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Diet for a new America provides an in-depth view at the way our society relates to the animals we eat by revealing the effects on your health, consciousness, and on the quality of life on earth. It examines the food we currently buy and eat in the United States and the moral, economic, and emotional price we pay for it.
The book begins with a touching collection of the true stories about then many animals such as dogs, dolphins, and pigs that have sacrificed themselves for people. He then contrasts this with the way we treat the animals that we raise.
Robbins looks at the global implications of a meat-based diet and the consumption of the resources necessary to produce meat is a major factor in our ecological crisis. He also challenges the belief that consuming meat is a requirement for health by pointing out the increased rate of disease caused by pesticides, hormones, additives, and other chemicals that are now a routine part of our food production.
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Approximate Pages: 5 (260 words per double-spaced page) |