Making meat out of plants uses less water and land than raising animals for meat.

从植物中提取肉类所消耗的水和土地比饲养肉食动物要少。

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Given the deforestation, soil erosion, water pollution and greenhouse gas emissions that will result if worldwide meat production continues to rise, some people are already choosing to eat less meat.

如果全球范围的肉类生产继续增长，森林砍伐、水土流失、水污染和温室气体排放将会更加严重，鉴于此，已有很多人选择了少吃肉。

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And all meat contributes to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and so on. Some meat may be "less bad," but according to the science, no meat is good.

而且所有的肉都有导致心脏病、癌症和糖尿病，有的肉可能不那么差，但根据科学研究，没有肉是有益的。

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The meat industry would argue that eating less meat would damage the bottom line of American farmers.

CNN: 'Meatless Monday' too hot a potato for USDA

Mintel categorises 23% of the population as meat-reducers, people attempting to eat less meat, probably mainly for health reasons.

BBC: The rise of the non-veggie vegetarian

And because I know I can do with a lot less meat, I can afford the more expensive, pasture-raised meat.

NPR: For Spring, an Attempt to Forgo Meat