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* Animal ethics: | * Animal ethics: | ||
** [[Factory farms]] (where animals are treated very badly) meet most of the world's demand for meat, milk and eggs. Less-cruel farming practices exist, but are less productive. To get rid of factory farms, we're going to have to consume fewer animal products. {{x|And maybe [[lab-grown meat]] could change this one day, but it's not scalable enough yet.}} | ** [[Factory farms]] (where animals are treated very badly) meet most of the world's demand for meat, milk and eggs. Less-cruel farming practices exist, but are less productive. To get rid of factory farms, we're going to have to consume fewer animal products. {{x|And maybe [[lab-grown meat]] could change this one day, but it's not scalable enough yet.}} | ||
* Health: | |||
** Vegan or not, either way it's possible to get all the nutrients you need. | |||
** Plant-based eating ''might'' have additional benefits via consuming more antioxidants and fewer carcinogens. {{rn}} | |||
** Just make sure you actually get enough [[nutrition]]. A plant-based diet ''done wrong'' will cause your health to suffer. Hopefully this page has enough guidelines to prevent this. | |||
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