An interesting perspective on the animal husbandry debate

Eating less meat could save 45,000 lives a year, experts claim | The Guardian

Vegetarianism is often cited as a dietary option which would drastically reduce CO2-equivalent emissions, and as an option to feed more people and provide better access to clean potable water worldwide (rather than using it for water-intensive factory ranching). Now, here's a study--albeit from biased sources--that suggests even eating less meat could save tens of thousands of lives annually just in the UK.

A key point mentioned in the article is the consumption of processed meats (and subsequent overconsumption of sodium). Still, it doesn't make a distinction between responsibly raised versus factory farmed animals, perhaps because the nutritional difference is negligible. That said, it might make for an interesting conversation.