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Antibiotic resistance is one area that might spark some reductions in meat production, the push for antibiotics to be saved for humans is currently gaining momentum.
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This might even prove to be a boon for general human health, actually, even leaving aside the decrease in the rate of bacterial resistance.
Children -- especially girls and young women -- need a fair amount of red meat, although not as much as we usually get in Western, industrialized societies. As an adult, we only need a little bit, now and then, to make sure we have enough enzymes and complex vitamins -- and we can usually get what we need with a carefully planned vegetarian diet, besides.
So, if we decrease the availability of red meat, and drive up the price a bit, we might actually wind up more healthy, overall, because we consume a lot less fat and cholesterol.