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Friday, 12 August 2016

Veganism not the best for the environment, according to study

Get off your high horse, vegan: Eschewing meat and animal products may not be as good for the environment as you think. In a study published in the journal Elementa, researchers simulated biophysical conditions based on kinds of land used for different sorts of farming and how those plots could support vegan, vegetarian, and various levels of meat-eating omnivorous diets. It turns out, dairy-friendly vegetarians are the clear winner when it comes to what farmland could best be used to feed the most people, followed by egg and dairy-friendly vegetarians and 20% then 40% omnivores, leavings vegans in fifth place. And yes, about 40% of the reason we put this piece in is to be able to link to AwakenwithJP’s hilariousIf Meat Eaters Acted Like Vegans (run time 3:02).

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