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by TrispusAttucks 1092 days ago
Animals converting plants to meat/protein is more efficient than humans directly eating an entirely plant based diet.
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It sure isn't.

Avoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce your impact on Earth

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/avoiding...

The climate benefits of veganism and vegetarianism

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220429-the-climate-bene...

https://ychef.files.bbci.co.uk/1600x900/p0c41hws.webp

Estimating the environmental impacts of 57,000 food products

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2120584119

Sustainable eating is cheaper and healthier - Oxford study

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-11-11-sustainable-eating-chea...

Why the food system is the next frontier in climate action

Virtually all paths to a net-zero-emissions food system rely on consumers in high-income countries shifting to a more plant-forward diet, according to a recent study.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/04/why-the-food-syst...

Uhm... where do animals get these extra calories from if not their food? Can you explain this to me please?

How can the calories out be more than the calories in?

Or are you suggesting people don't get all the calories they eat from plans? I don't think this is true.