I read an article today and it said children today may live to see the end of humanity. This is due to climate change which is destroying the planet. One of the main causes of this is cattle farming and meat production. I feel very sad about this, and passionate that I have to do something.
I also have a very high risk of type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart problems and breast cancer and meat consumption contributes towards these things.
Also, I do love animals. I recently watched the Earthlings documentary and it was very eye opening.
Dd(14) is a dairy free pescetarian. Ds(12) only likes chicken and ds(10) has only had meat a few times as a baby and he hated it, so is also a dairy free pescetarian. Dh, however, is a heavy meat eater, eating it about 2-3 times a DAY. He is quite overweight, I am a healthy weight but lean towards upper end (as do the kids). Dh thinks it's ridiculous to stop eating meat, as climate change etc 'wont affect us'. Another thing putting me off is I have hyperglycemia, and to change my diet this way would increase my carb intake which would probably raise my blood sugar level. Is this right?
I also do loads of sports and have a lot of muscle. Would a veggie/pesce diet result in muscle loss?
Would IBU to stop eating meat even if dh is against it? And would it affect my blood sugar negatively? Would my muscle mass be affected?
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marvelousdcomics · 09/11/2016 16:30
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