Plants vs. Meats: The Health, History, and Ethics of What We Eat

by Meredith Sayles Hughes

No one can live without food, but what you eat is a personal decision. Today many people are examining nutritional advice and choosing to eat more vegetables and fruits and less meat. But is all meat bad for you? What does the science say?

People also make food choices for ethical and religious reasons. Some vegetarians and vegans avoid meat because they believe killing animals is wrong. Other people shun meat from factory farms. Recently,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467780111
• ISBN13: 9781467780117
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 11 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 6 to Postsecondary