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Meatcostsmoreperpoundthanotherfoods.Thatextracashcangotowardsagymmembership,newrunningshoes,oraniPodforyourworkouts. 6. Curb water usage
AccordingtotheValueforWaterResearchReportseries,approximately1,850gallonsofwaterareneededtoproduceasinglepoundofbeef,butonly39gallonsofwaterareneededtoproduceapoundofvegetables.Avegetariandietcouldreducewaterconsumptionperpersonby58%. 7. Curb Healthcare Spending
BasedonevidencefromtheCenterofDiseaseControl,chronicdiseaseslikeheartdisease,stroke,canceranddiabetescause7in10deathsandaccountfor75%ofthe$2trillionspentannuallyonmedicalcareintheUSalone.Byreducingourriskfortheseconditions,wecanreducehealthcarespendingnationwide. 8. Reduce greenhouse gases
Lessmeatconsumptioncoulddecreasetheamountofgreenhousegasesproduced,particularlycarbondioxide,methane,andnitrousoxide.Accordingtothepublication,Potentialcontributionstoclimatechange, beefproducesatotalof30kilogramofgreenhousegasperkilogramoffood,whilenon-meatproductssuchascarrots,potatoes,andriceproduce.42,.45,and1.3kilogramsoffoodrespectively. 9. Curb fuel dependence
About25kilocaloriesoffossilfuelsareusedtoproduce1kilocalorieofmeat,but,basedonevidencefromthepublicationFood,Energy,andSociety,only2.2kilocaloriesareusedtoproduce1kilocalorieofgrain.Infact,ifthefossilfuelsusedtoproducegrainforlivestockwereusedtofeedhumans,thatamountoffossilfuelswouldbeenoughtofeedaround840millionpeople! 10. Thanks for viewing our presentation.
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