The joke is on them. I agree with you that those of us who consume a lot of meat could probably benefit ourselves and the world by cutting back. As long as they're not allowed to overgraze it the animals add to the fertility of the land while producing protein at extremely low cost. The problems arise in such country when people overstock. Which they regularly do.
Some studies also show that it can help prevent heart disease by discharging body fat.
CLA works to reduce fat composition in two ways. Some of the fat reduction is accomplished by the regulation of the metabolism through the immune system, said Pariza. In addition, by studying fat cells from rats fed CLA, Pariza and his colleagues found that CLA regulates several enzymes within fat cells. The enzymes induce lipolysis, discharging fat. Skeletal muscle can then burn the fat transported through blood.