TY  - BOOK
AU  - Miller,Debra A.
TI  - Vegetarianism
T2  - Current controversies series
SN  - 9780737749250 (hc)
AV  - TX392 .V442 2010
U1  - 613.262 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Detriot
PB  - Greenhaven Press
KW  - Vegetarianism
KW  - Juvenile literature
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-194) and index; Is vegetarianism healthy? Chapter overview; SixWise.com; Plant-based diets provide many health benefits; Winston Craig; A strict vegetarian diet is unhealthy for most people; Ben Kim; A vegetarian diet can be hazardous if it's not nutritionally balanced; Victoria Anisman-Reiner; A vegetarian diet is healthy for teenagers; Center for Young Women's Health; A vegan diet can cause malnourishment, especially in children; Natasha Mann; Young vegetarians may be at increased risk of eating disorders; Sylvia Byrd and Daphne Pierce-Smith --; Is vegetarianism morally superior to a meat diet? Vegetarians can claim the moral high ground; Riva Gold; People have a moral obligation to reject factory-farmed meat; Peter Singer; Vegetarianism is the right moral choice for many reasons; Brian Solomon; Vegetarianism is part of many religious traditions, including Christianity; Kamran Pasha; Killing animals for food is part of the natural order; Rebecca Thistlethwaite; Farm animals survive by dying; Amy Standen; It is moral to eat humanely raised meat; Douglas Brown --; Is vegetarianism more environmentally sustainable than a meat diet? The livestock sector is a major source of environmental degradation; Henning Steinfeld ... [et al.]; A vegetarian diet is more energy efficient than a meat diet; University of Chicago News Office; Vegetarianism is one of the most effective ways to fight global warming; Ben Adler; Vegetarianism is needed to reform industrial meat production; James E. McWilliams; Meat can be part of a sustainable food system; Bill Niman and Nicolette Hahn Niman; Meat production has nothing to do with global warming; Alan Caruba --; What is the future for vegetarianism? Vegetarianism will increase in years to come; Heather Gorn; People will increasingly boycott factory-farmed meat and animal products; Nicolette Hahn Niman; Lab-grown meat will positively impact the planet; Hank Hyena; Lab-grown meat will not be widespread in the near future; Brendan I. Koerner; Meat-eaters should be taxed to reduce meat consumption; Peter Singer; Sustainable meat production and reduced consumption can feed the world; Collin Dunn
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