Flexing your flexitarian muscles
Worldwide, vegetarians overwhelmingly outnumber meat-eaters! According to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, around 4 billion folks eat a mostly plant-based diet; 2 billion are mostly meat-eaters. But in America, only around 4.7 million folks are complete vegetarians, according to the Vegetarian Resource Group. Another 1.6 million or more are vegans who never eat any animal-related products.
However, 22 million of your friends and neighbors are flexitarians; that is, they eat meat, fish and/or poultry occasionally, but their diet is plant-centered.
So, if YOU don’t want to give up all animal products (salmon, skinless poultry, low-fat dairy), well, they’re a group who can teach you a thing or two about maximizing your health and satisfying your occasional desire to enjoy animal protein.
What’s wrong with eating meat?