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What about human farts? Don't humans out number cows? And don't humans fart daily? Shouldn't we instead focus on a diet that prevents humans from farting? (
by jononomo 3y ago
What about human farts? Don't humans out number cows? And don't humans fart daily?
Shouldn't we instead focus on a diet that prevents humans from farting?
(Incidentally, I ate no calories from any plant-based source during all of 2021, and an interesting side effect that I noticed (other than spectacular overall health) was that I completely stopped farting. Others who have tried the all-meat diet have also commented on the fact that humans don't fart on an all-meat diet.)
- mikestew 3y agoWhat about human farts? What about 'em? I'll let you do your own research on the methane production from a human vs. a head of cattle. Here, I'll give you a head start: it ain't the farts, so start your search there.
- jononomo 3y agoYeah, I know! When are you going to do your own research, though?
- gwill 3y agohumans give off about 1L of flatulence per day, of which 5% is methane[1]. cows produce anywhere from 250 to 500L of methane per day[2] 1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1648028/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1648028/ 2. https://academic.oup.com/jas/article-abstract/73/8/2483/4632901?login=false https://academic.oup.com/jas/article-abstract/73/8/2483/4632...
- polski-g 3y agoIt is currently considered unethical to selectively breed humans (even for hilarious reasons like "to fart less"). It is not unethical to selectively breed non-human organisms.
- jononomo 3y agoYou don't need to selectively breed humans -- you can just feed them the optimal human diet (100% animal-based). This would prevent 90% of chronic disease and also end all human farting.