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    Do Not Make a Meatball from the Globe
    Do Not Make a Meatball from the Globe
    Do Not Make a Meatball from the Globe
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    Do Not Make a Meatball from the Globe

    By Peter A.J. Holst MD PhD and Paul P. Boute B Sc Philosophy

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    Fast food and an increase in meat consumption in the West is imitated in other parts of the world. The ceiling of meat and meat products production has already been achieved with the current 7 billion world population. The production of meat (products), poultry, pork and other meat has tripled between 1980 and 2010 and is expected to double again by 2050. The increase in meat and dairy products are only produced through artificial insemination of livestock. Cows are constantly re-fertilized after the birth of the calves by artificial insemination, so that their milk will never stop flowing. Milk, cheese and meat production are inextricably linked.

    All climate changes show that growing plants for food is much better for the planet than animal breeding for food. Global warming is the greatest threat to all life on earth. All life depends on the oceans. The circulation in the North Atlantic has slowed to the lowest level since centuries. The delay of the Atlantic Gulf Stream will destroy the fishing industry and lead to a rise in sea level.

    We are at a crucial junction where we can go both on the right and the wrong side. That urgency and the need to make the right decisions are the subject of this book.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeter A.J. Holst MD PhD
    Release dateNov 14, 2018
    ISBN9789082726763
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      Do Not Make a Meatball from the Globe - Peter A.J. Holst MD PhD

      PART 1 the link between diseases later in life and inferior meat production, industrially prepared food, hamburgers, sugar-based beverages and fast food

      Most chronic illnesses, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes, are the result of lifestyles fueled by poor nutrition and physical inactivity. Since the fifties of the 20th century, intensive breeding in livestock farming has increased significantly. Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) and chicken leukemia virus (ALV) have been detected in cows and poultry. The proportion of animal proteins and fats in the diet has increased strongly in the West. Large differences are found worldwide in cancer deaths, which are spectacularly lower in India, China and Japan. Difference in diet is the cause of this.

      Increased consumption of energy, animal fat and red meat has occurred in different regions of the world after the transition to a more industrialized diet, hamburgers, sugary drinks and fast food in these countries.

      United States of America

      Western Europe

      The Netherlands

      Middle East

      East Asia, Japan and Korea

      Polynesia

      United States of America

      With more than 225 million overweight people in 2016, the USA has the largest number of overweight people in the world. The USA also export the unhealthy eating habits around the world.

      Worse diet is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. With an average life expectancy of 78.1 years the United States comes in only at number fifty of the worldranking list, despite being the richest nation on the planet with the most advanced medical technology. The Netherlands is slightly better with an average life expectancy of 79.2 years, less than most other European countries. Even in spite of the nation’s alarming high suicide rate Japanese live 82.1 years on average.

      Diseases relating to diet are the leading causes of death to the United States. The number of people overweight or obese increased between 1990 and 2016. In the most comprehensive study of US health to date, poor diet was found to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, even surpassing smoking. Poor diet contributed to 14 percent, while smoking accounted for 11 percent. Obesity and high blood pressure accounted for 11 and eight percent respectively.

      Western Europe

      In Germany the mortality for cancer was only 3,3% in 1900, and it climbed to over 20% in 1970. Today about half of all men and one-third of all women develop cancer and about 20% of all deaths are due to cancer. This is an impressive increase and seems to demonstrate that the increase in cancer prevalence is only a recent biological event. Cancer is now the most common cause of death in Western Europe, more frequent than Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Cardiovascular diseases and Diabetes (IHD). While COPD and IHD death rates decrease by improved health services, cancer death rates still remain high.

      Our Western eating habits and addiction to animal protein in the form of beef burgers and all kind of meat products has been recognized as the cause of the increase in cancer. As we get older, you will notice which unhealthy living habits have taken possession of you. Chicken leukemia virus and bovine leukemia virus in our food chain are related to common cancers. The time without symptoms is 50% - 70% of the total growth time of a tumor. The human body refreshes itself constantly by food and in a few years all the cells and tissues are completely renewed. Neurons do the longest to refresh (10 years). With age, the choice of animal or vegetable protein in the diet is very important for our defense to chronic diseases and cancer. The consumption of animal fats and proteins has increased sharply since the last century. Cardiovascular disease, obesity and uncontrolled growth of derailed cells are the consequence thereof.  

      The production of meat (products), poultry, pork and other meats has tripled between 1980 and 2010 and will probably double again by 2050. Already, 70 billion farm animals are reared for food every year. In 2050 there will be 500 million more cattle, 200 million more pigs, a billion more sheep and goats, and 18 billion extra poultry than in 2005. Farm animals nowadays already contribute more to the total greenhouse emissions than all the planes, trains and cars put together.

      The Netherlands

      Age standardized lung cancer mortality (ICD 162 per 100,000 men per year) in ten different countries in 1984, 2007 and 2010 in relation to per adult consumption of manufactured / hand-rolled cigarettes in 1970.

      In 2012, cancer was the cause of 31% of all deaths in the Netherlands (Eurostat). Today about half of all men and one third of all women develop cancer and about 20% of all deaths are due to cancer. This is an impressive increase and seems to show that the increase in cancer is a recent biological event.

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      Most lung cancer in the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom

      These three countries have the largest share in the international trade and import of tropical birds via Amsterdam Schiphol, Brussels Zaventhem and London Heathrow respectively. In the last century, breeding of tropical birds was a very popular hobby among young fathers. Very often bird exhibitions are still held in these three countries, organized by the bird breeder associations. In Japan and the USA there have been always a lot more smokers and lung cancer mortality rates were much lower.

      The Netherlands is a dairy and meat country

      The Netherlands is a dairy and meat country with overproduction of calves, piglets, chicks, tropical birds, eggs, dairy and meat products, etc. The poultry industry in the Netherlands consists of breeding farms, hatcheries, slaughterhouses and a large number of processing companies. Every year, 40 million male chicks are killed on the first day because there is no room for them in meat production. The Netherlands is number 2 in the world in terms of exports of agricultural products. In 2016, it was a record amount of more than 88 billion euros. Calf mortality is relatively high in the Netherlands and is still increasing every year. The priority is too high for the cows. Only 30 percent of the calves become a dairy cow. The rest is sold to veal farms and is a waste product. Especially the calves are worth less.

      The Netherlands stipulates on having the best care industry in the world, unfortunately not the best health. The government measured this on the basis of patient satisfaction and financial research, not for early death before the age of 60 and the number of chronic illnesses among the elderly. The Netherlands has the highest lung cancer mortality in the world and mortality from breast and prostate cancer is also very high compared to other countries. In 2012, cancer was the cause of 31% of all deaths in the Netherlands (Eurostat).

      According to the World Health Organization, the Netherlands has the lowest growth since 1980 in life expectancy at the birth of a total of seventeen EU countries. With regard to life expectancy, we take the 8th place in this ranking. The mortality rate among the elderly is remarkably high. In seventeen European countries our country with cancer mortality ranks 13th, a very low ranking, infant mortality during the first year in 15th place.

      Middle East

      Dromedary Camel Flu, from virus spreading young dromedary camels, is the outcome of dromedary camel breeding in the Arabian Peninsula. There is a rapid rise in reported infections with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

      Crop circles on the Arabian Peninsula.

      In 2013, flying over the Arabian Peninsula, I saw the integrated crop circles of Saudi Arabia. Saudi farmers are fueling the production of grains in the desert by mining underground reserves of water. Some of that water dates back 20,000 years, to the last ice age, when more temperate conditions filled aquifers. On the ground, these circles are as wide as the aquifers are deep, about a kilometer, and are formed by the use of center-pivot irrigation sprinklers that draw on the groundwater. Many of the crops are grown to feed a bustling cattle industry. Camels are rarely used as a means of transport. Dromedary camels are bred for their milk and meat and to participate in camel races. The Saudi Kingdom has implemented a multifaceted program to provide vast supplies of water, necessary to achieve the spectacular growth of the agricultural sector. Vast underground water reservoirs have been tapped through deep wells. So the desert was transformed into fertile farmland.

      Dromedary camels are bred. Dromedary camel flu is endemic amongst young dromedary camels in Saudi Arabia. Sick dromedary camels shed corona viruses from their nose and sometimes in stool. Only recently people and dromedary camels share the same corona

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