Our bodies are dependent on nutrients that are found most easily in animal protein. I am a case in point. Most of my life, I ate beef, not large amounts of it, but I consumed it at intervals of once or twice per week, roughly 6-8 ounces on heavy weeks. I never had issues with Vitamin B12. About 3 years ago I almost completely removed beef from my diet, from 6-8 ounces per week to maybe that amount on average every three months. I developed a Vitamin B12 deficiency that was severe enough for my Doctor to prescribe supplements and schedule a second blood test after I have been on supplements for a few months.
I won't argue the history of beef eating, there is plenty of research on that. Beef does intefere with gut organism and can be a problem if eaten in excess, but my guess is my amounts were not in excess because they left me in good health.
Instead of telling people that they shouldn't eat animal products, maybe it is wiser to promote eating those products only in amounts that our bodies need, most meat eaters eat too much meat, way too much and shouldn't see negative effects from reducing the amount consumed, that would result in fewer animals being raised, which would be helpful in many ways.
But the tone that you seemed to have taken seems judgemental, I almost responded to your post by saying that I wish I had a bucket of fried chicken (silly because I won't eat that much in six months).
Me? I have pretty much given up pork except for Italian sausage. I have reduced my poultry consumption by about 40%. If my bloodwork show my Vitamin B12 is back on track, I will keep beef at where it is or even look at reducing it. But posts like yours honestly serve as a demotivating element in that path.
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