Why I am a Plant-based Eater

102 Pages·2015·12.87 MB·English

Brenda Davis, RD

• More than 2/3 of all agricultural land is devoted to
growing feed for livestock, while only 8% is used to
grow food for direct human consumption.

• If everyone lived on plants, the global calorie supply
would increase by an estimated 50% which could
effectively wipe out hunger.
Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment:
http://stanford.io/1fKUKps
Foley JA. Scientific American. Nov. 2011: 60-65.

• Expert panel concluded that two activities have a
disproportionately large effect on the planet’s life-
support systems:

Animal agriculture – especially raising livestock for meat
1.
and dairy.
The use of fossil fuels.
2.

• Recommendation → a global
shift towards a plant-based diet.
http://www.unep.org/resourcepanel/Portals/24102/PDFs/P
riorityProductsAndMaterials_Report.pdf