This is a TED talk given by Mark Bittman about the fundamental problems with the American diet. Although he is not a vegetarian, he highlights the problems of a heavy, meat-eating diet. He shows that two or three generations ago, our concept of food was completely different. We did not have junk food, everyone ate locally, and we were not killing 10,000,000,000 cows and pigs a year.  Going organic is admirable in principle, but only when the food Once again, no deposit is mandatory in order to benefit from our offers! progressive jackpots: We are unfortunately not in a position to tell you when the big jackpot is going to hit. is actually produced organically. Bittman breaks down all the pro-meat diet myths, explains the connection between the government, FDA and meat and dairy industries, and ultimately, asks for a paradigm shift in our mentality towards meat.