tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11010233.post114116434750010679..comments2023-09-16T11:45:53.313-04:00Comments on Transmogrified: Greens Eat GreensTransmogrifierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07660198214260692183noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11010233.post-1142888212447809192006-03-20T15:56:00.000-05:002006-03-20T15:56:00.000-05:00Point5: Thanks for the commentj&c: The Univ. of Ch...Point5: Thanks for the comment<BR/><BR/>j&c: The Univ. of Chicago study shows that the efficiency of poultry production and that of milk production is very comparable (~19%). So if fossil fuel is your only concern then eating poultry (chicken) in moderate amounts and eating a lacto-ovo diet is equivalent (given that you eat same % of animal products in both cases).Transmogrifierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07660198214260692183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11010233.post-1142883316973186902006-03-20T14:35:00.000-05:002006-03-20T14:35:00.000-05:00u have truly given me a lot of FOOD for thought !....u have truly given me a lot of FOOD for thought !..I never realised this link between food and fossil fuelsPoint 5https://www.blogger.com/profile/02043245419147259332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11010233.post-1141948106005604472006-03-09T18:48:00.000-05:002006-03-09T18:48:00.000-05:00Cool, thanks for the clarification!I don't eat alo...Cool, thanks for the clarification!<BR/><BR/>I don't eat alot of meat, mostly chicken. I think I'll try to work out what percentage I eat though.j&chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542668350800522839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11010233.post-1141929507042303932006-03-09T13:38:00.000-05:002006-03-09T13:38:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment.What I mean to say is "Swit...Thanks for the comment.<BR/><BR/>What I mean to say is <I>"Switching from a read meat diet to a lacto-ovo diet reduces your GHG burden by the same amount as it would if you switch from a Camry to a Prius"</I>. The 27% animal products part applies to both. In case of red meat based diet it is a combination of meats and dairy. In lacto-ovo it is only dairy and eggs.<BR/><BR/>In reality however, lacto-ovo veggies eat less amount of animal products (eggs + dairy). A more realistic percentage would be somewhere ~10-15%. The study compares all diets at 27% animal product contributionTransmogrifierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07660198214260692183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11010233.post-1141926140541116732006-03-09T12:42:00.000-05:002006-03-09T12:42:00.000-05:00"Switching from a red meat based diet (27% animal ..."Switching from a red meat based diet (27% animal products) to a lacto-ovo diet (<B>27% animal products</B>) is equivalent to switching from a Toyota Camry to a Prius in terms of the GHG burden."<BR/><BR/>I think you have a typo here. <BR/><BR/>Good post otherwise! The only caveat is that vegetarians need to be careful about their protein and vitamin intake. I've heard too many people who have had to change back because they were not nurishing themselves properly.j&chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542668350800522839noreply@blogger.com