Russell Simmons “Super Rich” Tweet Prompts Savings From Reducing Meat Intake

Written by Vegetarian Star on January 13th, 2011 in Books, Celebrity Tweets, Environment-Eco-Green, Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness, Research + Science.

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Russell Simmons "Super Rich"

Russell Simmons has released a book, Super Rich, an inspirational guide about finding wealth in both the spiritual and financial markets.

The vegan business mogul recently Tweeted to inspire his Twitter followers, asking them, “What would you do if you were Super Rich?”

One follower responded with, “I’m well on my way to being #superrich because I’m saving so many precious and innocent animals by not eating meat!!! ”

The vegetarian financial plan not only saves animals, but also the environment. One study concluded that $20 million of the costs of fighting climate change could be saved in terms of reducing greenhouse gases and making use of land used for animal agriculture. It was estimated these changes would also lessen the need for energy saving technologies, such as clean coal.

And in terms of human health costs, the savings estimates are in the billions.

In a paper titled, The medical costs attributable to meat consumption, researchers found the following costs could be eliminated if people ate vegetarian due to the diseases that are linked to the consumption of meat.