Mondo Times Health Poll Archive

This poll ran from August 11 to 17, 2008.

Mondo Stars Poll Results

"Eating meat is necessary for health." True 498/48% False 546/52%

Votes: 1044

From the article "Meat of the matter" by Jim Motavalli, published in the July 30, 2008 issue of Metro Times Detroit.

Arguing that Americans should eat less meat because of the environmental impacts of raising cows, sheep and other livestock for human consumption, along with the negative health effects of a diet high in saturated fat, Motavalli writes:

"In the United States, Most people grow up eating meat and seeing others doing the same. The message that "meat is good and necessary for health" is routinely reinforced through advertising and the cultural signals we're sent at school, work and church. Vegetarianism is regularly depicted as a fringe choice for "health faddists." The government reinforces this message with meat featured prominently in its food pyramids."

He adds: "It turns out that nearly every aspect of the huge international meat trade has an environmental or health consequence, with global warming at the top of the list. If you never thought that eating meat was an environmental (and by extension, political) issue, now is the time to rethink that position."

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