Cutting just 10% of meat from American diets could reduce groundwater nitrate levels by up to 20%, a new study finds. This shift may also cut fertilizer use by 3.4%, slash manure output by 10.7%, and lower water consumption by 4.5%, boosting environmental health.

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1. + plant-based diets are healthier
   + many plant-based meat replacements taste great as well (watched an eye-opening video on mycelium here if you’re interested: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI2LC3WTryw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI2LC3WTryw) , not just about meat-replacement but many other things too)

   “BuT I lIKe mY MeAT”

2. I cut out beef, and I grew up in as carniverous a family and community as any American did. It’s turned out to be easier than expected.

3. Well, that’s going to happen because nobody will be able to afford it soon. At least there’s a sliver of a silver lining since alternative energy is dead in the US.

4. I started going much more plant-based 20 years ago when I weighed almost 500 pounds at the time I was diagnosed with cancer. 15 years later, I was down to 225. 5 years after that, I’m maintaining 210 (+/- 2 pounds). I started becoming active compared to what had been my lifelong sedentary lifestyle, but still, the dietary changes were significant.

   I still eat meat (which I’m defining as the flesh of any animal – beef, chicken, pork, fish) from time to time, but no more than 2 or 3 times a week, and my portion sizes are no bigger than 3 oz (cooked weight). I grew up in a typical midwest “every meal is meat and potatoes” environment in the 1970s/1980s, so if I could make the switch, anyone can.

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