Rants and Raves

7/29/2009 Rants and Raves

Destination: Namibia

It looks like I’ve found the next stop on my quest for a meaty utopia. No, not Taco Bell. This time I hear a whole country calling my name: Namibia!

According to an eye-opening article from WHL, Namibia sounds like a paradise on Earth. It is entitled Namibia: A Truly Meat-Loving Country, by Rachel Harlech-Jones. In the article, Harlech-Jones writes about how the country didn’t even seem to know what a vegetarian was when she first went to Namibi (apparently they now know what a vegetarian is, but “still do not really know why vegetarians exist.”) This has nothing to do with a bad language exchange since their official language is English. Rather, they are just my type of people, constantly confused by people who don’t want to eat meat.Â

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7/28/2009 Rants and Raves

Is Vegetarianism an Eating Disorder?

It’s not technically an eating disorder, but maybe it’s time to think of vegetarianism as one. According to research from some reputable universities earlier this year, “[vegetarians] may be at increased risk for binge eating with loss of control.” That’s an eating disorder in my mind.

I can’t say that I’m too surprised. Malnourished vegetarians certainly do not get enough of the foods their body needs. If I ate salad and kale for every meal, the first opportunity I had to eat food with nutrients would definitely send me into a food binge.

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7/23/2009 Rants and Raves

More Meat for More Sex

According to studies from Australia, red meat is a great way to increase sex drive. Could it be the new Viagra?

The study compared butchers who eat a lot of red meat to average non-butcher people and the results reflect well upon red meat eaters.

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7/13/2009 Rants and Raves

Cured Meats Might Need to be Renamed “Treating Meats”

I was always under the impression that curing meats was simply a process of making meats taste better, but now it looks like curing has a double meaning. No, the meats aren’t exactly going to cure you of anything, but they just might help you treat some and prevent some diseases. The key is the nitrates and nitrites that we’ve all been taught to avoid.

According to Feedstuffs.com, “…the dietary inclusion of nitrites and nitrates may provide a rescue or protective pathway for people at risk for cardiovascular disease…[and] may also provide protection against tissue damage.”

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7/8/2009 Rants and Raves

Meat Makes Us Human

According to this news release, we owe meat for our very existence as higher life forms. Released by the University of California – Berkeley (the hippie vegetarian capital of the academic world), it says that as our ancestors began to spread out in Africa, they started replacing vegetables with meat to compensate for the lack of edible vegetables.

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7/2/2009 Rants and Raves

Eat Meat for Stronger Bones

A recent joint Australian-Vietnamese study found that people who eat meat have stronger bones, and who are we to question the Australians and Vietnamese?

According to the study, “vegetarians had bones five percent less dense than meat-eaters.” It was even worse for vegans.

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6/29/2009 Rants and Raves

Trying to be a Vegan?

Well then you’re probably failing. No offense. It really isn’t your fault. It’s not because you’re not trying. It’s just that it’s so hard to avoid eating animal products that even “vegan” restaurants can’t avoid them. Wondering why that vegan taco tasted so good? That was probably because it contained casein, which comes from cows. Curious how chicken made from tofu could actually taste decent? Well, that’s probably because it had a decent amount of egg in it. For more info, check out the full article here.

Thanks to Jeff for the tip.

(via quarrygirl.com)

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6/23/2009 Rants and Raves

A Little Something to Brighten Your Day

This is genius.

Thanks to Jake for bringing this to my attention.

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6/19/2009 Rants and Raves

Beef…In…SPACE!

According to the Calgary Herald, Canada is about to take beef jerky where few people have gone before. Space! Reportedly, it is part of a program to get international comfort foods to the International Space Station so the po’ wittle astwonauts can have a little taste of home when they get homesick. At least when the aliens invade the space station, they will see the supreme control we have over our Earth-cows. If we don’t demonstrate our control, this could happen:

(via Calgary Herald)

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6/17/2009 Rants and Raves

The Meat Industry Supports America

According to a recent study, the meat industry and all its components contribute more than $832 billion (5.8% of the GDP) to the US economy. That is no small figure. In these days of economic recession we hear giant numbers tossed around like they are pennies, but let’s consider what this particular huge number does, other than provide sustenance for unvegans all over the country.

This money goes towards employing more than 6 million people who will earn almost $200 billion because of the industry. But it is not simply about the individual people, but what the industry does for the country as a whole.Â

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