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MickeyM · 06-30-2009, 07:47 PM

Since april 2008 I updated my mind software and changed my dining habits to lacto ovo vegetarian food. As from may 17th 2009 I did another update and went vegan (raw). I do well I think, but have not cleared all the issues I am encountering.

When investigating how AND why change my diet, I came across the veggie advocates making all sorts of claims as Steve does here. For example: "To produce one pound of meat requires, on average, about 5000 gallons of water. Compare that to 25 gallons for a pound of wheat. A vegetarian needs 300 gallons of water per day, while a typical meat-eater needs 4000 gallons."

I would like that if he came across these kind of numbers that he links them to the websites or reports where he found them. This gives more credibility to these numbers and helps to convince standard diet eaters in conversation (no I am not an evangelist - I just want to know where the numbers come from). If Steve gives all kind of links on the OSCGRP report - he surely can do the same on other data.

I enjoyed the post very much! Keep up the good work!

06-30-2009, 07:47 PM	#39 (permalink)
MickeyM Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 13	Climate Change Since april 2008 I updated my mind software and changed my dining habits to lacto ovo vegetarian food. As from may 17th 2009 I did another update and went vegan (raw). I do well I think, but have not cleared all the issues I am encountering. When investigating how AND why change my diet, I came across the veggie advocates making all sorts of claims as Steve does here. For example: "To produce one pound of meat requires, on average, about 5000 gallons of water. Compare that to 25 gallons for a pound of wheat. A vegetarian needs 300 gallons of water per day, while a typical meat-eater needs 4000 gallons." I would like that if he came across these kind of numbers that he links them to the websites or reports where he found them. This gives more credibility to these numbers and helps to convince standard diet eaters in conversation (no I am not an evangelist - I just want to know where the numbers come from). If Steve gives all kind of links on the OSCGRP report - he surely can do the same on other data. I enjoyed the post very much! Keep up the good work!