Consider this...

Whether or not you consume animals and their by-products, have you ever considered the existence of these beings, even for a minute? From conception to slaughter, they experience unspeakable cruelties and intolerable confinement; yet they have consciousness and experience feelings, just like us. Even if you don't care about animals, what about the impact of agribusiness on air, land and water pollution; not to mention the fact that we grow more grains to feed animals than we do to feed the hungry, and because of this, people are starving. Even if you only care about yourself, then consider that a meat-based diet contributes to cancer, stroke, heart disease, diabetes and obesity, all of which are killing us! Animals are not here for us to use and abuse, but they are at our mercy. It's our responsibility to be good stewards of this earth, but I don't believe we can honestly say that we're doing the best we can. But we can choose to go vegan.

New Study: Bacon Increases Diabetes Risk by 50 Percent

By Nathan Runkle
RawBacon1.jpgAccording to a new study by the Harvard School of Public Health, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, even modest consumption of red or processed meat significantly increases the risk of type 2 diabetes - an illness that can cause debilitating health problems, including blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks and strokes.

Researchers looked at the health records and diets of more than 440,000 men and women, spanning a period of between 14 and 28 years, and discovered that eating just 50 grams of meat a day - the equivalent of two slices of bacon, one sausage or a small hamburger - increases the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes by more than 50 percent.

In an article that appeared in Scientific American, Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health and co-author of the new paper, says that red meat is actually "one of the most well-established dietary risk factors" for diabetes.

Luckily, with a seasoned tempeh fakin' bacon and other great-tasting products from companies like Lightlife, compassionate and health-conscious former bacon enthusiasts can still have the tastes and textures they know and love without the risk of disease or cruelty to animals associated with the "real" thing. 

Reposted from : The MFA Blog