Det dödar - Kött

Det dödar - Kött

SOME DISEASES RELATED TO MEAT CONSUMPTION / PRODUCTION

Swine flu
Blue tongue disease
E. coli
Salmonella
Bird flu
Mad cow disease
Pig's disease (PMWS)
Listeriosis
Shellfish poisoning
Pre-eclampsia

SOME OF THE COSTS OF MEAT EATING:

HEART DISEASE

Over 17 million lives lost globally each year
Cost of cardiovascular disease is at least US$1 trillion a year

CANCER

Over 1 million new colon cancer patients diagnosed each year
More than 600,000 colon cancer-related mortalities annually
In the United States alone, colon cancer treatment costs about US$6.5 billion.
Millions of people are newly diagnosed with other meat-related cancers every year.

DIABETES

246 million people are affected worldwide
An estimated US$174 billion spent each year on treatment.

OBESITY

Worldwide 1.6 billion adults are overweight with 400 million more who are obese
Costs US$93 billion each year for medical expenses in the United States alone.
At least 2.6 million people die annually from problems related to being overweight or obese

ENVIRONMENTAL

Use up to 70% of clean water
Pollute most of the water bodies
Deforest the lungs of the Earth
Uses up to 43% of the world's cereal
Uses up to 85% of the world's soy
Cause world hunger & wars
80% cause of global warming

PLUS MORE…

SOME OF THE COSTS OF MILK CONSUMPTION:

Breast, prostate and testicular cancer from hormones present in milk
Listeria and Crohn’s disease
Hormones and saturated fat leads to osteoporosis, obesity, diabetes and heart disease
Linked to higher incidences of multiple sclerosis
Classified as a major allergen
Lactose intolerance

PLUS MORE…

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Broccoli 'boosts' healthy gut - 08 Oct 2010

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Vegan Bakery in Talks with Big Supermarket Chains - 07 Oct 2010

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National Defense Medical Center in Formosa - 06 Oct 2010

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South Korean Buddhist temple - 05 Oct 2010

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Vietnam: With Rabies Deaths on the Rise, a Menu Item Gets a Closer Look - 05 Oct 2010

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‘Meatless:The Movie’-- A 90 Day Vegetarian-Vegan Experiment - 03 Oct 2010

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Media reports on Loving Hut's contribution to the greening of Taipei - 03 Oct 2010

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Increased rabies cases linked to meat consumption - 5 Oct 2010

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Meat found to contain excessively high antibiotic levels - 3 Oct 2010

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Nobel laureate encourages more vegetarian meals to save the planet - 23 Sep 2010

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Media reports on affordable satisfaction of veg dining - 23 Sep 2010

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42nd US President heads for being veg - 21 Sep 2010

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Anthrax outbreak spreads through Bangladesh and now Bulgaria - 13 Sep 2010

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Comprehensive study shows plant-based protein lowers mortality rate - 11 Sep 2010

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105-years-young lifelong vegetarian celebrates birthday - 8 Sep 2010

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Ammonia leak at US chicken plant causes widespread illness - 27 Aug 2010

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Hundreds of millions of eggs recalled due to Salmonella contamination - 21 Aug 2010

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Another case of anthrax disease in cattle confirmed - 29 Jul 2010

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Champion boxer Mike Tyson going strong on veganism - 20 Jul 2010

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Honors to North American veg-friendly cities - 20 Jul 2010

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Fatal disease striks salmon farms as well as wild fish - 19 Jul 2010

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US government agency warns of livestock antibiotics’ harm to human health - 17 Jul 2010

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Miss District of Colombia, USA promotes vegan benefits - 16 Jul 2010

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Milk recalled in China - 14 Jul 2010

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Man supports restaurant offering of free vegetarian meals - 13 Jul 2010

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Bacteria in goat’s milk causes illness in Colorado, USA - 13 Jul 2010

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European Union votes no on meats from cloned animals - 10 Jul 2010

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The true cost of the meat business - 10 Jul 2010

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French deputies call for a weekly meat-free day - 9 Jul 2010

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Meat consumption increases levels of harmful flame retardant in body - 30 July 2009

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