My comment "Scientific data tells us we should be lowering consumption" was directed towards environmental and eventual economic issues. I am not educated in nutrition and cannot argue the pros and cons of meat consumption in regards to health. I am inclined to agree with your post though. I wonder what the impacts of reduced subsidies to CAFOs and Big Ag will be. There is a great chapter in "State of The World 2006" called Rethinking the Global Meat Industry.