The title of the article appropriately starts off saying: Sorry vegans.
A new report from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has determined that meat, eggs and milk are vital sources of much-needed nutrients, such as proteins, fats and carbohydrates, that aren’t easily found in plant-based foods.
The comprehensive study, which is based on data from more than 500 scientific papers and 240 policy documents, also stated that these nutrients are critical during key life stages, such as pregnancy and lactation, childhood, adolescence and older age.
“Nutrient needs of humans vary substantially over their life course. While there are a variety of dietary patterns that can meet those needs, foods that are rich in nutrients are a critical part of a healthy diet,” FAO Deputy Director-General Maria Helena Semedo and Chief Economist Máximo Torero Cullen wrote in a foreword to the report. “Terrestrial animal source foods provide energy and many essential nutrients, such as protein, fatty acids and several vitamins and minerals that are less common in other food types.”
This report conveniently comes out shortly after European elites lost massively in Holland’s elections two months ago, preventing the Dutch government from seizing farmlands citing nitrogen emissions. Then again, a recent study released pointing out how lab-grown meat was for the climate might than beef might have something to do with this role reversal at the U.N. too.
Regardless of the reasons, the United Nations is finally telling the truth … for now.
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