documented essay presentation

1. NO MORE MEAT FOR YOU
By: Bailee, Erica, and Greyson
November 15, 2019
ENGL 250 SP

2. WHAT IF ALL AMERICANS WENT VEGETARIAN
How a switch from omnivore diets to all
vegetarian diets in the US would affect
personal health, the economy, and the
environment.

3. Before we Started
The general consensus was that the outcome would be more or less good.
● Cows produce greenhouse gases
● There wouldn’t be much of a change in the economy
● The diet has personal health benefits
https://www.happycow.net/img/vegtopics/vegan-saves.png
pbs.twimg.com/media/C356cEXVUAA45Mb.jpg

4. Current Individual Health (Omnivore Diet)
Pros Cons
Sufficient in Vitamin B12
& DHA/EPA
High BMI
Creatine & Carnosine High Cholesterol
Easier to digest proteins Choline & Carnitine
Sufficient in calories, zinc
& iron
Arachidonic acids
Omega 3 fatty acids More likely to suffer from
heart attacks & strokes
https://www.sharecare.com/health/parts-muscular-system?currentPage=2
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/avoiding-
atherosclerosis-the-killer-you-cant-see

5. Changed Individual Health (Vegetarian Diet)
Pros Cons
Decreased risk of
cardiovascular death &
cancers
Deficient in crucial vitamins
Lower BMI Difficulty digesting protein
Normal Cholesterol levels More likely to suffer from
depression
Decreased inflammation of
brain cells
Lack of muscle retention
Regulated mood Lack of healthy brain &
muscle chemicals
https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-
magazine/medical/tests/blood-cholesterol
http://predictpd.blogspot.com/2018/05/plain
-english-low-body-mass-index-and.html
https://www.123rf.com/photo_38622292_color-fruit-and-vegetable-slices-on-white-background-food-concept.html

6. The Economy Now
https://www.meatinstitute.org/index.php?ht=d/sp/i/47465/pid/47465
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes513023.htm
5.4 Million Jobs
$90 Billion Global Market
$1 Trillion Total Economic
Output
5.6% GDP
Beef- $7.27 Billion, 12.9%
of Production, 1.26 MMT
Pork- $6.49 Billion, 26.6%
of Production, 2.45 MMT
Poultry- $4.5 Billion, 18%
of Production, 3.7 MMT

7. https://www.vox.com/a/explain-food-america
The Economy If We Switched
Maintain Exports
Distribution Change
Projected Growth
https://uhp.com.au/blog/tag/simply-raw/
https://www.123rf.com/photo_68627206_stock-vector-world-map

8. Environment: Current System
● Were using a lot of land to farm animals
○ Over crowded, farms
● 7% of greenhouse gases are produced by cows
● Wetland rice field
○ 29% of human generated methane
https://images.azureedge.net/rt/images/factory_chickens_unhappy-apha-140812.jpg
https://4k4oijnpiu3l4c3h-zippykid.netdna-
ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/cow-
methane.jpg

9. Environment: What If We Switch
● Less GreenHouse Gases
● We could use the land in a different way.
○ Plant crops to reverse the effects
■ 500 grams of CO2 per cubic meter
● But...
● Not completely the answer
○ If we raise the animals well there is no need to eat differently
■ Properly timed grazing
○ A Lot of emissions comes from the machinery needed to farm crops
https://www.cattlefeeders.ca/project-clean-cow-reducing-cattle-
methane-emissions-half/
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/corn-3-14-18-1.jpg https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zs2OYw_OLeA/maxresdefault.jpg

10. Bad Sources
Goodhttps://muchadoaboutclimate.wordpress.com/2014/10/01/how
-much-methane-does-a-cow-actually-produce/
https://extension.psu.edu/carbon-methane-emissions-and-
the-dairy-cow
No Author, No Sources and
Older post. Trusted Author, Sources,
and newer than the other
source.

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