HOST: Greetings， noble-minded viewers.
Advocacy of the plant-based
diet as the most ecologically sensible solution has been pioneered by
numerous environmental， animal， spiritual and scientific publications
throughout the years.
Their efforts are bearing fruit as
evidenced in the recent prolific media coverage highlighting this
important issue. Through its wide reach， mainstream media has
catapulted the vegetarian solutionto climate change to the forefront of
public consciousness.
From major media personalities such as
Oprah Winfrey to Larry King to Ellen Degeneres， who became vegan in the
past months， the millions of viewers around the world who tune in daily
to their shows are exposed to the topic of meat and its related harmful
effects on the health of the planet and one’s personal wellbeing.
On
CNN， the world’s first network to provide ２4 hour news coverage， with
programs available in over ２１２ countries and territories， Larry King
brought in a panel of experts on his show， Larry King Live， to address
how E. coli found in meat is life-threatening.
It was revealed
that many young children have suffered and died from eating E.
coli-tainted beef， or from merely contacting an infected adult. In
２００７， a ２２-year-old woman became paralyzed after eating a burger
contaminated with E. coli.Following is the discussion， 『Should
Americans Banish the Burger？』
aired on CNN and published on its website on October １３， ２００９.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/13/lkl.meat.infection/index.html
