The richer people get, the more meat they eat
&gt; Yet even in those rich countries in which the consumption of meat has reached new heights [...] it has led to no demonstrable ill effects on health<p>The article doesn&#x27;t mention environmental pressures: as we grapple with climate change, we&#x27;ll necessarily have to reduce CO2 emissions, and meat is a huge contributor to global CO2 emissions. The health consequences of meat are hard to argue with certainty, we really have only a rudimentary understanding of health science.<p>We have a far better understanding of global warming, and we can say with certainty that eating less meat will reduce global CO2 emission. Whether that means the price of meat goes up over time (i.e. due to a carbon tax), or laws curb it, that&#x27;s a factor which may overwhelm the article&#x27;s thesis that &quot;more global wealth = more meat eaten&quot;