Volume 19 No 2 (2021)
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Effect of Dietary Choice (Vegan vs Vegetarian vs Non- Vegetarian) on the Environment: A Quantitative Study
Avnish Chauhan
Abstract
Dietetic selections bear a substantial and profound influence on the ecosystem, with conspicuous variations between herbivorous, lacto-ovo-vegetarian, and carnivorous alimentary habits. Herbivorous diets eschew all animal-derived products, while lacto-ovo-vegetarian diets tolerate dairy and eggs but reject flesh. Conversely, carnivorous diets chiefly rely on meat for protein. The genesis of animal-derived provisions necessitates more land, water, and energy in contrast to herbivorous victuals, thereby causing elevated levels of water contamination, deforestation, and greenhouse gas discharges. Research has substantiated that herbivorous diets curtail carbon discharges. While lacto-ovo-vegetarian diets are more ecologically sound than carnivorous diets. They are not as viable as herbivorous diets. The production of dairy and eggs commands a considerable volume of resources. Land and water, and as a result, induces more greenhouse gas discharges and water contamination. Carnivorous diets are the most pernicious among the three dietetic preferences since meat production demands the most significant quantity of resources and prompts the most elevated magnitude of greenhouse gas discharges, deforestation, and water pollution.
Keywords
Carnivorous diets, Diet and Environment, Vegan vs Vegetarian vs non-Vegetarian
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