{"id":17619,"date":"2020-01-10T12:46:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T17:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=17619"},"modified":"2020-06-02T11:50:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T15:50:06","slug":"developing-a-plant-based-diet-in-our-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/developing-a-plant-based-diet-in-our-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing A Plant-Based Diet In Our Society"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_17623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17623\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-17623 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Plant-Based-300x300.png\" alt=\"Nutrition in plant-based diet.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Plant-Based-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Plant-Based-125x125.png 125w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Plant-Based-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Plant-Based-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Plant-Based.png 1389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JAVIER LOPEZ \/ THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to growing a plant-based diet, I\u2019m not talking about the food that you\u2019re regularly consuming\u2014I mean what was really in your last meal. Yes, that burger might have been delicious, but would you not feel a little wary if you knew it had ingredients that were not approved by the government?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Food and Drug Administration\u2019s \u201cGenerally Recognized as Safe\u201d list contains numerous chemicals and ingredients that are considered safe for consumers to eat. However, Consumer Reports Vice President of Policy and Mobilization Laura MacCleery says that this new list will allow companies to use substances in their food \u201cwithout having to show they are safe.\u201d If we do not have a firm acceptance by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/home\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">FDA<\/span><\/a>, how do we know that the food we are eating is safe?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When looking at different eating options, we all have been given misleading information as to what we eat. For example, the packaging on most poultry and meat gives the impression that animals live happily on a farm, grazing away until their time comes to an end. The reality is much worse than that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most animals are kept in conditions that are too graphic to describe and living like this has caused them to need antibiotics in order to survive and be slaughtered for us to eat. PETA says that the use of heavy antibiotics in animals may lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria that threaten human health. This can lead to infections in humans by eating undercooked meat or produce contaminated with resistant bacteria.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, all of this information is sheltered under a blanket of the social norm that is eating animals. While everyone decides for themselves what they want to eat, we should take a step back and really look at what we are putting into our bodies. Just because we do not see the damage that unhealthy food does to us, it does not mean it is nonexistent. Adopting a plant-based diet may lower our risk of death from cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association. People have also claimed that a plant-based diet has actually helped them feel better physically and emotionally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While this society heavily leans on exercise and fitness, it should also place more of an emphasis on clean and healthy eating. Let\u2019s embrace being healthy and think about the effects that our food has on our bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to growing a plant-based diet, I\u2019m not talking about the food that you\u2019re regularly consuming\u2014I mean what was really in your last meal. 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