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1. schmuc+54[view] [source] 2026-01-07 17:37:52
>>atestu+(OP)
Speaking from personal experience, this is consistent with multiple doctors over the years recommending high-protein, low carb diets. (Clarification: low does not mean no carb.)

I don't understand people freaking out over this - outside of a purely political reflex - hell hath no fury like taking away nerds' Mountain Dew and Flamin' Hot Cheetos.

Nor do I understand the negative reactions to new restrictions on SNAP - candy and sugary drinks are no longer eligible.

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2. epolan+zL1[view] [source] 2026-01-08 01:44:47
>>schmuc+54
> I don't understand people freaking out over this

Personally I'm not a fan of any diet that recommends high meat consumption and I say that as someone who eats everything.

Cattle outweighs the total livestock on this planet by a 10 to 1 factor.

While governments pretend to do stuff for the environment, they seem to always ignore the extreme cost on the environment and pollution caused by cattle. Even focusing on CO2 emissions by industry avoids the elephant of the room of the insane levels of methane produced by cows, a gas that's 200 times more harmful.

There is little evidence that a meat heavy diet is good for people, but there's plenty of evidence of the contrary.

So, to be honest, while I don't freak out and I'm all for freedom, there has to be also some kind of consciousness into how do we use the resources on this planet, and diet is by far more impactful than the transport of choice.

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3. rascul+402[view] [source] 2026-01-08 03:42:00
>>epolan+zL1
> Cattle outweighs the total livestock on this planet by a 10 to 1 factor.

It seems odd not to include cattle in total livestock.

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4. epolan+RT2[view] [source] 2026-01-08 12:44:06
>>rascul+402
The point is to emphasize that there's more cows on this planet using more resources than all of the other animals combined (excluding fish and water mammals).

You could add all the squirrels, elephants, lions, cats, birds, all of those, and you're not even at a fraction of mass of the cows we grow.

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