Provenza et al: "Some societies are now in the midst of convincing themselves that plant-based faux meat is better than the real thing and that nature is a feeble-minded nitwit compared to the “time-tested wisdom” of Silicon Valley technologies." frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
No New Age fan (I leave the chakra bit to the authors), but this, 👉 YES! "We can come to love & respect life by transforming our utilitarian views of plants & animals merely as sources of food to a reverence for their wide-ranging ecological, economic & social meanings & values"
"A flock in the hands of an 'ecological doctor' can create healthy soil, plants, animals, & food for people in ways that enhance biodiversity, mitigate fires, & sustain local cultures—benefits not considered in life cycle analyses"
"Steadily embedding ultra-processed foods into our diets over the past 50 years has been an experiment of sorts for humans. Replicate this study over a few generations—in the womb, childhood, teen, and adult years—and we now have an epidemic of chronic diet-related diseases."
"Given modern dietary trends, it is foolish to think that introducing more ultra-processed foods (e.g., plant-based meat alternatives) into our diet will reverse the burden of diet-related diseases."
"Ironically, champions of ultra-processed plant-based meat alternatives purport to address issues of human and environmental health, created in part by industrial agriculture, with more ultra-processed foods and industrial agriculture."
"Food systems are far too contingent on local socioeconomic and environmental conditions to enable one-size-fits-all policies. Indeed, an omnivorous diet, rich in whole plant and animal foods, has the greatest potential to feed human populations globally"
"We get whiplash from the ever-changing advice given by authorities who rarely agree. No wonder issues of diet rise to levels of religious fervor with salvation and damnation as common themes. Nowadays, plant-based diets are in vogue and meat is under assault"
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