I trust the info in Sacred Cow a lot more considering they went out of their way to show there was very little evidence for any (health) benefit of grass fed meat over grain fed.

Super surprising stat that makes the rest of the book more credible. Didn't know it before reading.

A few other interesting tidbits:

The whole "sixty harvests left in our soil" number that's been quoted a bunch is completely made up, there's no evidence for it

Vegetarian mothers are 23% less likely to give birth to a boy

"Grain fed" cows actually only eat ~10-13% grain. The rest is grass and crop residue

~60% of agricultural land is only good for grazing animals, you can't grow crops on it.

Too rocky, hilly, weak soil, etc.

Only ~2-8% of the water beef need is "blue water," the rest is "green water" from rain and plants that would have been there either way.

Beef harvesting takes about 280 gallons of blue water per pound.

Rice is ~410.

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