Topic: Vegetarian Diet

By Tan Chek Wei

Introduction

Want to do something for Mother Earth?

Ditch the meat and find out how your diet affects the
environment.

Reasons why you should choose vegetarian diet

Healthier
Helpour
animals
than
meat
Save
Earth

Main point 1

Vegetarian diets are often associated with a number

of health advantages, including lower blood
cholesterol levels, lower risk of heart disease, lower
blood pressure levels, and lower risk of hypertension
and type 2 diabetes.
Source: Position of the American Dietetic Association: Vegetarian Diets

Risk of
heart
disease
Risk of
hyperte
nsion

Risk of
type 2
diabete
s

Vegeta
rian
tend
to
lower
in
Body
mass
index
(BMI)

Blood
pressur
e levels

Cancer
rates

Because vegetarian diet contain higher

amount of:
1. Dietary bre
2. Magnesium
3. Potassium
4. Vitamin C
5. Vitamin E
6. Folate
7. Carotenoids
8. Flavonoids
9. Other
phytochemicals

Main point 2
If you are a vegetarian,
you can save

Importance of
Rainforests

Our rainforests
were used to

One football field

produce
257 hamburgers
in order to

of rainforest is destroyed

Vegetarian diet
save water
around the world

Modern factory farms are sprayed with herbicides

and pesticides to grow grains to feed cattle.

Chemicals !!!

Vegetarian diet
reduce
Carbon Dioxide!!

Eat one pound of

=

Following tables indicates the CO2 production in kg CO2 equivalents

In other words,
per kg of meat depending on the animal:
34.6kg of CO2 = energy of 100-watt bulb 20 days!

Earths precious resources

e.g. Land and Water

Up to 5000 gallons of water is required to

raise one pound of beef!

20,000 pounds of potatoes

Or
165 pounds of
edible cow flesh ?

If you choose

There are no famine happened in Somalia and West Africa.

Main point 3

The greatness of a
nation can be judged
by the way its animals
are treated.

Mahatma Gandhi
Civil rights leader

They are smart and unique!!!

How do you feel

if you are one
of them ?
Livestock in factory farm are often unable to turn
around or take even a single step for their entire lives.

Behind the closed doors of modern farms they endure brutal cruelty.
Most spend their entire lives in dark, crowded and waste-filled sheds.

Common killing methods include slitting

animals' throats and shooting metal rods
through their brains.

The cruel life inside factory farm

How can you help the animals in factory farm?

You can

Be a vegetarian!

Consume less meat!

or

Best choice ever!

Conclusion

Thank you!!!

Our
Earth also
can be
saved as natural
Because
eating
vegetarian
diet
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