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Questions tagged [meat]

the flesh of an animal (especially a mammal) as food.

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"One year without beef saves 3432 trees"

This statement is doing the rounds on Facebook: Going one year without paper saves 8.5 trees Going one year without beef saves 3,432 trees Alas, as with so many of these 'claims' on FB, actual data is missing. And in this case, the lack of units…
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Is eating processed meat as bad as smoking for causing cancer?

I recently saw this posted on social media; it caused quite a stir, with over 200 comments from people debating the veracity of the claims. “It’s funny how people get outraged at parents putting their kids at risk by defying scientific fact and…
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Are broiler chickens injected with hormones in their left legs?

In my experience, when stores in Bulgaria sell raw chicken legs in packaging, they are always the left leg. One explanation I have heard is that the left leg is inferior, because it is the site of injections: Bulgarian news site, Flagman has a 2012…
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Is being a vegan more environmentally friendly than otherwise?

On their website, PETA claimed the following: A recent United Nations report concluded that a global shift toward a vegan diet is necessary to combat the worst effects of climate change. And the U.N. is not alone in its analysis. Researchers at the…
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Do long-time vegetarians lose the ability to digest meat?

"In people who have been long-term vegetarians, studies have found that they actually lose the ability to digest meat". Is this true, at a biological level? (As opposed to any possible psychological effect.) (Yes, the link is from the SciFi SE, but…
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Does this picture depict the conditions at a veal farm?

This picture was shared by William McNamara on his Facebook page. It was captioned: This is not a graphic pic, nor a gorey one,... though one to make you think where your food comes from. Can you guess what this is? This is in Oregon, and each…
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Does eating meat increase your risk for cancer?

I just read an article in the german magazine "Der Spiegel" about a recent study claiming that 40% of all cancers are preventable. The article states specifically that one of the factors is the consumption of red meat: Der Mangel an Früchten und…
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Does the means of slaughter affect meat quality?

Some friends of mine believe that different ways of killing an animal may reduce the quality of the meat; in particular, a violent death produces a tougher meat, maybe caused by the adrenaline released in the tissues of the animal. I think it's a…
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Does eating meat increase testosterone levels?

Dylan de Castro wrote on Livestrong in the article Meat Diet for Testosterone: Eating meat, which is high in protein, helps build muscle and stimulates the secretion of the hormone glucagon, both of which contribute to raising testosterone levels.…
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Are live monkey brains a traditional cuisine?

There is a common belief/urban legend that there are some Asian peoples that eat brains of monkeys while they are still alive. A dish often attributed to China, monkey brains are also eaten in places like Africa, South American, and South East…
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Does red meat increase the risk of heart disease?

Conventional common wisdom has been that red meat consumption increases the risk of developing heart disease. There are a lot of studies indicating this may be true, but there are also a lot of studies indicating this may not. A report from the…
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Would avoiding the eating of meat stop global warming?

Possible Duplicate: Is being a vegan more environmentally friendly than otherwise? Would it be sufficient for people to stop eating meat to stop global warming? I've heard that the process to bring meat to everyone's plate is one of the biggest…
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Is there a connection between sleep patterns and meat-eating?

There are a number of different and sometimes contradictory claims that changing your diet (especially with regard to avoid meat) can have an affect on your sleeping pattern. Here are a few related claims: Juice fast reduces need for sleep - Source:…
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Is red meat responsible for one in ten early deaths?

The red meat and cancer link has already been addressed here: Does eating meat increase your risk for cancer? But recent reports suggest a broader more worrying relationship to variety of other causes of death. The Guardian reports the study…
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Is "virtually all the chicken meat we eat" from female birds?

I am confused by conflicting information I am finding online about the most common practices for raising chickens for meat. I found two sources that state that meat chickens are primarily female: Male chicks will never grow up to lay eggs and they…
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