Thou Shalt Not Eat Meat... On Mondays at Least Emilio Godoy - Inter Press Service
go to original July 25, 2013

What is Meatless Monday? (MondayCampaigns)

MEXICO CITY - Nutritionists are promoting an 11th commandment in Mexico: “Thou shalt not eat meat… at least one day a week.”

It is a modest goal in an increasingly carnivorous world, promoted by the Meatless Monday movement that was revived in the United States in 2003 and is slowly spreading to Latin America, with branches in Mexico, Panama and Brazil.

“It’s a tool to invite people to take a simple step to vary their diet and decrease their meat consumption,” Ana Arizmendi, the president of the Mexican branch of Meatless Monday, told Tierramérica.

“And it has come at a very important juncture in time: the country is facing a public health crisis, and individuals as well as political and private entities are very receptive to embracing healthy alternatives,” she added.

Mexico, with a population of over 118 million, is now one of the most obese countries in the world, surpassing even the United States, according to “The State of Food and Agriculture 2013”, published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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