The Production Of Animal Products For Human Consumption

The production of animal products for human consumption contributes over 14.5 towards global greenhouse gas emissions, and is one of the biggest factors of climate change . Most consumers of meat and dairy are uninformed of this fact, as they believe that transportation and the burning of fossil fuels are the leading contributors towards global warming, and not the production of foods that they consume on a daily basis and in large quantities. However, the consumers are not the only ones to blame; in America, large meat and dairy corporations as well as the government are two forces that heavily advertise and influence the consumption of animal products. In fact, companies such as Tyson Foods have successfully lobbied for the Agriculture†¦show more content†¦To change their diets of meat and dairy, people have to understand and adopt growth mindsets. When people have a growth mindset, they believe that intelligence and talent are developed rather than fixed . People who have growth mindsets are more open towards challenges, and make efforts to learn. The same can be applied to changing one’s diet to consume less meat and dairy. People with growth mindsets are open towards new experiences. Consequently, they will be more willing to switch their diets to include less meats and dairies. At the same people, people who are less likely to change their diets, 62% of Americans , can learn to adopt a growth mindset, through understanding oneself, learning from experiences, and seeing things from different perspectives and challenging oneself to take action . After adopting a growth mindset, people can use positive psychology techniques to challenge themselves to consume less animal products. For people to understand the reason why they need to consume less meat and dairy products, they have to apply the concept of PERMA, the model of well-being. They need to identify that their well-being is greater when eating less animal products and explain it using a spects of PERMA. For example, consumers who have made an active change in their lives to change their diets can explain their reasoning with experiencing more â€Å"Positive Emotion† – they receive