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§ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

Meat Industry Using ‘Misinformation’ to Block Dietary Change, Report Finds

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Meat Industry Using ‘Misinformation’ to Block Dietary Change, Report Finds

www.desmog.com

§ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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The agriculture sector has spent millions of dollars on discrediting plant-based diets, a new report has claimed.  The report, published by the consumer advocacy organisation Freedom Food Alliance on Thursday (29 February), found that multinational meat companies and lobby groups were using industry-funded research, public ad campaigns and educational materials to sway public opinion on […]
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  • redhydride@lemmy.ml
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    It’s kinda naive to think that they’re not employing those tactics. Every coorporation/industry uses them.

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    https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/1980s-food-ad-meat-nazi-poster/

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    It’s specifically the beef industry, which is simultaneously a huge source of methane emissions, a huge land user for cattle ranching, worse for human health, and, coincidentally, a significant US agricultural output.

    • §ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.mlOP
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      While beef is a big aspect of the overall agricultural industry, cattle feed requires roughly 3/4 of all US grown crops. Meaning with less beef consumption, the total US agricultural output would increase. But veggies aren’t subsidized to the same extent as beef and corporations value profit over everything.

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