Now this story extends up the food chain, from the fruits and the vegetables that are on our plate to the animals and the animal products that we consume.
Consider going vegan, which means giving up all animals products, including meat, fish, eggs, and dairy. Many people have seen their cholesterol levels drop after going vegan.
And as much as its popularity has been pumped up by concepts like flexitarianism, ultimately veganism's goal is a world in which the annual per-capita consumption of animal products is precisely zero.
A vegan diet lowers cholesterol, and many of these foods contain a lot of antioxidant phytonutrients and nitrates versus some animal products which contain more pro-inflammatory fats.
Carnism is an invisible ideology, meaning that if you're a carnist and consume animal products, our society won't remind you that you're making an ideological decision.