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A
Acesulfame potassium, 199, 200,
205
Agave nectar, 196, 198, 204
Alcohol, 137, 140, 141, 161
Allergies, 7, 28, 53, 55, 86, 106, 186,
209–10, 236, 237, 240–43
Almond(s), 4–7, 84, 89; milk, 48,
49, 51
Aloe vera, 204
Aluminum cans, 165–66
American Grassfed, 52, 98, 102,
132, 149, 150–51
Anchovies, 104, 105, 115, 116
Animal-based foods, 81–157;
antibiotics in production of,
129–33 (see also antibiotics);
conscious carnivore and,
92–99; feed conversion
efficiency of, 192–93; fraud
and, 85–88; Great Protein Myth
and, 89–91; lighter footprint of
plant food vs., 83; processed
meat and cancer, 134–38; raw,
safe handling of, 132; third-
party certification labels for,
98, 99, 101–2, 111, 112, 119,
125–27, 132–33, 146–56, 157.
See also specific foods
Animal welfare, 94, 96–99,
147–49; eggs and, 124, 125–26,
127; Five Freedoms for, 96;
restaurant policies and, 133,
231–33, 257
Animal Welfare Approved, 52,
98, 125–26, 132, 147, 148,
154

Antibiotics, 53, 93, 97–98, 240;

farmed fish and, 113, 116;

grass-fed animals and, 52,

100, 150; in restaurants’ meat

supply, 133, 227–28, 257;

superbugs and resistance

to, 129–33; third-party

certification and, 75, 98, 126,

132–33, 146, 149–50, 155

Apples, 6, 18, 19, 42, 43, 55

Aquaculture Stewardship Council

(ASC), 112, 119, 153–54

Arsenic, 39–41, 212

Ascorbic acid, 203

Aspartame, 200, 205

B

Bacon, 94, 123, 134, 136–37, 138

Bananas, 18, 43, 50, 54, 76, 208

B Corporations, 35

Beans. See Legumes

Beef, 3, 23–25, 27, 28, 45, 47, 82, 83,

84, 86, 94, 95, 97, 132, 192, 193,

231; antibiotics and, 52, 100,

150, 227–28; grass-fed, 47, 52,

98, 100–2, 150–51; processed

meats, 134–38

Beverage bottles, 8–12, 164–66, 172

BHA, 205

Biodiversity, 74, 77, 78

Biodynamic, 21, 71, 78

Bird Friendly, 77

Blockchain, 87

Blood sugar, 33, 42, 43, 53, 169,

180, 187, 190, 198, 204, 212

BPA, 166, 169–70, 172

Bran, 29, 30, 32, 188

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