blog post 3

Blog post 3

I’ve always been an advocate of plant-based lifestyle. Prior to researching furthermore into the controversial topic of the lifestyle of veganism, I was almost clueless on the opposing side of veganism. I’ve always assumed that veganism automatically equalled to everything affirmative. However, my research proved otherwise.

The famous substitute of protein in vegan diets is soy. Through my research, many studies have shown soy farming is just as “problematic” as livestock farming. Livestock is accountable for over 8% of worldwide human water usage. Not only does livestock affect the drought, but contributes to 18% of carbon footprint emissions. Surprisingly enough, soy farming contributes to negative ecological matters just as much as livestock farming. According to World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF), soybean production is a threat to large areas in fragile ecosystems. For example, there’s a deforestation crisis in soy farms of Brazil, Amazon, Chaco, and the Atlantic Forests of South America. The deforestation crisis is destroying the fragile ecosystems of the wildlife, biodiversity, and the people. Studies have shown soy farming destroys 4 million acres of forests per year.

Through more research into the topic of veganism, I’ve learned that there are countless reasonable debates against veganism — researching more into this topic has given me more perspective to strengthen my arguments.