Vegetarianism /
Vegetarianism /
Debra A. Miller, book editor.
- Detriot : Greenhaven Press, c2010.
- 205 p. ; 23 cm.
- Current controversies series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-194) and index.
Is vegetarianism healthy? Chapter overview / Plant-based diets provide many health benefits / A strict vegetarian diet is unhealthy for most people / A vegetarian diet can be hazardous if it's not nutritionally balanced / A vegetarian diet is healthy for teenagers / A vegan diet can cause malnourishment, especially in children / Young vegetarians may be at increased risk of eating disorders / Is vegetarianism morally superior to a meat diet? Vegetarians can claim the moral high ground / People have a moral obligation to reject factory-farmed meat / Vegetarianism is the right moral choice for many reasons / Vegetarianism is part of many religious traditions, including Christianity / Killing animals for food is part of the natural order / Farm animals survive by dying / It is moral to eat humanely raised meat / Is vegetarianism more environmentally sustainable than a meat diet? The livestock sector is a major source of environmental degradation / A vegetarian diet is more energy efficient than a meat diet / Vegetarianism is one of the most effective ways to fight global warming / Vegetarianism is needed to reform industrial meat production / Meat can be part of a sustainable food system / Meat production has nothing to do with global warming / What is the future for vegetarianism? Vegetarianism will increase in years to come / People will increasingly boycott factory-farmed meat and animal products / Lab-grown meat will positively impact the planet / Lab-grown meat will not be widespread in the near future / Meat-eaters should be taxed to reduce meat consumption / Sustainable meat production and reduced consumption can feed the world / SixWise.com ; Winston Craig ; Ben Kim ; Victoria Anisman-Reiner ; Center for Young Women's Health ; Natasha Mann ; Sylvia Byrd and Daphne Pierce-Smith -- Riva Gold ; Peter Singer ; Brian Solomon ; Kamran Pasha ; Rebecca Thistlethwaite ; Amy Standen ; Douglas Brown -- Henning Steinfeld ... [et al.] ; University of Chicago News Office ; Ben Adler ; James E. McWilliams ; Bill Niman and Nicolette Hahn Niman ; Alan Caruba -- Heather Gorn ; Nicolette Hahn Niman ; Hank Hyena ; Brendan I. Koerner ; Peter Singer ; Collin Dunn.
9780737749250 (hc) 0737749253 (hc) 9780737749267 (pbk.) 0737749261 (pbk.)
2010006725
TX392 / .V442 2010
613.262
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-194) and index.
Is vegetarianism healthy? Chapter overview / Plant-based diets provide many health benefits / A strict vegetarian diet is unhealthy for most people / A vegetarian diet can be hazardous if it's not nutritionally balanced / A vegetarian diet is healthy for teenagers / A vegan diet can cause malnourishment, especially in children / Young vegetarians may be at increased risk of eating disorders / Is vegetarianism morally superior to a meat diet? Vegetarians can claim the moral high ground / People have a moral obligation to reject factory-farmed meat / Vegetarianism is the right moral choice for many reasons / Vegetarianism is part of many religious traditions, including Christianity / Killing animals for food is part of the natural order / Farm animals survive by dying / It is moral to eat humanely raised meat / Is vegetarianism more environmentally sustainable than a meat diet? The livestock sector is a major source of environmental degradation / A vegetarian diet is more energy efficient than a meat diet / Vegetarianism is one of the most effective ways to fight global warming / Vegetarianism is needed to reform industrial meat production / Meat can be part of a sustainable food system / Meat production has nothing to do with global warming / What is the future for vegetarianism? Vegetarianism will increase in years to come / People will increasingly boycott factory-farmed meat and animal products / Lab-grown meat will positively impact the planet / Lab-grown meat will not be widespread in the near future / Meat-eaters should be taxed to reduce meat consumption / Sustainable meat production and reduced consumption can feed the world / SixWise.com ; Winston Craig ; Ben Kim ; Victoria Anisman-Reiner ; Center for Young Women's Health ; Natasha Mann ; Sylvia Byrd and Daphne Pierce-Smith -- Riva Gold ; Peter Singer ; Brian Solomon ; Kamran Pasha ; Rebecca Thistlethwaite ; Amy Standen ; Douglas Brown -- Henning Steinfeld ... [et al.] ; University of Chicago News Office ; Ben Adler ; James E. McWilliams ; Bill Niman and Nicolette Hahn Niman ; Alan Caruba -- Heather Gorn ; Nicolette Hahn Niman ; Hank Hyena ; Brendan I. Koerner ; Peter Singer ; Collin Dunn.
9780737749250 (hc) 0737749253 (hc) 9780737749267 (pbk.) 0737749261 (pbk.)
2010006725
TX392 / .V442 2010
613.262