Why should we eat less meat?
Why I’m Eating Less Meat as I Get Older For most of my life, I never seriously questioned eating meat, dairy, and eggs. Like many people of my generation, I simply grew up assuming this was normal, healthy, and necessary. But over the past year, I’ve gradually begun changing my mind, not only because of concerns about animal suffering, but also because of health and environmental issues that become harder to ignore as we get older. I am not writing this as a strict vegan or as someone trying to lecture others. But I do think many of us could benefit from moving towards a more Mediterranean, pescatarian, vegetarian, or partly plant-based way of eating. And perhaps especially in later life. Health as We Age One thing becomes increasingly obvious after 60: our bodies no longer recover as quickly from years of excess. Many doctors and nutritionists now agree that diets rich in vegetables, legumes, olive oil, nuts, fish, and whole grains are linked to: better heart health lower blood p...
