to 381 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions : which would be the same as charging 22,105 smartphones , consuming 19.4 litres of petroleum gas , and driving a car 692 km , (according to Omni Calculator) . Animal Agriculture is accountable for more greenhouse emissions than the entire world's transportation combined.

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The world is going to experience fresh water scarcity by 2050 . It takes vast amounts of water for just growing separate crops for poultry animals , let alone their cleaning , for them to drink , etc. It takes more than 9084 litres of water for the production of just less than half a kilogram of beef . Yet the same amount of Tofu ( bean curd ) takes 923 litres of water and also is scrumptious !

India uses one-third of the World's freshwater supply for its meat industry , yes , you heard it right , ONE-THIRD! With continuously growing non-vegetarians in India , we may have around 25-30 years before we run out of water. 2.38 billion chickens were slaughtered annually . Every day 200 million animals are killed , slaughtered , butchered , just for human being's selfish desire to eat them , this is excluding marine animals , which may total the number to half a million.

The Effect of Eating Meat on your Body :

Though humans think of themselves at the top , the all-ruling species , our intestine arrangement is completely ordinary . Considering that technically , we have evolved from our ancestors , the ones from Dry Nosed Primates ; apes , monkeys , chimpanzees , and what does their diet consist of? They eat nuts , berries , fruits , seeds , flowers and enjoy an infrequent meat snack like small eggs , younger reptiles , etc. , but is our meat eating as uncommon as them? Judging on the millions of animals killed everyday , the answer is an obvious NO. 

Some kinds of meat contain high level of saturated fat , which increases the risk of cholesterol level , increases your chances of getting a heart disease , strokes and diabetes . Most meat eaten by people worldwide is fried , which increases the saturation even more .The World Health Organisation declared in 2015 itself that eating processed meat increases your risk of rectum cancer. Even red meat like pork , beef or lamb may probably cause cancer. 

A number of studies have explained that eating any sort of meat causes cancer , including one that says vegetarians are 40-45 percent less prone to getting cancer than non-vegetarians. None the less , while eating meat , you are also eating hormones . The natural hormones ( estrogen , progesterone , testosterone ) are, of course , the naturally recurring hormones in animals , but added , poultry and farm animals are also injected or fed pills / pellets with hormones , accordingly ,  they can be causing a variety of diseases in youngsters as well as adults.

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Concluding by saying that , when you see a dead animal on the road , you feel nauseous on its form , but when you have another animal on your plate , the nausea is gone? Does every animal not matter ? If you really want to make a difference for animals , posting on social media for just some animals is not going to make much a difference . Stop eating their corpses and using them for your benefit. How much hate do you need to have to watch animals being slaughtered and not be moved by it ? Just like us , they are alive , just like us , they have a family . Save innocent and mute lives . They cannot stand up for themselves , but WE CAN ! 

Thank you @___mrunmayi___ , @_jugaadu_artist_ for your amazing contribution , you made this blog attractive and more understandable !