Meatless on Monday?

In 2003, Meatless Monday was recreated as public health awareness programme. Its goal was to help Americans reduce their risk of preventable disease by cutting back saturated fat.

Going meatless once a week may reduce risk of preventable conditions like cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity. It also help reduce carbon foodprint and save resources like fresh water and fossil fuel.

FOR UR HEALTH
REDUCE HEART DISEASE
Beans, peas, nuts, and seeds contain little or no saturated fats. Reducing saturated fat can help keep your cholestrol low, cut risk of cardiovascular disease.

LIMIT CANCER RISK
Hundreds of studies suggest that diets high in fruits and vegetable can reduce cancer risk. Red meat consumption is associated with colon cancer.

FIGHT DIABETES
Plant-based diets with low in processed meat can reduce your type 2 diabetes.

CURB OBESITY
A plant-based diet is great source of fibre, this make you feel full with low calories. ie. lower calorie intake and overeating.

LIVE LONGER
Red and processed meat consumption is associated with increment of mortality, cancer mortality, cardiovascular mortality.

FOR UR WALLET
CUT WEEKLY BUDGET
Current increment is sharp in packaged items and meat.

CURB HEALTHCARE TREATMENT SPENDING
Treatment of chronic preventable disease accounts for 70% of total U.S. healthcare spending.

FOR OUR PLANET
REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT
The UN estimate the meat industry generate nearly one-fifth of man-made greenhouse gas emission that accelerate climate change.

MINIMIZE WATER USAGE
An estimated 1,800 to 2,500 gallons of water go into a single pound of beef.

REDUCE FUEL DEPENDENCES
On average, about 40 calories of fossil fuel ebergy go into every calorie of feed lot beef in the U.S. (compared to 2.2 calories of fossil fuel for plant-based protein)