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Originally Posted by 72lions
The point of newly developed meatless products is to eventually reduce beef consumption and ultimately cattle production. Cattle production is a drain on the earth’s resources. It is the primary reason for clear cutting forests in The Amazon. And yes there are health benefits to reducing beef intake. Don’t look at it as “is this healthy”, although it is. BTW, BK gas sold Morningstar veggie burgers for 20 years.
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This ^^
And I'm surprised nobody has commented on the ethical reasons for not eating beef. Visit a feed lot, would you like to live there? Watch the slaughter of animals...does that make you feel good about your hamburger? I'm not trying to be harsh but animals experience anxiety, stress, fear, and pain
just like you and me.
I like hamburgers but if I have a reasonable substitute that doesn't involve all of the environmental and ethical problems of beef, I'm going to go for that 100%. I hope there are a lot of people out there that feel the same.