Knorpel - von Tierfabriken bis Lebensmittelsicherheit ( zweimal nachdenken übers Fleisch, das wir essen )

"Doch heute müssen wir in den Vereinigten Staaten, um nur 1 Pfund Steak auf unseren Teller zu bekommen, 16 Pfund Getreide und Soja in die Rinder stopfen." (..) Es werden ein Drittel des weltweiten Getreides und über 90 Prozent der Sojabohnen nicht an Menschen, sondern - in einer völlig neuen historischen Wendung - an Tiere in Mastställen verfüttert.

an Information-packed, Lively, And Informative Little Guide, gristle Is The First Stop For Everyone Who Wants To Make Informed Choices About The Food They Consume. Multi-platinum Musician Moby Brings Together Ten Of The Country’s Leading Foodies, Policymakers, Food-business Leaders, And Food Activists, Who Lay Out How And Why The Over-consumption Of Industrially Produced Meat Unnecessarily Harms Agricultural Workers, Communities, The Environment, And Human Health—as Well As Animals.

contributors Include Moby, Brendan Brazier, Lauren Bush, John Mackey, Wayne Pacelle, Gowri Koneswaran And Meredith Niles, Sara Kubersky And Tom O’hagan, Christine Chavez And Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Paul And Phyllis Willis, Michael Greger, M.d., Frances Moore Lappé And Anna Lappé, And Miyun Park (detaild Bios Below).

publishers Weekly

musician, Vegan And Social Activist Moby Presents A Collection Of Compelling, Well-researched Essays That Illuminate And Enhance The Dialogue On Food Consumption In America Most Recently Carried Forth By Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Delimma And The Documentary Film Food, Inc. Brief But Clear Essays Cover A Range Of Angles: Canadian Marathon Champion Brendan Brazier, Creator Of A Line Of Whole-food Nutritional Products, Explores The Impact Of Meat And Dairy Consumption On Health; Labor Activists Christine Chavez And Julie Chavez Rodriquez Account For Workers' Conditions; Moby's Co-editor Park, Executive Director Of Animal Rights Group Global Animal Partnership, Provides A Rousing, Personable Call-to-action Epilogue. Measuring The Actual Cost Of Industrialized Farmed Animal Production And Meat, Egg, And Milk Consumption, Contributors Pursue Their Agenda Using Studies And Reports As Well As Insightful Quotes From Livestock Producers, Legislators, And Others Interested In Shining Light On The World Of Agribusiness, Whose Worst Offenders-against Public Health And Safety, Ecological Stability, And Animal Welfare-are Right To Fear The Outrage Of An Increasingly-informed Public.
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The musician and activist offers “a collection of compelling, well-researched essays... shining light on the world of agribusiness” and Big Meat (Publishers Weekly). For everyone from omnivores to vegans, this eye-opening guide offers food for thought on today's meat industry. Moby, renowned musician and passionate vegan, and Miyun Park, leading food policy activist, bring together experts from diverse backgrounds including: farming, workers'rights activism, professional athletics, science, environmental sustainability, food business, and animal welfare advocacy. Together, they eloquently lay out how industrial animal agriculture unnecessarily harms workers, communities, the environment, our health, our wallets, and animals. In the tradition of Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma, Gristle combines hard-hitting facts with a light touch and includes informative charts and illustrations depicting the stark realities of America's industrial food system. Contributors include: Brendan BrazierLauren BushChristine Chavez and Julie Chavez RodriguezMichael Greger, MDSara Kubersky and Tom O'HaganFrances Moore Lappé and Anna LappéJohn MackeyDanielle Nierenberg and Meredith NilesWayne PacellePaul and Phyllis Willis GRISTLE FROM FACTORY FARMS TO FOOD SAFETY (Thinking Twice About The Meat We Eat) THINK TWICE! An information-packed, lively, and informative little guide, Gristle is for the growing number of people - from meat-eaters to vegetarians - who are thinking twice about the perils of our system of animal processing and factory farms. Multiplatinum musician Moby and leading food policy activist and expert Miyun Park have brought together ten of the country's leading voices on this issue - including foodies, policy makers, food business leaders, and food activists - who together eloquently lay out how and why the overconsumption of industrially produced meat unnecessarily harms agricultural workers, communities, the environment, and human health, as well as animals. Combining hard-hitting facts with a light touch - and with fascinating charts and illustrations depicting the stark realities of America's industrial food system - Gristle is the first stop for everyone who wants to make informed choices about the food they consume. Einleitung | Moby Gesundheit | Brendan Brazier Umwelt | Lauren Bush Steuerzahler | John Mackey Tiere | Wayne Pacelle Klimawandel | Danielle Nierenberg und Meredith Niles Gesundheit von Kindern | Sara Kubersky und Tom O'Hagan Arbeiter | Christine Chavez und Julie Chavez Rodriguez Gemeinschaften | Paul und Phyllis Willis Zoonosekrankheiten | Michael Greger, M.D. Welthunger | Frances Moore Lappé und Anna Lappé Epilog | Miyun Park über die Mitwirkenden | Anmerkungen | Abbildungsnachweis und Informationen Health by Brendan Brazier Environment by Lauren Bush Taxpayer cost by John Mackey Animals by Wayne Pacelle Climate change by Danielle Nierenberg and Meredith Niles Children's health by Sara Kubersky and Tom O'hagan Workers by Christine Chavez and Julie Chavez Rodriguez Communities by Paul Willis Zoonotic diseases by Michael Greger, M.D. Global hunger by Frances Moore Lappé and Anna Lappé. Health / Brendan Brazier Environment / Lauren Bush Taxpayers / John Mackey Animals / Wayne Pacelle Climate change / Danielle Nierenberg and Meredith Niles Children's health / Sara Kubersky and Tom O'Hagan Workers / Christine Chavez and Julie Chavez Rodriguez Communities / Paul and Phyllis Willis Zoonotic diseases / Michael Greger Global hunger / Frances Moore Lappé and Anna Lappé. Shares health and food industry facts, in a volume that collects contributions by a team of political, medical, and environmental authorities and is complemented by lighthearted quotes and vegetarian trivia. Essays von Lauren Bush, Wayne Pacelle, John Mackey, Frances Moore Lappé und anderen über die Auswirkungen der Fleisch- und Tierprodukt-Industrie