Meat, dairy, and eggs should be banned worldwide.

Outline I. Summary of Con's arguments and flaws II. Line by line rebuttal III. Links I. Reading Con's arguments Con seems to focus on undernutrition. That meat and dairy has x, y, and z nutrients and these are essential to health. Which is true, undernutrition can cause many dilemmas. "A form of malnutrition resulting from a reduced supply of food or from inability to digest, assimilate, and use the necessary nutrients."[16]. "This undernutrition starts early in life"more than a third of African children under the age of five are stunted in their growth and must face a range of physical and cognitive challenges not faced by their better-nourished peers." [17]. "overnutrition [-noM3;oM3;trishR42;ən] a condition of excess nutrient and energy intake over time. Overnutrition may be regarded as a form of malnutrition when it leads to morbid obesity." [18]. When eating meat in moderation, the problem is not undernutrition but overnutrition. Overnutrition of fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and animal proteins. [19]. There are plenty of ways to get the nutrients Con mentioned through a plant based diet, without over consumption. II. "Their first claim was that dairy, meat and eggs are unhealthy. However, meat has a lot of proteins. Proteins are necessary for cells and overall growth of the body." Con This statement is true. Meat has a lot of protein and the body needs a lot of protein. Yet, Pro has already proven that a person can get enough protein through a plant based diet. Con's claim is no longer relevant to the discussion. "According to government statistics, nine out of 10 women and six out of 10 men fall short of calcium recommendations." Con Please provide a source for these statistics Con. Pro contends its unfair for a debater not to list his or her source. Adequate calcium can be gained from a plant based diet as seen in round 2. Con's argument on undernutrition and calcium is irrelevant. "The high-quality protein in cheese provides the body with essential building blocks for strong muscles. For a complete listing of the nutrients in cheese, see the table below." Con Another undernutrition argument that is irrelevant. "If you are lactose intolerant, many cheeses, particularly aged cheeses such as Cheddar and Swiss, contain little or no lactose and are often well tolerated." Con Lactose is a sugar without fiber nor phytonutrients. Lactose therefore is unhealthy. Cheese has lots of fat, thus overnutrition. [20]. Only one cup of cheddar has 532 calories, 72% from fat and only 2% from carbs. 28g of Saturated fat. 139mg of cholesterol, that's nearly 50% of your daily cholesterol intake. Not to mention the sodium. "For the past 30 years or so, saturated fat""found in meats, eggs, cheese, butter, whole milk, lard and some oils""was considered a primary cause of heart disease. New research, however, is showing that saturated fat has a minimal impact on heart disease risk, which is changing the "saturated fat is bad" paradigm and allowing people to enjoy more cheese and other favorite foods. Further research is needed showing significant scientific agreement." Con Con makes a strong argument. Not strong enough though. Con gives no reference to outside sources. There are many ways to mislead information. For example, trans fat is considered to be more unhealthy than saturated fat. If the two are compared one might receive the illusion that saturated fat is healthy. Also, medium chain triglycerides saturated fat found in coconut oil tend to be much healthier than long chain triglycerides found in animal products. " A new study suggests dietary substitution of saturated fat in the form of medium chain triglycerides (MCT) for polyunsaturated fats can prevent progression of NAFLD-associated liver injury and that MCT containing oils could be a new NAFLD therapy." [21]. Even so, saturated fats increase LDL levels, increase blood viscosity, and gut permeability. Higher blood viscosity forces the heart to work harder. "A diet high in saturated fat is linked to an increase in low-density lipoproteins"[22]. Saturated fat increases blood viscosity. "Eating saturated fat has been linked to viscous blood and risk for high blood pressure, according to the World Health Organization"[23]. Gut permeability "A single meal of meats, eggs, and dairy can cause a spike of inflammation within hours that can stiffen one"s arteries. Originally this was thought to be the result of saturated animal fat causing our gut lining to leak bacterial toxins into our blood stream leading to endotoxemia." [24]. Con then discusses pesticides. Pesticides that are sprayed on grain that livestock eat and then the pesticides are transferred to humans via consumption of animal products. "Their third point was that farming is cruel. However, farming is not cruel. It is true that many factory farms can be cruel to animals" Con Factory farming is cruelty incarnate. All factory farms are cruel. Here's a video to demonstrate. [25]. "However, the family, mom and pop farms treat animals with kindness and even respect. " Con The mom and pop farms do not treat animals with kindness and respect. Is slavery kind or respectful? No! Is the killing of an innocent sentient being kind? No! [26]. Watch the slideshow for [26] and tell me that mom and pop farms are kind and respectful. "Perhaps instead of completely banning animals and all animal products, we could come up with a much more radical solution. An example of which could be to lower how much we rely on factory farms." Con Pro refuses to compromise. "Their fourth assertion was about production agitating world hunger. He said that we should feed humans what we are feeding animals. However, lets assume it like that. We will now replace the animals in this food chain. We will eat all the grain and will the poverty issue be solved? NO!" Con Although poverty won't be solved, a partial solution is almost always better than no solution. This is a Nirvana Fallacy on Con's part. "8. The Nirvana Fallacy: This fallacy occurs when you reject a partial solution because it is not perfect. Obamacare doesn"t cover all Americans, but it does get most insured. It would be a Nirvana Fallacy to say, "because it doesn"t cover all Americans, it should be rejected." A partial fix is better than no fix; something is almost always better than nothing. "[27]. "Now to quickly repeat my arguments. 1. The three food are extremely healthy. 2. They help the economy 3. This plan is not feasible." Con 1. Pro has already proven that these foods are unhealthy. 2. Yes, but morals take precedence over money. 3. How so? This isn't about feasibility, this is about morals. It might seem unfeasible to try to save every human life, yet we have to try. Pro deliberately left the implementation broad. Change doesn't have to happen overnight. Non-vegan foods could be banned slowly over the next ten to fifty years. This would give plenty of time for people to adjust. Think of incandescent light bulbs and how they are being phased out. The same could be done for meat, eggs, and dairy worldwide. Con's arguments become redundant about receiving enough calcium and vitamin D. Yogurt and bacteria. This is a good argument. In fact the best argument Pro has seen in this series of debates. Yogurt's health benefits are a lie "We think it is one of the worst fake diet foods on the planet. There are so many foods out there that are healthier, tastier and far more filling than a tiny cup of lactose. If you are a yogurt addict wanting to drop those last five pounds, here are some things to think about next time you're in the dairy section. " [28]. If you want bacteria they are plenty in the Earth. Bacteria are just about everywhere. In conclusion, Con has failed to make an effective counter-argument. Pro has further proved the benefits of a plant diet and adverse health effects of consuming animal products. Meat, eggs, and dairy should be banned worldwide. Vote Pro. III. Links 16. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com... 17. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... 18. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com... 19. https://www.youtube.com... 20. http://nutritiondata.self.com... 21. http://www.sciencedaily.com... 22. http://www.livestrong.com... 23. http://www.theatlantic.com... 24. http://nutritionfacts.org... 25. 26. http://www.humanemyth.org... 27. https://docs.google.com... 28. http://www.huffingtonpost.com...