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Farmed salmon are now being fed chicken - and it might actually be better than the status quo (www.thejournal.ie)
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Now, increased demand for traditional fishmeal – which is made from small species caught in the open ocean – has sent the industry scrambling for alternatives.

The stuff being used to make fish feed is a byproduct of the poultry industry – it’s what is left over after the parts of the chicken consumed by humans and the remains used for cat and dog food have been removed.

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[–] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's great for you. Again I never said it was everyone. But a portion of people who try, sometimes a few years later, they find that they have low energy, muscle mass and strength loss. Especially athletes and extremely fit people. Sometimes women notice similar problems when pregnant, and they have to eat meat until they give birth, then give it up again.

Vegetarians and vegans frequently claim it's always great for everyone, and the few drawbacks are just people not doing it right. But that isn't always the case.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Yeah, you need to take into account nutrients and the amount of protein you have. But you also need that if you're eating meat, earlier I was reading that like 5% americans have enough fibers, people simply don't care about what they est and that's the problem. But I'd take low energy as a warning sign, above cancer.

    Nutrition is something that you need to think about. And yeah, people don't do it right most of the time.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago

    Nutrition is something that you need to think about. And yeah, people don't do it right most of the time.

    That's the thing though, you have to devote way more time and energy to designing a balanced diet. And even then, depending on where you live, it can take even more time and effort to actually find the food you need. Outside more urban areas, vegetarian-friendly restaurants and markets can be scarce. Your nutritional considerations become a major part of your life, and most people just don't have time for that.

    But that's not the only thing, there's the social aspect. Eating is very frequently a social activity. Cutting out meat makes it much more difficult to engage in communal meals, be it restaurants or potlucks. On top of difficulty in finding good options, there's the unspoken tension that being a vegetarian around people actively eating meat creates, especially in meat-centric contexts like barbecues or Thanksgiving dinner. The social difficulties can make it too alienating a prospect for most people.

    I get it, but it's just not rational to expect the majority of people to cut out meat. I've tried.

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