Did You Know That 70% Of Human Diseases Linked To Animal Agriculture?! Learn The Truth Here!!!
by TJ July 10, 2014 40 comments70% Of Human Diseases Linked To Animal Agriculture!
By: Tommy “Tj” Sotomayor
A report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) links 70% of human diseases to animal agriculture.
The “World Agriculture – Changing Disease Landscapes” report published in December 2013 explains how population growth, agricultural expansion, and the rise of globe-spanning food supply chains have dramatically altered how diseases emerge, jump species boundaries, and spread.
The report says seventy percent of the new diseases that have emerged in humans over recent decades are of animal origin and, in part, directly related to the human quest for more animal-sourced food.
Its goes on to explain how developing countries face a staggering burden of human, zoonotic and livestock diseases creating a major impediment to development and food safety. Recurrent epidemics in livestock affect food security, livelihoods, and national and local economies in poor and rich countries alike.
In the push to produce more food, humans have carved out vast swaths of agricultural land in previously wild areas – putting themselves and their animals into contact with wildlife-borne diseases.
The FAO advocates a “One Health” approach – looking at the interplay between environmental factors, animal health, and human health, adding that “livestock health is the weakest link in our global health chain. Disease must be addressed at its source – particularly in animals.”.
Meanwhile farms in the US consume about 80 percent of the antibiotics supply. Such frequent use has come at a price: Antibiotic-resistant superbugs are on the rise, with more than 2 million people in the US now contract drug-resistant infections annually.
From a vegan perspective, all of these problems can be avoided if we consigned animal agriculture to history, thus negating the need to convert more land from wild to agricultural, freeing developing countries from a destructive economy, avoiding the risk of more diseases jumping species from the wild animalqs through livestock to humans, as well as addressing the rise in the meat-linked “Western” diseases of cancer, heart-disease, atherosclerosis, obesity…
The full report is available from the FAO.
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Jump into a conversationthank you for sharing
…we’ll have our own farms on Black Wall St. too. But if black folks don’t come around I’m headed to The Last Frontier. I.e. the shortest path to asylum.
If there is going to be a Black Wallstreet we need to have a hedge fund.
Hmmmm…hedge fund? Okay, my gears are turning. That’s the kind of talk I like! I don’t like being told don’t do this, don’t do that if I’m not hurting anyone else but myself. That’s assuming meat is detrimental. Let’s talk about acquiring good meat, lol.
Even if they got rid of animal agriculture, you still have to deal with the herbacides and pesticides they spray on vegetables. Also, you have to worry about genetically modified foods. Last, sugar is grown from corn and sugar is probably the worse thing that we eat outside of trans fats which are also made from plant foods. All the processed foods we consume today are made from plants. Animal agriculture is terrible but it can be done in the right way if we try. We need animal foods, we are designed to eat them. For example, we need vitamin B12 or we die; yet, the only natural source is animal foods.
one question do you think that what we eat have a direct effect on our behavior also the hormones(f)/(m) injected in these animals does that have an effect also on our sexuality
ABSOLUTELY!!!!
as consumers how can we counter this effect as people of the world identifying natural various hybrid is difficult
Try to buy organic and local… or at least products that have a stamp saying NONE GMO. Also, if you can’t switch to eating vegan, just reduce your meat and dairy intake. Our body have to be alkalined and animal products are too acidic for us causing many diseases including cardiovascular and literarily turning on your cancer growth.
Sugar reduces testosterone in men, Testosterone is the hormone the makes men, men. Without testosterone there is no man it is equal to being castrated. Graham Crakers were invented to get children not to masturbate because sugar reduces testosterone.
For real, no wonder why I’m fucking downhill, its time for me to lay off the sugar.
Just so you know, all carbohydrate turns into sugar in your body except fiber. Bread is pure glucose which is a sugar, potatoes are sugar, even fruits and vegetables have sugar. The thing about fruits and vegetables is they have fiber so stick with the high fiber leafy greens like spinach, collards, kale. Use fruit as a desert, but if you want to lose weight stick to the non-starchy leafy vegetables. Fats increase testosterone so find a natural fat that you like, make salad dressing from scratch with olive oil and vinegar. Coconut oil is good to cook with. Avoid all flour and all grains they are pure sugar. Remember all carbohydrate is sugar except fiber so eat all the veggies you need to feel full and throw some kind of healthy fat on them for calories. Butter is healthy as long as you don’t eat it with any form of sugar. Have your protein just don’t over do it. Avoid potatoes, bread, corn, and of course sweet sugar. Avocados, coconuts, nuts, eggs, meat, cheese, butter, olive oil, coconut oil, fish, nuts, seeds, non-starchy vegetables like leafy greens, and fruits for a reward or desert. I hope you understand the basics which are to avoid all sugar unless it is wrapped in fiber like a fruit or vegetable, eat healthy natural fats not margarine, eat protein but not a boat load, and eat until you are satisfied. Despite breads being labeled whole grains once you grind the kernal the fiber doesn’t slow down how fast the sugar hits your bloodstream and this is why diabetes is out of control. I hope this helps you.
Men and women *both* require and produce testosterone… and estrogen.
Men also have a monthly hormonal cycle, which affects our moods and behavior.
“Dairy products are not healthy, regardless of whether they are organic or conventional. Even organically produced dairy contain naturally occurring steroids and hormones, which can promote cancer growth. Also found in dairy products are toxins including fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, veterinary medicines, antibiotic residues, synthetic preservatives, and additives. The animal protein, fat, and cholesterol (even nonfat/skim milk contains cholesterol) all contribute to heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, and other major chronic disease. Dairy has been found to be pro-inflammatory and, essentially, is not a healthy choice. Any of the beneficial nutrients found in milk, like calcium, are found in sufficient amounts in a healthful plant-based diet.”
Absolutely… moreover… when you intake milk for an example, because it’s too acidic your body has to now fight with this acidity. And the best acid buffer in our body is calcium. Consequently, as you intake milk, your bones extract calcium, thus making them weaker. So end result is that by drinking milk you actually making your bones weaker, not stronger. Countries which intake the most amount of dairy, have the highest amount of bone fractions, arthritis and other bone related diseases.
take b12 supplements, anyways contrary to popular belief, we don’t need that much B12
True but the point I was making was the we are built to process animal foods.
Sure, but we are eating way too much meat, we should be eating more fruits and vegetables which is why most Americans are sick and tired all the time.
We should be eating more fatty fruits and less sweet fruits, more vegetables, and more natural fats. Once you take care of this add some meat that is healthy like wild salmon, caviar, liver, eggs, oysters. Can’t forget about nuts.
Yeah, as long as we don’t eat too much meat.
If you follow whole grain plant based diet, you do have to be aware of your vitamin B12 intake. However, it is important to know that many non-animal based products contain it also. For an example, nutritional yeast and fortified plant-based milks contain plenty of vitamin B12. I personally take Vitamin B Complex supplements daily. Humans require 5-10 micrograms per day, so make sure you are not deficient because it doesn’t show in your blood tests until it’s too late.
The supplements are not all that effective. There are plenty of folks running around with subclinical b12 deficiency because they’re relying on supplements.
Joshua, respectfully I would disagree with you. We are not made to eat animal foods. Might as well our intestines are too long to even digest that food properly. Moreover, “true carnivores eat their flesh FRESH and RAW. Cooking flesh and then ingesting it increase the risk of developing CANCER. Even the American Institute for Cancer Research will verify this well hidden gem. It’s because cooking flesh, especially at high temperatures creates nasty substances called heterocyclic amines (HCAs). These HCAs are known to cause numerous types of cancer, including colon, pancreatic, stomach and breast. Now add nitrates to the mix and CANCER gets a GOLD STAR!”
We used to eat meat raw, and some people still do eat meat raw. Steak Tartare is one such dish that is eaten raw as well as Pate; however, if you eat factory farmed meat you are just dancing with the devil. Also, we are omnivores. True we are not pure carnivores, but we aren’t pure plant eaters either. We are designed to eat whatever is available, we are omnivores, we evolved as scavengers. In the wild, there is no way to gather enough calories without eating some form of fat. Carbohydrate is not an essential nutrient, even though you can still be a vegan and eat plenty of fat by eating nuts and seeds. We evolved as hunter gathers, we are predators. We didn’t evolve these large brains until we could find the fuel to feed it, we had to hunt animals. If you were in a survival situation it would be impossible to survive off of plants alone. To be vegan is to go against millions of years of evolution, any anthropologist will tell you this. Last, the best way to cook meat is with steam. HCA’s are usually formed during high heat like BBQ, but you are right you have to cook your meat properly. Also, if you take meat out of the equation how would a prehistoric man get B12, from insects? Also, you need fish for omega 3. There is no known plant source on earth of long chain omega 3 fatty acids which are required for fetal brain development. There is ALA, but ALA cannot touch the omega 3’s found in caviar.
I agree with you on some points 100%. But with regards to omega 3 fatty acids, which is just one of the two essential fats (the other being omega 6), one can easily find a high amount of it in a plant based diet like flax seeds, hemp seeds, chia seeds, walnuts, soybeans, and leafy greens. By choosing plant-based foods, you avoid the vast toxins found in fish (and even in “purified” fish oils), including dioxin, DDT, PCB’s, mercury, other environmental pollutants, and other undesirables. With that said, being a sushi chef myself, I do eat plenty of fish and find it not only delicious but healthy. Moreover, I do not like extremes and even though I believe a whole grain plant based diet is the healthiest, I still eat meat periodically. (but not red meat) It is the best to minimize the intake of animal product to less then 20%, anything over that will literarily turn on the cancer growth in our body.
You can only get DHA and EPA from fish. Plant fats contain ALA which has to be converted to DHA and EPA and the conversion process is not very efficient. Hemp seed contains GLA and SDA which are called super omega 3’s, but still, fish has something special. Also, the cleanest fish in the world is Wild Alaskan Salmon which cost about $25 per pound. Also, grains have only been recently added to the human diet. Proof of this is the fact that grains contain anti-nutrients that bind to the minerals in the food and you cannot eat a grain raw without first processing it. All grains eaten are essentially processed foods. Grains are a high inflammatory food and inflammation is the root cause of cancer; not to mention the fact that cancer grows so fast that it can only use sugar as a fuel and not fat. Grains are pure sugar, pure glucose. If I were a vegan I would stick to vegetables because they contain way more nutrition and it contains more fiber per gram of carbohydrate. I would eat high fat fruits like avocado and coconut which contain a lot of fiber and very little carbohydrate and lots of healthy fat and plenty of vitamins and minerals. If I did want something sweet I would eat berries but if you eat vegetables you do not need sweet fruits. We evolved to survive famines and to survive famines we store bodyfat which is our primary fuel until you introduce high amounts of carbohydrate into the diet.
Did not know the info about the grains, so will have to look into it… the rest I agree with you.
Yes grains are inflammatory, they are pure glucose which means it is pure sugar even though it is not sweet.
They’re not glucose. HFCS comes from corn and is full of fructose. Would that they were glucose — our bodies can handle that stuff far better. It’s the sucrose and fructose that are the big problem with grains.
Yes, all carbohydrate except fiber converts to glucose in the body. Carbohydrate means sugar. There are different kinds of sugar: lactose, glucose, sucrose, fructose, galactose, maltose; these all break down into glucose or fructose. Grains are carbohydrate, carbohydrate means sugar.
Grains are not good because it is too much glucose for your body to handle. Your blood can only hold a teaspoon worth of sugar. Without the fiber to slow it down, and I mean INTACT FIBER NOT ADDED FIBER, that glucose is going to get dumped in your blood stream and your body is going to panic and dump out a bunch of insulin. If you do this day after day, you age faster physically. You lose your muscle, your bone, your skin gets wrinkled, you get dementia, all the signs of ageing.
Please do look up that info. A couple of good sources are Weston A. Price Foundation and Nourishing Traditions.
Our ancestors worldwide soaked, sprouted, and/or fermented grains to reduce phytate, which chelates minerals and blocks their absorption. (Is it any wonder Americans are so mineral-deficient?)
When grains and beans are processed in these ways, they are considerably safer to eat, more nutritious… and yummier, too. But they can’t replace the animal products.
Yes, I soak and grow sprouts at home and ferment food, since it is a common Russian tradition… but I need to read up on sugar in grains… since I don’t know much about that.
Amen! Carbohydrates, even in whole grains, raise triglyceride and LDL levels. They sure did mine. I had to go paleo to get healthy again.
I do eat meat raw. So I have none of your issues with HCAs or nitrates. When I do cook it, I cook it in ways that don’t produce enough HCAs to matter — that’s a high-heat, BBQ-caused issue, mainly. So you’re telling us a couple of scary stories that don’t really have to do with animal foods at all, but with certain ways of *preparing* them. Once again, it’s not the animal food *itself* at issue, it’s the source of that food, and method of preparation.
I am sorry I don’t agree with you on many points,
1st- OH YES we were meant to eat meat our teeth and intestines both say so . furthermore had we not expanded our diets way back when and only eaten raw vegetation etc, we would not have developed the brain that we have. the brain we developed required iodine, taurine, and certain proteins that are only available in meat. we would probable have stayed about 3 feet tall and might have just died out all together because overall weakness as a species without a superior intellect over the creatures around us.
issues and diseases spoken of in conjunction with animals are almost solely caused by factory farming methods used today, that are not only incredibly inhumane to the animals but, a main contributing factor in the spread of diseases.but issues with cancers being linked etc, is far more complex than the single issue of eating meat, and a persons general lifestyle most often has far more to do with it. I can site studies too I am merely pointing out possible flaws in what your saying.
organic farming has been in my family for over 200 years. the increase in cancers is often related to the improper dietary habits of an individual and their environment overall and not just meat. the cancers you discussed became of concern over the last 30 years or so, since even our recent ancestors ate meat often, these cancers were not widespread or even common, that tells you, meat is not the real culprit.
I totally respect everyone’s right to eat and believe as they choose,
great post. People dont realize that what we use and eat has a profound impact on our health, I saw a report about how hair relaxers are linked to fibroids and accelerated maturation in black females, it really does affect our brains and our body. Dick Gregory talks about foods affect on our body on Youtube as well. Oh and did you see Wendy (Wendell) Williams address rumors that she was born a man? I thought about you and chuckled when I saw that..
Amen!!! Meat and sugar has robbed years of my life, and it is time to take it back, fuck the economy, let it crash, I rather have my health and strength than to have a million dollars in the bank, what would you guys choose?
I dont know to much about diseases, but I have been able to avoid them to my ripe old age by being careful (mostly).
I had skyrocketing LDL cholesterol on a vegan diet, and it turns out that eggs (what do you know!!) will naturally control your cholesterol levels. I had to go back to eating animal foods. I am now healthy again after being sicker and sicker on a vegan diet. I had expert help, but you can’t fight your heredity — I have more ex-vegan friends than I can keep track of. They all wanted to succeed, but their health didn’t hold up. I have respect for the ethics of veganism, but… I’d like to live in good health, thanks. I think factory farming is much more of the problem here than are animal foods themselves. We ate them for our entire history — we’re omnivores. They didn’t make us sick till factory farming and good-old American overindulgence.
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