Sources and Statistics

Section 1

 DIET NUTRITION AND CHRONIC DISEASE

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THE PROTEIN MYTH AND FIBRE DEFICIENCY

Papers 

Nutrient profiles of vegetarian and nonvegetarian dietary patterns

The Family of Dietary Fibers

Diet and risk of diverticular disease in Oxford cohort of European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC): prospective study of British vegetarians and non-vegetarians

Fat, fibre and cancer risk in African Americans and rural Africans

Diverticular disease of the colon. The first of the Western diseases shown to be due to a deficiency of dietary fibre

Cost savings of reduced constipation rates attributed to increased dietary fiber intakes: a decision-analytic model

Videos

Nutrition Facts: Do Vegetarians Get Enough Protein?

The Great Protein Fiasco | NutritionFacts.org

Diverticulosis: When Our Most Common Gut Disorder Hardly Existed

The Best Diet for Colon Cancer Prevention | NutritionFacts.org



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EAT RIGHT POSITION PAPER

Plant based diets, without any meat, fish, dairy and eggs (Vegan) are perfectly suitable for every stage of life: pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood.

Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Vegetarian Diets



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VITAMIN B12

Vitamin B12 sources and microbial interaction - PMC



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HEME VS NON-HEME IRON

Papers

Key elements of plant-based diets associated with reduced risk of metabolic syndrome

Red Meat Consumption (Heme Iron Intake) and Risk for Diabetes and Comorbidities?

Videos

The Safety of Heme vs. Non-Heme Iron | NutritionFacts.org



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WHO: PROCESSED MEAT IS A CLASSIFIED GROUP 1 CARCINOGEN


Papers

WHO EMRO | IARC monographs evaluate red and processed meats | Highlights | NCDs

Red Meat and Processed Meat

Videos

How Much Cancer Does Processed Meat Cause? | NutritionFacts.org



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CHICKEN CONSUMPTION IN INDIA AND ASSOCIATED DISEASE

Papers

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/chicken-consumption-sees-an-uptick/articleshow/89001076.cms?from=mdr

India: poultry meat consumption 2022 | Statista

Poultry and human infections

Chronic/Lifestyle Disease | Department of Biotechnology



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SALT, SUGAR AND FAT ARE ADDICTIVE

Papers

Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us - PMC



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INDIANS ON WESTERN DIETS

Papers 

A comparison of the Indian diet with the EAT-Lancet reference diet | BMC Public Health | Full Text

Western Food Can Work Against Health Of Indians: Summit

Fats & fatty acids in Indian diets: Time for serious introspection - PMC



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DAIRY AND CHEESE CONSUMPTION IN INDIA

Papers 

Milk Production in India | nddb.coop

Per capita availability of milk in India is 337 gram/day as compared to the average world per capita availability of 229 gram/day

https://www.pcrm.org/news/blog/cheese-and-obesity

Videos

The Saturated Fat Studies: Buttering Up the Public | NutritionFacts.org



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DAIRY (AND MEAT)  AS A CAUSE OF OBESITY AND DIABETES

Papers

https://www.pcrm.org/news/blog/cheese-and-obesity

Epidemiology of type 2 diabetes in India - PMC

One in every four of India’s youth suffer from deadlier type 2 diabetes | Health

Young-onset diabetes: An Indian perspective - PMC

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8112184

Chronic/Lifestyle Disease | Department of Biotechnology

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20609952

Top Food Sources of Dietary Components | EGRP/DCCPS/NCI/NIH



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MEDGENMED DIET AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE PAPER

Diet and Alzheimer's Disease: What the Evidence Shows - PMC



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HEALTH CONCERNS ABOUT DAIRY

Paper 

Health Concerns About Dairy


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DAIRY AND CANCER/ ANIMAL FOODS AND CANCER

Papers

The China Study

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21717454

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22891897

Natural occurrence of steroid hormones in food - ScienceDirect

Adherence to the WCRF/AICR 2018 recommendations for cancer prevention and risk of cancer: prospective cohort studies of men and women

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the 2007 WCRF/AICR score in relation to cancer-related health outcomes

Dietary protein, growth factors, and cancer | The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | Oxford Academic

Videos

Friday Favorites: Dairy and Cancer | NutritionFacts.org



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CASEIN AND MORPHINE

Papers

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4080604

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/372181

http://www.cell.com/trends/pharmacological-sciences/fulltext/0165-6147(83)90362-0



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GHEE AND ALZHEIMER’S

Papers

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2890036

Effect of processing conditions on the oxidation of cholesterol in ghee - Kumar - 1992 - Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Effect of processing conditions on the oxidation of cholesterol in ghee

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19345313

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20870006

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11890642

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2887943

(PDF) Oxysterols and Phytosterols in Human Health

Why you should eliminate dairy products from your diet - The Week



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MILK AND OSTEOPOROSIS

Papers

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24247817

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25352269


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LACTOSE INTOLERANCE IN INDIA 

Papers 

Herders of Indian and European cattle share their predominant allele for lactase persistence

Herders of Indian and European Cattle Share Their Predominant Allele for Lactase Persistence | Molecular Biology and Evolution | Oxford Academic

Lactose Tolerance in the Indian Dairyland - UChicago Medicine



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DAIRY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Papers

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20624619


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MILK AND BREAST CANCER, MILK AND PROSTATE CANCER, PCOD

Papers

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/255277544

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25527754

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28361446

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16094059



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DISEASE TRENDS

Papers

India diabetes report 2000 — 2045

The increasing burden of diabetes and variations among the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2016

The changing patterns of cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors in the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2016 - The Lancet Global Health



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HEART DISEASE, ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION 

Papers

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21624550

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16387561



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LIFESTYLE MEDICINE 

Papers

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19943572

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21361800/



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MILLETS

Papers

Millets: Their Unique Nutritional and Health-Promoting Attributes - ScienceDirect



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BENEFITS OF SOY, IN PREVENTING BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCER


Papers

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24153343

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18006917

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/185219077

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15147889

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18444130

Videos 

Breast Cancer Survival and Soy | NutritionFacts.org

The Role of Soy Foods in Prostate Cancer Prevention & Treatment


Section 2

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ANIMAL AGRICULTURE


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CARBON OPPORTUNITY COST 

Papers

animal agriculture position paper - Climate Healers


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METHANE EMISSIONS

Papers

Methane from Indian livestock adds to global warming - Asia & Pacific

The carbon footprint of foods: are differences explained by the impacts of methane? - Our World in Data

Science-2009-Shindell-716-8.pdf

How Bad of a Greenhouse Gas Is Methane? - Scientific American

Methane from Indian livestock adds to global warming - Asia & Pacific

Methane emissions are driving climate change. Here’s how to reduce them.

NASA at Your Table: Where Food Meets Methane

Cow Farts Have ‘Larger Greenhouse Gas Impact’ Than Previously Thought; Methane Pushes Climate Change



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NITROUS EMISSIONS

Papers

Methane and Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Livestock in India: Impact of Land Use Change

https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/10601/IssueBrief3.pdf

Nitrous Oxide Emissions


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ANIMAL AGRICULTURE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 87% OF GREENHOUSE GASES GLOBALLY 

Papers

animal agriculture position paper - Climate Healers

Influencers Called On To Steer Public Discourse On The Climate Impact Of Animal Agriculture



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LEADING ROLE OF DESTRUCTION

Papers

Livestock's long shadow: environmental issues and options

[PDF] Livestock and climate change: what if the key actors in climate change are... cows, pigs, and chickens? | Semantic Scholar

A Leading Cause of Everything: One Industry That Is Destroying Our Planet and Our Ability to Thrive on It

Eating Meat Harms the Environment | Animals Used for Food - The Issues - PETA India

The Triple Whopper Environmental Impact of Global Meat Production

https://www.fao.org/3/a0701e/a0701e00.htm



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DEFORESTATION IN INDIA

Papers

What's Happening In India's Forests? | Data and Research | Global Forest Watch Blog

Biodiversity and Food Choice: A Clarification | comfortablyunaware

Agricultural sustainability and intensive production practices | Nature

What is Deforestation?



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ANIMAL POPULATIONS AND ANIMAL WASTE

Papers

Exposure to Animal Feces and Human Health: A Systematic Review and Proposed Research Priorities

India: cattle population 2023 | Statista

India Population (2023) - Worldometer



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WATER USE

Papers

‘Water use would be cut by 50% if Indians turn vegan’ | India News

Water Resources: Agricultural and Environmental Issues | BioScience | Oxford Academic

Food Facts: How Much Water Does It Take to Produce

Desertification, Drought Affect One Third of Planet, World’s Poorest People, Second Committee Told as It Continues Debate on Sustainable Development | UN Press



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BIODIVERSITY LOSS

Papers

Living Planet Report 2014 | Pages | WWF

Living Planet Report 2016 | Pages | WWF

Living Planet Report

https://wwf.panda.org/discover/our_focus/biodiversity/biodiversity/



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OCEAN DEAD ZONES

Papers

Ocean Dead Zones Are Getting Worse Globally Due to Climate Change | Science| Smithsonian Magazine

https://www.fao.org/3/i2727e/i2727e01.pdf

The ocean – the world’s greatest ally against climate change | United Nations



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MASS EXTINCTION

Papers

What is the sixth mass extinction and what can we do about it? | Stories | WWF

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0801918105

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-conservation/2015/oct/20/the-four-horsemen-of-the-sixth-mass-extinction

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1400253

UN Environment Programme: 200 Species Extinct Every Day, Unlike Anything Since Dinosaurs Disappeared 65 Million Years Ago | HuffPost Impact

UN Report: Nature's Dangerous Decline 'Unprecedented'; Species Extinction Rates 'Accelerating' - United Nations Sustainable Development

Mass extinction of species has begun



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ECOSYSTEMS COLLAPSE

Papers

The biomass distribution on Earth | PNAS

Protect nature for world economic security, warns UN biodiversity chief



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ANIMAL KILL RATE

Papers

Estimating the Number of Fish Caught in Global Fishing Each Year A Mood and P Brooke, July 2010 Corresponding author

FAOSTAT



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CROP ALLOCATION AND WORLD HUNGER

Papers

11 Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)

How Many Indians are Poor If Even Govt Admits that 800 Million Need Dry Rations?

U.S. could feed 800 million people with grain that livestock eat, Cornell ecologist advises animal scientists

How much of the world’s land would we need in order to feed the global population with the average diet of a given country? - Our World in Data

Most of the world’s grain is not eaten by humans | The Economist



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CONVERSION RATIO

Papers

Feed required to produce one kilogram of meat or dairy product

Feed Conversion Ratio Formula in Livestock | Agri Farming

Feed-to-Meat - Conversion Inefficiency Ratios - A Well-Fed World



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INDIAN POPULATION AND ECONOMY

Papers

India is set to become the world's most populous country. Can it create enough jobs? | CNN Business

India has surpassed China to become the most populous country in the world, as per estimates | Mint