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10 Shocking Facts About Animal Food

1.          All proteins originate in plants
All of the protein that you get when you eat a steak or a hamburger came from the plants that the cow ate. Meaning, all proteins originate in plants.

2.          Meat eaters get half their protein from plants
The largest study to compare the nutrient intake of meat-eaters with plant eaters showed that the average plant-eater not only get enough protein but 70% more than they need. Meat-eaters get roughly half of their protein from plants.

3.          Protein from plants has higher quality
Do you know that one cup of cooked lentils or a peanut butter sandwich has about as much protein as three ounces of beef or three large eggs? Yet, protein from plants has the higher quality from animal food. Because every single plant contains all the essential amino acids that the human body can’t make in varying proportions.

4.          Animal food promotes inflammation in the body
A study shows that eating a hamburger can increase inflammation by 70%. In muscle and joint, animal protein can increase soreness and delay recovery. Switching into a plant-based diet and lower the body inflammation by 29% in just three weeks.   

5.          Dairy raises the risk of prostate cancer
Dr. Walter Willett, “The amino acids that come from animal sources tend to make our cells rev up and multiply faster. For example, there’s accumulating evidence that high consumption of proteins from dairy sources is related to a high risk of prostate cancer.”

6.          Animal food raises the risk of colon cancer
Research funded by The National Cancer Institute found that vegetarians who added one or more servings per week of white meat, like chicken or fish, more than triple their risk of colon cancer.

7.          Animal food reduces masculinity
By simply drinking cow’s milk can increase men’s estrogen levels by 26% in just an hour while dropping their testosterone levels by 18%.

8.          Animal food raises the risk of CHD
Animal protein has heme iron. Six studies based on 130,000 patients show that 1mg/day of heme iron appeared to be significantly associated with a 27% increase in the risk of CHD.

9.          Animal food clouds our blood
Sources from animal-based protein and fat have a tremendous impact on endothelial function that lasts for 6 or 7 hours after you eat. So, if you have bacon and eggs for breakfast, a hamburger for lunch, and a steak for dinner, this is going on all day long. Meaning that your blood is always cloudy and the ability to operate at your best is always impaired.

10.       Vitamin B12 is not from meat
It is commonly believed that the essential vitamin B12 can only be obtained from meat, but in fact, vitamin B12 does not come from the animals themselves. It from the bacteria that these animals consume in the soil and water. Just like with proteins, they are only the middlemen. Before industrial agriculture, farm animals and humans could get vitamin B12 by eating traces of dirt on plant foods or by drinking water from the river or stream. But now, even farm animals have to be given to B12 supplements because pesticides, antibiotics, and chlorine kill the bacteria that produce it. Studies have shown that up to 39% of test subjects have low levels of vitamin B12, including carnivores.









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