Want to live a long, healthy life?
Maybe the vegetarian diet is for you. It’s no secret that GlobalGrind’s own Russell Simmons is a passionate vegan, but now he’s teamed up with Mercy For Animals to spread the word about the dangers of ingesting animal meat – especially for predominantly African American communities.
The new billboard campaign reaches a predominantly African-American audience and aims to encourage those at greater risk for heart disease and other deadly ailments caused by excessive meat consumption to consider plant-based alternatives to meat, dairy and eggs to improve their health and help animals.
According to the New England Journal of Medicine, before age 50, African-Americans are 20 times more likely to experience heart failure than whites. Additionally, the American Diabetes Association warns African-Americans are nearly two times more likely to become diabetic.
Incorporating less meat in your diet is food for thought on how to live a healthier life, but protecting farm animals from abuse is yet another benefit of redesigning your diet.
And after all, who doesn’t want to save the baby chicks!?
Check out the video above.
SOURCE: Mercy For Animals
