• barsoap@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    is high in saturated fats,

    Argh that again. No, saturated fats are not unhealthy. Trans fats, hardened fats, different issue but the saturated scare was an advertisement technique to push margarine at butter prices flanked by a campaign by the sugar industry demonising fat as a whole. The whole “science” behind it is “fire fighters found near conflagration thus fire departments cause fires” type logic. The actual epidemic of heart disease back then was due to people smoking like chimneys but how could you blame cigarettes doctors said they’re healthy…

    Producing plant-based milks is also easier on the environment than producing cow’s milk, which requires large amounts of water and causes high levels of greenhouse gas emissions

    Is that based on those “tons of rain falls on cow pastures and cows drink and pee and we’re counting all of that as water usage” numbers. Especially almonds have a much worse water problem, methane burps are an issue yes but can also be addressed by better animal feed and natural supplements, up to 90% reductions and it’s not even expensive.