Must Watch Vegan Documentaries
Cowspiracy
Cowspiracy Summary
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The meat and dairy industry produces more greenhouse gases than cars. It is eventually the highest producer of greenhouse gases.
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The water used to farm and make a hamburger is equal to one person showering for 2 months straight.
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45% of the worlds’ land used for raising and farming livestock.
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91% of deforestation is due to companies making more room to raise and farm livestock.
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Cow excrement is the number one ocean polluter.
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100 plants and insects become extinct every day because of deforestation for the meat and dairy industry.
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Finally, to farm an animal producing 1 gallon of milk, 1000 gallons of water is used.
The conclusion from this documentary
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1100 gallons of water
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45lbs of grain
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30 sq. ft of forest
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10 lbs of C02
This Cowspiracy summary alone will open the eyes of any viewer. It helps them understand how their lifestyle affects the environment. Indeed, it highlights the positive impact that their lifestyle changes can have in creating a sustainable future.
What the Health: A Must Among Vegan Documentaries
What the Health Summary
Main points raised in the film:
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Processed meats such as bacon and sausages are classified as a group 1 carcinogen. This is in the same category as cigarettes and asbestos.
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By eating 1 piece of processed meat a day, an individual increases their risk of getting diabetes by 51%.
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65% of the human population is lactose intolerant.
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Filled with hormones, milk increases your risk of suffering from hormonal cancers such as breast and prostate cancer.