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The authors of this poorly researched and prejudiced piece have got themselves all mixed up with climate, ethics, nutrition, culture, disease, health etc. without making any logical or coherent arguments. Plz feel free to counter in the larger interest of nutrition https://twitter.com/IndiaHSI/status/1379689426037526530">https://twitter.com/IndiaHSI/...
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The Indian ‘vegetarianism’ is often idealized by those promoting plant-based food interventionism. The EAT-Lancet Commission, for instance, presents India as a global model to stay & #39;within the planetary climate boundary for food& #39; https://aleph-2020.blogspot.com/2019/12/dietary-evangelism-and-religious-beliefs.html">https://aleph-2020.blogspot.com/2019/12/d...
"We argue that livestock should always be part of the solution (as its elimination would make matters worse). .....Also, it requires a steering away from reductionist metrics and a move towards more holistic assessments and practical farming wisdom". https://aleph-2020.blogspot.com/p/sustainable-diets.html">https://aleph-2020.blogspot.com/p/sustain...
"Several nutrients are not easily obtained from plants due to a lower content (or absence), lower bioavailability, and/or the presence of anti-nutritional factors " https://aleph-2020.blogspot.com/2019/05/animal-source-foods-provide-nutrients.html">https://aleph-2020.blogspot.com/2019/05/a...
Despite criticism, EAT-Lancet diet has prominent backers -World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum. It is supportive of food multinationals with interest in plant-based’ and vegan market https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2020.00105/full">https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/...
"What is conveniently being ignored here are the environmental and economic cost of shifting tonnes of micronutrients from Western countries on a permanent basis, while at the same time destroying local food systems."
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" India is reeling with several food-related crises -documented starvation deaths. Anaemia in women and children ranges from 50 -80%, almost all of it due to nutritional deficiency, and is the single largest cause of maternal deaths in the country. " https://www.genderit.org/feminist-talk/food-social-media-soul-why-indians-viciously-debate-nutrition-online">https://www.genderit.org/feminist-...
"Cutting down on sugars, reducing cereals & increasing animal source foods, has the ability to prevent/ reduce the Type 2 diabetes and its complications. However in India, food & nutrition are potential landmines that can blow in your face and kill you." https://medium.com/brainfoodmagazine/tiptoeing-around-meat-in-indias-nutritional-minefields-5237459c7ef8">https://medium.com/brainfood...
